Friday, July 9, 2010

Ginger Milk Curd/Custard/Pudding (姜汁撞奶)

The first time I had Ginger Milk Curd/Custard/Pudding (姜汁撞奶) was like 16 years ago when I visited Hong Kong.  I fell in love with it instantly as I love ginger and what's more, having it on a cold winter night.  That really warmed both my body and soul ;-)

Florence posted a recipe in Kitchen Capers back in 1995 and I've had that recipe for the longest time, making no attempt to try it until I saw Wendy's entry here.  She made it 8 times but failed and finally saw success in her 9th attempt.  Deep in my heart I heard a voice saying, "how difficult can it be?"

I used to give my kids fresh milk but being a lazy mom, I feed them UHT milk now.  It is in smaller packets and they just need to get a pack of it from the cupboard/fridge and drink it, no pouring/washing up cups :P 

 Attempt #1 - failed

Next, I made it with low-fat UHT milk.

Attempt #2 - failed again
Wendy mentioned it has to be made with fresh/raw milk so I bought a pack of fresh milk from the supermarket today. 

Oops.. abit blur but I was too lazy to snap another pic :P  Will do so when I have more time.

And since I've grated quite a bit of ginger juice in my 2 earlier attempts, I froze the balance 1 tbsp and used it today.  I wasn't sure if frozen juice will hinder the process but since I've already failed twice, so why worry if this attempt fails?  Anyway, it tasted great in liquid too ;-)

Attempt #3 - successful!!! ^-^

I wasn't expecting any success but it set!

Soft and silky!

And guess what?  DD3 enjoyed eating this too!

Ingredients
115ml - 125ml fresh milk
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp - 3 tsp ginger juice

Method
  1. Put ginger juice into a bowl.
  2. Heat up the milk and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until tiny bubbles appear around the edge of the pan.
  3. Remove from heat and stir about 15 times with a spoon.
  4. Pour mixture into prepared ginger juice and stir it once. Leave it to set for 10 mins.
  5. Enjoy.
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18 comments:

  1. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverJuly 9, 2010 at 9:43 PM

    so fresh milk is the key of the success huh, ok, maybe i should buy one bottle and try again..Thanks for sharing.

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  2. WendyinKK July 9, 2010 at 9:47 PM

    Woweee!!!!! So nice curds!!!

    I just bought goat's milk today to try!!! It cost double of fresh cow's milk.

    Remember to send in the link to qualify for the giveaway, you have 2 entries.

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  3. busygranJuly 9, 2010 at 10:51 PM

    Hurray for succeeding. I'm not keen on it, so I won't try. But I enjoy seeing others succeed. It's such a joy!

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  4. ICook4FunJuly 9, 2010 at 11:22 PM

    Congratulations!! I tried making it 3 times but not sucessful. I think I used the wrong milk. I am going to get more milk and try it again later.

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  5. ann lowJuly 10, 2010 at 1:00 AM

    Oh I also used this brand of milk and tried it yesterday and failed twice. Will do it again this weekend.

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  6. hanushiJuly 10, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    Is the Farmhouse brand that you've shown full cream?

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  7. mummyooiJuly 12, 2010 at 10:12 AM

    Enjoy reading your blogs and had tried couple of your recipe. Thanks for details and recommendation on which brands of milk to use. Will try it one day. Cheers.

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  8. My Little SpaceJuly 12, 2010 at 11:04 PM

    Congrats! Well done, there! So happy for you. Hope you're enjoying your day.
    Cheers, Kristy

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  9. EdithJuly 13, 2010 at 9:49 PM

    Alamak, I used Greenfield fresh milk the last time and I failed. Mmmmm.... maybe I will try again trm. Def not giving up.

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  10. QuinnJuly 14, 2010 at 2:22 PM

    Congratz! I have never been succesful in making them like after my 'n-th' attempt, couldn't be bothered anymore but I absolutely love, love, madly love eating them. I love dairy stuffs basically!

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  11. WendyinKK July 15, 2010 at 2:14 AM

    Are you joining the giveaway?
    You have 3 entries
    Waiting for your submission.
    The dateline's 15/7/10, 12pm

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  12. RonniJuly 15, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    Hey Blessed Homemaker, congrats! Non-fresh milk worked as well you know. Key is the "tarek" of the milk with the ginger juice I think.

    Cheers,
    Ronni

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  13. Clare @ Mrs MultitaskerJuly 21, 2010 at 12:06 AM

    Love that you gave us the secret weapon! I'm sure it was yums. Thanks!

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  14. AnonymousJuly 25, 2010 at 2:12 AM

    Hi, so happy for your success! I have made this many times. I have used fresh milk, UHT milk, heating over heat, and heating in a microwave. I have had successful and failed attempts with all methods. I notice that part of the success is being able to control temperature of the milk. I like using the microwave because it's faster (I don't like to wait long and want to eat it soon!) and use a thermometer to check temperature (about 70'C). The other thing that is part of the success is probably the ginger. I can't control it, but I've read that that older ginger helps as it gives better reaction (curdle) with the milk. Like you, I don't mind when my attempts fail because the milk still tastes good when I drink it! ^_^

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  15. Blessed HomemakerJuly 28, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    Hi Anony,
    Thanks for sharing your experience here!

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  16. SimonneJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM

    Hi. Wow ur ginger milk curd can hold the spoon! Good job!
    Mind sharing the firmness of ur ginger milk curd?
    Mine is softly set and the firm is just spoonable
    I wonder how to make more firm. Pls enlighten me
    Thanks

    Regards
    Simonne

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  17. Katie FoongAugust 26, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Your attempt in making ginger milk curds sound challenging! I will definitely give it a try. Thanks.

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  18. Blessed HomemakerMarch 8, 2012 at 3:43 PM

    Simmone,
    Mine's softly set too, and like yours, firm enough to be spooned.

    Katie,
    Thanks for visiting :-)

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