How to Make Ricotta; Zucchini Pancakes Recipe

[Monikatkhanna]

They came out really crisp n yummy thanx ;)

[Monikatkhanna]

Ur ricotta seems to be inspired from indian cottage cheese ( paneer). Its made the same way cuddling milk with lemon or sumtimes white vinegar.then used to make special curries.

But ur pancake recepie seems nice. I would try it right away ;) thanx

[veronicachic]

my mum always makes that farmer's cheese, its a polish cheese :D

[TheHidingLegends]

goromoomom

[sdblaine]

Just made the panakes for dinner. Delish!

Otherwise I like to make over baked Zucchini fries: slice 2-3 into thin chips, cover then in oil and steak seasoning and then spread on sheets, baking them at 320 till they're browned and a bit crispy. The best side dish for Chicken Parm ever :)

[ZEPOLAZTIRAM]

sorry my comp is on the fritz

[artfuse]

@aGoulishtomato Traditionally, yes, ricotta is made from whey - ricotta means "twice cooked". But you can also make ricotta the way we show you here, by separating the curds from the whey and straining the curds.

[sarahx87]

its like vegetable pakora or jeput or cekodok

[ockeghem78]

I like my green zucchini rough, grated or à la julienne, seasoned with pink Himalaya salt, a small amount of balsamic modena vinegar and extra virgin olive oil. They will need to rest 10-15 minutes and they are served topped with thin leaves of Parmesan cheese

[limalicious]

I just make mine with bisquick, egg, and cheddar cheese (with my zucchini, obviously).

[Katiebear08]

Love your channel!! Thanks!!!

[ZIPCHIC99]

That was very cool.. thank you for the Asparagus idea.. have some at  home for tonite and nneded an idea..

[WalnutSprout]

Oh my how I missed Rebecca ! There are so many new shows on hungry nation right now, but i prefer to watch the old episodes over an over again :)

[shamwife]

i bet those would be bomb if you just used spring onion or leeks as opposed to the zucchini, although zucchini is pretty rad.

[artfuse]

@shamwife Yes - with spring onions or leeks (or a combo of both!) they'd be very like scallion pancakes. Mmmm, delicious.

[missiworld]

Working Class Foodies is my favourite on this channel. Love it!!!

[artfuse]

@missiworld Thanks! <3 you too!

[gothnsincity]

Thanks for sharing the Ricotta recipe...I always buy a gallon of milk but it seems like I never use it all, this would be a great recipe to use up that milk!

[artfuse]

@gothnsincity Definitely! And it's the first step to making a killer Italian cheesecake...

[aliciamarie2007]

So, I do believe that I saw you on the hot dog Throwdown last night. I thought it was you and had to do a double-take. How did it feel to stand beside Bobby Flay? lol

Anyway, I've been meaning to make ricotta for a while now. I might have to do this the next time I make lasagna. :D

[artfuse]

@aliciamarie2007 Guilty as charged...it was awesome watching my buddy Nick beat Bobby :)

Let me know how your lasagne comes out with the homemade ricotta!

[cbtorneros]

Hey Rebecca didn't you used to have a brother?

[urbanequinox]

If you let it drain out even longer till it gets firmer, you have paneer for Indian dishes.

[xxdiogenescynicxx]

How is it vegan friendly if you are using cheese lol?

[michelou]

@xxdiogenescynicxx she means the zucchini pancake is vegan friendly, not the ricotta.

[Clone16165]

@xxdiogenescynicxx The vegan friendly is only the pancake part of this video!

[kiekie84]

shes not saying the Ricotta is vegan friendly she's saying the Zucchini Pancakes are vegan friendly and if someone is vegan they don't have to use the Ricotta to top on the Zucchini Pancakes they can use a vegan friendly topping instead :)

[HopefullyShrinking]

Yum...

Maybe you should consider changing the title to Working Class FOODIE because your bro seems to be on a very long break...

[loveyousodearly]

thanks! Our fridge is busting at the seams with zucchini and I was needing a new, easy way to cook them other than grilling them, or slicing them into salads- both of which are getting old. 

[bkrc123]

@dar482 i think what she was trying to say if 1%/skim are the ones available, you can't expect every one to have every kind of dairy product. :))

[dar482]

The whole point of 1% or skim is the lack of cream. If you add cream... Then might as well just 2% or whole milk.

[mhaidarhanif]

Looks tasty. I'll try to make it someday.

[nicoleSTARxx]

what happened to her brother?

[santi781]

i heart you rebecca!

[maljax]

I'm just curious, about how much ricotta do you get out of that quart of milk? My family is big into lasagna and I'd love to do this for them, but I normally use about a cup and a half for lasagna.

Now I need to convince my little sister that she should eat the zucchini pancakes.

[artfuse]

@maljax I'd say somewhere between 1 - 1.5 cups. I've also done larger quantities using a gallon of milk and curdling it with a quart of buttermilk. The yield is a lot higher.

[thekillerman696]

to much work, plus its cheap just to buy it from a store

[artfuse]

@thekillerman696 It's no more work than making pasta:

1. boil a liquid - water for pasta, milk for ricotta

2. add in 2nd ingredient - pasta for pasta (dur), a little acid to curdle the milk for ricotta

3. strain out the water in the pasta or the whey from the curds

4. season your ricotta or sauce your pasta.

it's no work at all when you see it in the right perspective.

[thekillerman696]

@artfuse but why do that when i can go grocery shopping when im buying food and just pick one up, but hey in 2o and dont cook much 

[artfuse]

@thekillerman696 Convenience can be great but fresh food made w/quality ingredients will ALWAYS taste better and be better for you. If, for $3.75 and 5 minutes of work, you can get 2 cups of the freshest ricotta you'll ever eat, made from local milk produced by humanely-raised cows, plus the satisfaction of making something for yourself, then why bother with that convenient tub of flavorless cheese?

Plus, making it yourself means that's one less plastic tub to throw in the trash.

[mickysantos]

I'm not sure giving that whey to your dogs is a good idea because you did add lemon juice and lemon juice is toxic to dogs... uhm, I need to think about something acidic that is not bad for them :)

[artfuse]

@mickysantos Actually, lemon juice is totally safe for dogs! Most simply don't like the flavor, but there also isn't much lemon flavor in the whey anyway. You can also use white vinegar or buttermilk to curdle the milk; I believe you'd want something like a cup of buttermilk per quart of milk, but double check.

[urbanequinox]

@lorangdahl : that sounds like ricotta salata, which is firmer and saltier (and really delicious)...

[lorangdahl]

If i'm not mistaken, it's possible to age the ricotta in a fridge, using salt and physical manipulation to keep it from molding. Would be interesting to see you try that out! Greetings from Norway, love the show!

[enburst]

In bread of course!!!

[cyuskoff]

looks tasty guys!

[ein08by]

yes, zucchini time ! my fave is grilled ka bob style with whatever else, in a pita or plate. go freedom !