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"Il mattino ha l'oro in bocca." (The morning [sun] brings gold in it's mouth. The early bird gets the worm. He who wakes early meets a golden day. Welcome to another recipe edition from Adriana's Italian Bakery!
This week's Italian recipes:
-Stuffed Onion Au Gratin
-Rabbit with Polenta and Prosciutto
-Leg of Mutton in Vodka
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Recipe: Stuffed Onion Au Gratin |
Stuffed Onion Au Gratin
Cipolle Ripiene Gratinate
Ingredients:
For the Bechamel Sauce:
2 oz (50 grams) oz butter
2 oz (50 grams) plain flour
18 fl oz (500 ml) whole milk
Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
Salt and pepper
For the Onion Gratin:
4 large onions, peeled
Butter, for greasing
5 oz (150 grams) cooked prosciutto, chopped
4 tablespoons raw tomato sauce (passata)
4 tablespoons Parmigiano cheese, freshly grated
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Prepare the Bechamel Sauce:
Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat.
Whisk in the flour.
Pour in all the milk, whisking constantly until it starts to boil.
Season with salt, lower the heat, cover and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for at least 20 minutes. Bechamel sauce should not taste like flour.
Remove the saucepan from the heat.
Taste and add more salt if necessary and season with pepper and/or nutmeg.
If the sauce is too thick, add a little more milk.
If too runny, return to the heat and add 2 slices of butter mixed with an equal quantity of plain flour.
Prepare the Onion Gratin:
Bring a large pan of salted water to a boil.
Add the whole onions and partially boil for a few minutes.
Drain well, cut in half horizontally and gently scoop out the middle of the onions until you're left with eight "shells".
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4 and grease an ovenproof dish with butter.
Chop the scooped-out onion middle and mix with the prosciutto and tomato passata in a bowl.
Season with salt and pepper.
Stuff the onion shells with this mixture.
Arrange them in the prepared dish.
Stir the Parmigiano cheese into the bechamel sauce and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Pour the sauce over the stuffed onions and bake until golden brown. Serve immediately. Serves 4.
Note: For a richer bechamel sauce, replace half the milk with the same amount of double cream; for a lighter bechamel sauce, add half milk and half water.
That's it!
Recipe: Rabbit with Polenta and Prosciutto |
Rabbit with Polenta and Prosciutto
Coniglio al Forno con Polenta e Prosciutto
Ingredients:
6 rabbit legs, boned
12 thin prosciutto slices
2 tablespoons groundnut oil
2 oz (50 grams) butter
1 lb and 2 oz (500 grams) lard, melted
4 oz (120 grams) polenta
2 pints (1.2 liters) milk
2 heads of radicchio Trevisano
Sea salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 120°C (250°F) Gas Mark 1/2.
Wrap each rabbit leg in two slices of prosciutto.
Heat half the oil in a large, shallow, flameproof casserole, add the rabbit legs and cook over a medium heat until they start to color, then add the butter.
Turn the legs over and cook for a further 2 minutes.
Cover the legs completely with the melted lard, then cover the casserole with foil and cook in the oven for 1 hour until very tender.
Meanwhile, cook the polenta.
Put it in a large jug so that it can be poured in a steady stream.
Bring the milk to the boil in a large saucepan (it should half-fill the pan).
Add 1 teaspoon salt and then gradually add the polenta in a continuous stream, stirring constantly with a long-handled whisk until completely blended.
When the polenta starts to bubble vigorously, lower the heat to the lowest possible setting and cook, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes.
Cut each radicchio into three pieces and season with salt and pepper.
Brush with the remaining oil and cook on a medium-hot griddle pan until wilted.
Spoon the polenta on to individual serving plates and put the rabbit legs on top.
Add the radicchio on the side and serve immediately. Serves 6.
That's it!
Recipe: Leg of Mutton in Vodka |
Leg of Mutton in Vodka
Cosciotto alla Vodka
Ingredients:
For the Meat Stock:
1 and 3/4 lb (800 grams) lean beef, cut into cubes
1 lb 5 oz (600 grams) veal, cut into cubes
1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 oz (50 grams) carrots, coarsely chopped
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) leeks, trimmed and coarsely chopped
1 celery stick, coarsely chopped
Salt
For the Mutton:
1 and 3/4 lb (800 grams) leg of mutton, cut into pieces
12 prunes, stoned
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) butter
2 tablespoons passata
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 celery heart, sliced
1 bay leaf
2 fl oz (50 ml) vodka
Large pinch of paprika
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) risotto rice
Salt
Buttered toast, to serve
Directions:
Prepare the Meat Stock:
Place the meat in a large saucepan, add cold water to cover and bring to the boil, bearing in mind that slow cooking and
gentle simmering are essential for successful stock.
Skim off any residue that rises to the surface and add the onion, carrots, leeks and celery and season with salt.
Lower the heat and simmer for about 3 and 1/2 hours.
Remove from the heat, strain into a bowl, leave to cool, then chill in the refrigerator.
When the fat has solidified on the surface carefully remove and discard.
Prepare the Mutton:
Bring the stock to the boil in a large pan, add the mutton and simmer for about 40 minutes.
Meanwhile, place the prunes in a bowl, add warm water to cover and leave to soak for at least 30 minutes, then drain.
Melt the butter in a pan and, when it starts to sizzle, stir in the passata, then add the onion, garlic, celery and bay leaf.
Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes, then pour in the vodka, season with salt and paprika and cook stirring constantly, for a few minutes more.
Add the hot stock, a little at a time, stirring constantly, then add the mutton, rice and prunes.
Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for about 20 minutes.
Remove and discard the bay leaf, transfer the mutton mixture to a warm, fairly deep serving dish and serve with slices of buttered toast. Serves 4.
That's it!
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