California Farm Verjus Grape Juice Vinegar
Unripe grapes are sour and make a very special mild vinegar substitute called verjus.
The bottom grapes on a cluster of red or white grapes are the last to ripen, and one and the same cluster quite often holds sweet grapes on top and sour grapes on the bottom.
You can press these sour grapes into grape juice. You can make a wonderful vinegar substitute with this tart, sour, grape juice. We use it to make Dijon mustard.
To buy sour grapes in the store, taste the bottom grape, buy the cluster, and separate the sour grapes from the sweet ones, usually a dozen or so. You can also ask your friendly farmers market seller to bring you 2 pounds of unripe grapes to make a pint of verjus.
California Farm Verjus Grape Juice Vinegar
Unripe grapes are sour and make a very special mild vinegar substitute called verjus.
The bottom grapes on a cluster of red or white grapes are the last to ripen, and one and the same cluster quite often holds sweet grapes on top and sour grapes on the bottom.
You can press these sour grapes into grape juice. You can make a wonderful vinegar substitute with this tart, sour, grape juice. We use it to make Dijon mustard.
To buy sour grapes in the store, taste the bottom grape, buy the cluster, and separate the sour grapes from the sweet ones, usually a dozen or so. You can also ask your friendly farmers market seller to bring you 2 pounds of unripe grapes to make a pint of verjus.
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Work quickly or the juice will discolor. Press the grapes. Leave the grapes on the stems if you have a table press. Do not crack or pulverize the seeds, they will turn the juice bitter.
- 2
Press the grapes. Pick the grapes off the stems if you use a lemon hand press.
- 3
With unripe grapes, you will get about 1/2 of the weight of the grapes in juice when pressing. Taste. You can also use an old fashioned food mill.
- 4
Add a few drops of lime juice. Pour in recloseable bottle. Freeze unused portion in freezer bag if not used in two weeks. Use in the same quantities and applications as vinegar.
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