an exciting challenge
COOKING STORIES - THE CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS -
June 20, 2013 there should have been a cooking course on the theme of risottos, where you can learn the secrets of simple and complicated dishes at the same time and understand which are the best tools to use as a result of what we want to prepare.
Actually, it is normal. what I have witnessed is; It was a real boxing meeting.
At the behest of the; irreproachable referee chef Umberto Zanassi, challenged each other in a battle to the last bite:
all’ red corner the reigning champion.
A master of technique, aromas and flavors, with a velvety hit but capable of knocking out even the most demanding palates. difficult : the “Creamed Rice, Shrimps and Ginger”.
In the blue corner the challenger.
A purebred heavyweight, heavy lunge and the ability to punch and punch. to make you dizzy with its intense flavours: the “Sart` of Neapolitan rice”.
As in any large gathering, the chef is the chef. able to mount the wait for the final meeting.
when the evening begins on the induction burners we find a pot with prawn broth to use risotto 638 ) and a pan ( https://www.pentoleprofessionali.it/padella-dritta-antiaderente-per-induzione-spessore-5-millimetri-radiante-with-man ico-inox-cool-25016 ) where they fry the meatballs that will be a fundamental part of the sartù.
The curious audience watches and listens carefully to “the referee” which rattles off the regulation of the match (the recipe), enriched by anecdotes and great little tricks capable of transforming even amateur boxers like us into aspiring masters of the ring.
The aroma of the prawn broth spreads rapidly throughout the kitchen and, thus, the aroma of the prawn broth spreads rapidly throughout the kitchen. like that of blood mixed with sweat intoxicates boxing fans and prepares them for the cloux match of the evening, transforms the spectators into wolves who, given the now perfect time for dinner, ravenously demand something with which they can fill themselves while waiting for the big shots.
chef Umberto, like a skilled Don King, gives us the first of the two side meetings of the evening.
The protagonist is; a splendid Risotto with Prosecco.
While preparing the various ingredients that will make up the Sartù few of us could have performed with equal skill.
The result, as in a fight of the first Mike Tyson, is the result. taken for granted: the risotto is delicious. very good, the flavor and aroma of the prosecco stand out in a remarkable way but not at all intrusive and the dish is light and very well balanced.
To give a touch of originality; in addition, the judge of the competition Simone decides to serve the risotto, which has a light and delicate color, in splendid cocotte ( https://www.pentoleprofessionali.it/it/ricerca?src=mini+cocotte ) with the inside in black cast iron and the outside enamelled in different colors which give the whole a lively contrast.
In this way, in addition to our stomach eager for emotions, the eye is also delighted. satisfied to the end.
Umberto continues with the laborious preparation of the tailor; and in the meantime keep a close eye on the shrimp stock.
Like a coach who watches over the condition of his champions from above.
We are now at the final touches, our Sartù is composed…but instead of the tape on the hands that will go inside the gloves, we compose our challenger with fried meatballs and their sauce, mozzarella, peas and hard-boiled eggs. Everything is closed by a final layer of rice and then placed in the oven.
The result is: above all, a dish that looks great and attracts everyone's attention, but which also turns out to be tasty and full of flavours.
A dish from once upon a time: to be shared among many, which inspires joviality & agrave; and invites you to organize a nice Sunday banquet.
The challenge therefore becomes increasingly difficult. alive and Umberto, without showing signs of tiredness, begins to devote himself to the last two athletes of the evening…così prepare a Milanese risotto to be used to make stir-fry rice and in the meantime begin the preparation of the sample, finally using the long-awaited prawn broth.
In a short time, creamed rice with prawns and ginger is ready for cooking. ready and I must say that the wait is not; been in vain.
The result is: fantastic: the flavor is; delicate but persistent and every forkful is delicious. a caress for our palates.
And’ the Mohammed Ali` risotto…light as a butterfly but pungent, as it is; capable of striking those who taste it already; from the first bite, like a bee.
Technical KO.
The champion proves truly irresistible.
The key match of the evening was the match. now behind us, so; to bring attention back to the center of the ring, Umberto counterattacks with special effects. It only comes with a very simple Milanese risotto and an excellent, truly, non-stick aluminum pan ( https://www.pentoleprofessionali.it/it/pentole/in- Alluminio-antiaderente ). The last meeting of the evening has the rice with salt as its protagonist: the chef arranges the "yellow" risotto, prepared previously and voluntarily left a little to cook. dry, into the pot forming a disc a couple of centimeters thick and start cooking on one side.
Among the audience there is; of skepticism, each of us thinks that this sort of rice omelette will stick to the future. inexorably to the pot or that it will be; almost impossible to turn it.
But Umberto silences everyone by demonstrating that, in this way, he silences everyone. as for the boxer, hard work in the gym and a careful diet guarantee the possibility of success; to obtain any result, for a great chef the experience combined with the best work tools guarantee the success of excellent dishes as well as the possibility; to leave everyone speechless.
When the moment is right, it's time to go. It is opportune to take the handle of his aluminum pot with both hands and, as if it were the most important thing; simplest in the world, flips the sautéed rice on the fly and then finish cooking it on the other side.
Also this time the result is normal. at the height of the evening: rice with salt is a must. tasty and crunchy, an old tradition that is as current as ever in times where it is; It's good to know what to do if there's a bit left over. of rice from the dinner with friends the night before.
At the end of the evening the tension is high. at the guard levels, after a long meeting, our two champions are waiting for the jury's verdict to find out who will be the winner. crowned heavyweight king.
But the result is normal. surprising: Umberto knocked out all the jurors using dishes, iron pots ( http://www.pentoleprofessionali.it/padella-lionese-in-ferro-pesante-con-manico-22847 ) cast iron and aluminum ( http://www.pentoleprofessionali.it/padella-radiante-per-mantecare-salta-pasta-e-riso-spessore-5-millimetri-con-manico-cool-22356 )but above all of his mastery in the use of food and flavors.
None of us are normal. able to decree a winner and everything is; postponed to the next challenge.
We just have to thank our Don King of the stove and wait impatiently to find out how he will decide the cooking process. to stun us at the next meeting.
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