Rice vinegar is one of the popular ingredients in Asian cuisine. This vinegar adds a recognizable flavor to the food. If for some reason you do not want or cannot buy rice vinegar in the store, then you can make it yourself at home. Rice vinegar is usually made from rice wine, but it can also be made from fermented rice.
It is necessary
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- Sugar
- Yeast
- Egg white
- White peeled round grain rice
- Pure cotton cloth or plain gauze
Instructions
Step 1
Soak the rice in a wide bowl of cold boiled water for four hours. After this time, strain the rice through a cloth. Refrigerate the resulting liquid in a sealed container overnight.
Step 2
Remove the liquid from the refrigerator and add sugar to it. Do you need one cup of rice water? cups of sugar. Stir well.
Step 3
Prepare a water bath or double boiler. In a double boiler, cook a mixture of sugar and rice water for about 20 minutes, heat in a water bath over low heat for about an hour. Cool and pour into glass, enamel or earthenware containers. You want a material that won't react with vinegar, so cut out the metal.
Step 4
Add for every 4 cups of liquid? tablespoon of fresh yeast, stir well. Attach clean gauze to your container with a rubber band or string to allow future vinegar to breathe while keeping it free from debris. Move to a dark, warm place for 4-7 days. Stir once a day. You must wait until the bubbles stop appearing in the liquid.
Step 5
Pour the resulting liquid into a clean glass container and remove for another month to complete the process.
Step 6
Before pouring vinegar into bottles, filter and boil it. If you want clear rice vinegar, add 1 whipped protein to 20 cups of vinegar and boil and filter again.
