Homemade Cooking Cream

Recipe by Rita Amordicucina, with blender and also with the Bimby
Preparing Cooking Cream is very easy and quick.
Sometimes we need this condiment and don’t have it at home. So what do we do? Go out to buy it? No, absolutely make it at home very quickly.
Cooking Cream is a creamy ingredient that can be used to dress pasta or enrich sauces, creams.
To make it even tastier and feel more of the milk flavor, in addition to using whole milk, I added a bit of cream cheese, here’s my secret.

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Homemade Cooking Cream
  • Cost: Very cheap
  • Preparation time: 3 Minutes
  • Portions: 6
  • Cooking methods: No cooking
  • Cuisine: Italian
  • Seasonality: All seasons
318.81 Kcal
calories per serving
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  • Energy 318.81 (Kcal)
  • Carbohydrates 0.78 (g) of which sugars 0.78 (g)
  • Proteins 0.97 (g)
  • Fat 35.26 (g) of which saturated 3.79 (g)of which unsaturated 28.44 (g)
  • Fibers 0.00 (g)
  • Sodium 80.59 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 53 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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  • cup whole milk (chilled)
  • cup sunflower seed oil
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese (optional but will give an extra boost)
  • to taste salt

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Tools

Here’s what we need to make

  • 1 Immersion Blender or the Bimby
  • 1 Container with lid

Steps

To prepare

  • you will need an immersion blender.

    Pour the milk and, if desired, a pinch of salt and cream cheese into the blender cup or a narrow tall saucepan.

    immersion blender
  • Turn the immersion blender to the highest speed, and simultaneously pour the oil in a thin stream, a little at a time

    Homemade Cooking Cream
  • You will see that in a few minutes you will have a creamy and homogeneous mixture.
    The fresh cooking cream is ready.
    Store it in the refrigerator for an hour before using it.

    Homemade Cooking Cream
  • To make Homemade Cooking Cream with the Bimby, put the milk with a pinch of salt and cream cheese if you like in the cup.

    Close with the measuring cup and, mix for 30 sec at speed 8 to dissolve the salt.

    Bimby milk
  • With the lid and the measuring cup slightly raised, turn on the Bimby for 50 sec at speed 8 and meanwhile pour the oil onto the lid so it will drip into the milk little by little

    Bimby
  • Transfer the Homemade Cooking Cream into a bowl or airtight container and store it in the fridge until use.

    Homemade Cooking Cream

Storage, it keeps for up to 2 days in the fridge.

FAQ (Questions and Answers)

Homemade Cooking Cream

  • How can I enhance the flavor of the cream?

    You could enhance its flavor with a truffle or dried mushroom powder, or even with a sprinkle of curry.

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ritaamordicucina

The cooking blog Rita Amordicucina offers a wide range of recipes, with a particular focus on the cuisine of Northeastern Sicily and Messina. It specializes in fish recipes, pastries, and diet dishes, demonstrating how one can eat deliciously while maintaining a healthy weight. Its motto, "Do what you can with what you have, wherever you are," reflects its desire to teach cooking with limited resources. In addition to the blog, it has participated in television shows and food festivals.

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