막걸리 🍚 Makgeolli

Ingredients:

• 5 Cups of Glutinous Rice

• 1 Cup of 누룩 (Nuruk)

• 1 Packet of Instant Yeas

• 2.5 Liters of Distilled Water

Directions:

1. Wash and Cook the Rice To cook rice add the washed rice and 4 cups of water in a closed pot on high heat till it simmers. Once it simmers put it on low heat for 15 minutes still with the lid on the pot closed

2. Place the Cooked Rice on a tray and Spread out the Rice to Cool For about 10 mins

3. Section off the Rice into 8 Sections

4. For Each Rice section place onto a frying pan and Toast it on each Side for 6 minutes on medium heat. Making a Crispy Rice Patty.

   The inside of the patty does not need to be crisp because it is glutinous rice the consistency will be more moist than short grain rice

5. Combine the Crispy Rice Patties with the nuruk, yeast, and water into a glass Jar or a container.

   You can break the rice patties if it does not fit in jar or container

6. Cover the container the jar or with a cheese cloth or coffee strainer

   Even a Napkin is fine

7. Place the container over a tray and in a cool place.

   The active ingredients may cause some of the water to overflow

8. Stir the mixture after 24 hours with a wooden spoon.

   You will notice movement in the mixture of bubbling, don’t be scared it the active ingredients like the nuruk working!

9. After 3 days the mixture will be done

10. The first strain will be done with a Mesh Strainer

    Place the Mesh Strainer over a bowl that will support the strainer, this will allow

11. The Second Strain will be done with a Cheese Cloth

    Wash the Mesh Strainer and bowl, place the cheese cloth over it, and repeat until smooth