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risotto ai funghi/basically italian chawal w/ mushrooms
- arborio /carnaroli rice-200 gms
- mixed mushrooms 100 gms-ceps are nice called funghi porcini-if not fresh then use abt 30 gms dry.also if dry then cook with some water to make a nice stock.helps if you have some morels as well.
- onion chopped -50 gms
- garlic sliced-10 gms
- rosemary-1 small sprig
- white wine- 30 ml
- cream-100 ml
- butter-75 gms
- parmesan-40 gms
- mushroom stock-200ml
- olive oil-20 ml
- white truffle oil-1ml
saute the onions, garlic, rosemary, rice and mushrooms with some olive oil
add hot stock till absorbed, still stirring ..add wine , cream and finally parmesan.cook only till rice is al dente.add butter finally add the truffle oil.eat immediately otherwise becomes like cement.
this risotto is enough for atleast 10 people
No commentstiramisu..
- 3 eggs separated-
- 250gms mascarpone
- 250ml cream
- 100 gms sugar
- 100 ml coffee decoction
- 50ml kahlua / tia maria.25 ml baileys/or similar liqueur
- 1 packet vicenzi ouvo finger biscuits(no substitute acceptable)
method
Whisk egg yolks w/ mascarpone and 1/3rd sugar. whisk cream +1/3rd sugar and egg whites+1/3rd sugar separately.
Fold in cream and cheese mix. Add flavouring.
Fold in egg whites.
Lightly soak the finger biscuit’s/ coffee +Tia Maria mix. Then layer the 2 alternately. Chill until set.
Top w/ dark cocoa pdr.
can be frozen very well. defrost slightly, cut in slices and serve with berry compote

