Ginger milk curd (姜汁撞奶)

Method6 steps

1. 1

   Step 1: Peel and finely grate fresh ginger, using about 30 g as a guide. Press it through a sieve into a small serving bowl until you have 1 tablespoon ginger juice. Set aside any extra juice and discard the pressed pulp.

   Uses Fresh ginger, about 30 g as a guide, enough to extract 1 tbsp juice

   
2. 2

   Step 2: Heat the 200 ml fresh whole milk in a saucepan. When warm, stir in the 2 teaspoons sugar until dissolved.

   Uses 200 ml fresh whole milk · 2 tsp sugar

3. 3

   Step 3: Continue heating the sweetened milk from step 2 while closely watching a kitchen thermometer. As soon as it reaches 70°C / 158°F, remove the pan from the heat.

   Uses sweetened milk

4. 4

   Step 4: Stir the measured 1 tablespoon ginger juice from step 1 well, then quickly pour all the hot sweetened milk from step 3 onto it.

   Uses 1 tbsp freshly pressed ginger juice · hot sweetened milk

   
5. 5

   Step 5: Leave the bowl from step 4 undisturbed for about 10 minutes to set. Do not move the bowl or stir the milk. Check the texture after this wait; fresh ginger and milk affect how reliably and quickly it sets.

   Check ginger milk curd · 10 minUses ginger milk mixture

6. 6

   Step 6: Serve the ginger milk curd from step 5 warm or chilled. If desired, drizzle with a little honey and decorate with fresh berries.

   Uses set ginger milk curd · Honey, a little to serve, optional · Fresh berries, optional, to serve