Description
3-ingredient Chinese ginger milk curd is a silky, wobbly dessert made with just fresh ginger juice, whole milk, and sugar relying on a natural enzyme reaction for its delicate texture. Naturally gluten-free, vegetarian, and ready in minutes.
Ingredients
– 5-inch piece fresh ginger root (about 2¾ oz / 80g), peeled
– 1½ cups (355ml) whole milk
– 1 tablespoon (15g) granulated sugar (plus more to taste)
Instructions
Instructions
- Grate the peeled ginger using a fine rasp grater.
- Wrap grated ginger in cheesecloth or a clean kitchen towel and squeeze firmly to extract juice.
- Measure 2 tablespoons total ginger juice (1 tbsp per serving).
- Place two 6-ounce ceramic ramekins filled with hot tap water to warm. Set aside.
- In a small saucepan, heat milk over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches 170–175°F (77–79°C).
- Empty and thoroughly dry the ramekins. Place 1 tablespoon ginger juice into each.
- Whisk sugar into the warm milk until fully dissolved.
- From a height of 6–8 inches, pour the hot milk directly into each ramekin in a steady stream over the ginger juice. Do not stir.
- Loosely cover ramekins with kitchen towels. Let stand undisturbed at room temperature for 15 minutes, or until set and glossy.
- Serve immediately or chill in the refrigerator for 1–2 hours.
Notes
– Fresh ginger is essential powdered or paste won’t work.
– Whole milk is required plant-based milks lack casein and will not set.
– Temperature matters: Milk must be 170–175°F too cool and it won’t set; too hot and it curdles.
– Do not stir or jostle after pouring this disrupts the setting process.
– For firmer texture: Dissolve 2 tsp milk powder into cold milk before heating.
– Best served within 24 hours texture softens over time.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: No-Bake / Enzyme-Set
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ramekin (½ recipe)
- Calories: ~110
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 20mg