Smetana (Sour Cream)

Name: Smetana (Sour Cream)
Cook time: 127 min
Total time: 127 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Russian
Ingredients: 500ml Heavy Cream, 30-36% fat; pasteurized, not ultra-high temperature (UHT); 2 tbsp Sour Cream, plain, with live active cultures, as starter

Smetana is a silky, tangy Eastern European sour cream made by gently culturing rich cream until it becomes luxuriously thick and slightly tart. It’s perfect for dolloping on soups, pancakes, baked potatoes, or folding into dips and sauces for a fresh, creamy finish.

Smetana is a silky, tangy Eastern European sour cream made by gently culturing rich cream until it becomes luxuriously thick and s... Show more

Traditional Russian Recipe

Health Grade

D+ · Occasional

Rating

4.1

Time

2 hrs

Price

0,19 €

Calories

148 kcal

vegetarian

few ingredients

quick

easy

Method

Prep the jar

Wash and dry a clean glass jar or bowl, along with a spoon and a whisk. Starting with a very clean container helps the cultures work evenly and keeps the finished smetana fresh.

Mix the starter

Pour the Heavy Cream into the jar or bowl. Stir in the Sour Cream as the starter until the mixture is completely smooth and there are no pale streaks left on the sides or bottom. Scrape the container well so the starter is evenly distributed.

Culture the cream

Cover the container loosely with a lid, plate, or clean cloth and let it sit undisturbed at room temperature until it thickens and tastes pleasantly tangy, usually 12 to 24 hours. Leave it alone while the cultures do their work; moving it around can make the texture uneven.

Chill to finish

When the cream has thickened, give it one gentle stir, then cover it tightly and refrigerate for 2 hours so it finishes setting and gets fully chilled.

Serve cold

Spoon the chilled smetana into a serving bowl or use it straight from the jar. Serve it cold with soups, potatoes, blini, or fresh fruit, and keep the rest refrigerated.

Ingredients

Method

For 12 servings

Adjust servings

500ml Heavy Cream, 30-36% fat; pasteurized, not ultra-high temperature (UHT)
2 tbsp Sour Cream, plain, with live active cultures, as starter

Nutrition

Per Serving.

Calories

148 kcal

7% of Daily kcal

Protein

0.9 g

2% RDI

Fat

15 g

8.8g sat fat

Carbs

1.7 g

1% RDI

Sugar

1.3 g

3% RDI

Fiber

0 g

0% RDI

Salt

0.2 g

4% RDI

Quality Profile

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Composite score - weighted by current nutrition science

D+ · 5.1 / 10

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Ingredients

For 12 servings

Adjust servings

500ml Heavy Cream, 30-36% fat; pasteurized, not ultra-high temperature (UHT)
2 tbsp Sour Cream, plain, with live active cultures, as starter

Smetana (Sour Cream)

Method

Prep the jar

Mix the starter

Culture the cream

Chill to finish

Serve cold

Ingredients

Method

Nutrition

Calories

Protein

Fat

Carbs

Sugar

Fiber

Salt

Quality Profile

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