Here are the pics and rececipes from Saturday. Ciao!
Asparagus Risotto
INGREDIENTS for 4 persons
• 1 and half liter of broth,
• 5 tablespoons olive oil,
• 1 clove of garlic sliced.
• 1/2 onion, diced
• 2 cups Arborio rice
• 10 chopped asparagus
• 1/2 cup dry white wine
• sea salt to taste
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
DIRECTIONS
1.Boil the asparagus for about 5 minutes.
2.Drain the asparagus (keep the water as it will be used as broth later on) and in a new pan stir fry them for about 6-8 minutes, with some oil and garlic. Once done then set aside.
3.In a new pan add 2-3 tablespoon olive oil and stir in the onion. Cook for a couple of minutes. Add rice, stirring to coat with oil, for about 2 minutes. When the rice has taken on a pale, golden color, pour in wine, stirring constantly until the wine is fully absorbed. Add 1/2 cup broth to the rice, and stir until the broth is absorbed. Continue adding broth 1/2 cup at a time, stirring continuously, until the liquid is absorbed, about 15 minutes.
4.Stir in asparagus and cook for another 6-8 minutes or when ‘al dente’.
5.Add parmesan, butter and pepper to taste before you serve.
Tiramisu'
INGREDIENTS for 5-6 persons
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 table spoons of white sugar
• 1 pinch of salt
• 4 egg whites (“snow” whipped)
• 500g mascarpone cheese
• 2 packages ladyfingers
• 2 espressos + ¼ cup of “Amaretto di Saronno” liqueur
• 1 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder, for dusting
DIRECTIONS
1.Combine egg yolks and sugar. Whip yolks until thick and lemon colored.
2.Add mascarpone to whipped yolks. Beat until combined. In a separate bowl, whip the whites with a pinch of salt. Gently fold into yolk mixture and set aside.
3.Dip the lady fingers biscuits in the coffee and liqueur mixture and lay them in the bottom of a large glass bowl. Spoon half of the cream filling over the lady fingers. Repeat ladyfingers, and filling layers. Refrigerate several hours or overnight. Garnish with cocoa powder only when ready to serve.
