Making mustard from powder at home is not fiction. This is very easy to do. And to taste it will turn out exactly the one you want, because not everyone loves classic hot mustard. After all, someone prefers a milder taste, while others love it with additives, such as horseradish. Which Russian does not like to eat lard, aspic, meat or jelly with this vigorous seasoning.
Mustard, long known for its pungent "temper", acquired a different turn in development when its new varieties were cultivated: white, black and sarepta.
Making mustard from a powder can be done in various ways, of which there are a lot. Not afraid to make a mistake, we can safely say that every housewife brought something of their own to the recipe. Table mustard can be served on the table spread on bread or in a special gravy boat. She perfectly emphasizes the taste of any dish.
And now a few recipes for its preparation.
First recipe
Ingredients: half a kilogram of black mustard powder , one hundred grams of flour, three teaspoons of black pepper, preferably ground, half a teaspoon of cloves, a teaspoon of ginger, one hundred grams of salt and sugar. All products must be dry and crushed to a finely divided state, they can be passed through a meat grinder or better crushed in a mortar.
Mustard is made from mustard powder by mixing all the ingredients and gradually diluting them with vinegar to the consistency of sour cream. If the base amount is too much for you, you can halve the amount. This must be done in strict proportion to preserve the unique taste and aroma. Having cooked once, you will try and understand whether you should change something in this recipe. And if you do not like ginger or cloves, then you can safely not put them.
Second recipe
Ingredients: one hundred grams of mustard powder, four tablespoons of normal nine percent vinegar, a couple of tablespoons of powdered sugar, half a teaspoon of pepper, a teaspoon of cloves, nutmeg on the tip of a knife, half a teaspoon of salt.
Mustard from mustard powder is prepared as follows: pour about two glasses of water into our main component. Let us brew for about a day. Mix periodically. Then drain the excess water and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix thoroughly so that there are no lumps. Hermetically close and let stand for several hours. After that, the sauce can be eaten.
Recipe Three: Applesauce
Ingredients: one hundred grams of mustard powder, one hundred grams of applesauce, three teaspoons of sugar, a teaspoon of table salt, three percent vinegar, cloves, anise, star anise, basil to taste. Spices can be added only those that you like.
Here's how to make mustard from powder according to this recipe: mashed potatoes are made from baked apples of sour varieties. Mix it with mustard powder. Grind well so that the mass is homogeneous. Add all the dry ingredients, then vinegar. Let stand for several days, and it is ready for use.
Recipe Four: Sour Mustard
Ingredients: one hundred grams of ordinary mustard, one hundred grams of boiled grated sorrel, fifty grams of powdered sugar, a little tarragon vinegar, thirty grams of ground capers, 10 grams of salt. Greens should turn into small gruel so that large pieces are not caught. For grinding, it is best to use a sieve. Before you make mustard from the powder, grind the salt, if it is large, it will dissolve faster.
So, cooking. Our main ingredient is mixed with sorrel gruel. Then add tarragon vinegar, but the mass should remain thick. Add salt, sugar and put in a dark cool place. There mustard is more reliably preserved.
Recipe Five: Old Russian Mustard
Ingredients: one hundred grams of the main component, a teaspoon of clove powder, one hundred grams of sugar, food vinegar.
Preparation: mix all the ingredients. We add the vinegar last and just enough to get the consistency of liquid sour cream. Pour into jars and close with tight lids. We put in a warm oven. Then should be stored at room temperature. In this way, mustard is obtained from the powder with the longest shelf life. If it thickens, dilute with ordinary vinegar.
Recipe Six: Russian Mustard
Ingredients: seventy grams of mustard flour, a third glass of vegetable oil, one hundred grams of sugar, three teaspoons of salt, a third of a glass of food vinegar, a pinch of allspice, black pepper, one bay leaf, a little cinnamon, cloves, a tablespoon of water. It is best to mix the spices immediately.
Preparing mustard from a powder in this way is a rather lengthy and time-consuming process, so calculate the time in advance. Pour the mustard with vinegar (one hundred grams), mix thoroughly until the lumps disappear. It takes about fifteen minutes. Then add pre-mixed spices, salt, sugar, butter and leftover food vinegar. Grind the resulting composition for another thirty minutes. Then put everything in an open dish and leave it in a warm, dark place for a day (you can slightly less). After this time, we lay out in closed jars or containers and put in storage in a not too warm place.
Conclusion
Believe me, even making mustard from a powder is not such a simple process, but the result is worth it. You and your loved ones will like it.