Mashed Cicerchia Murgia Cardoncelli with sauteed mushrooms and shavings of Pecorino di Moliterno Canestrato
Puglia and Basilicata in the table is organized by the Contest
Flavors & Sassi Anise and Cinnamon in which I participate with this recipe, in the category "Cucina Pugliese".
This dish comes from the memory of the taste of a fantastic journey into the lands of Puglia and Basilicata.
City of breathtaking beauty, strong and harsh land landscapes, landscapes rich green olive groves and endless red earth, cheese, vegetables, wines, oils, fruits and flavors of millennia to guard, pass and appreciation to those who still do not know the wisdom and power of these magical places.
The recipe is a personal interpretation of the one suggested on the label of Cicerchia de Alta Murgia "The valley in the park."
Ingredients for 4 people: 250gr
Cicerchia de Alta Murgia "The valley in the park" 500gr mushrooms Cardoncelli Murgia taste extra virgin olive oil 1 white onion 1 clove garlic
1 pinch bicarbonate
tablespoon fresh rosemary
a tablespoon of parsley flakes of fresh
Canestrato Pecorino di Moliterno chickling Soak overnight then drain, wash and transfer them into a large pot. Cover
chickling water and make sure that this is at least the two fingers then turn the flame to high and bring to a boil.
Just add a pinch of baking soda bubbles, turn the heat down, turn and remove excess foam and then simmer for at least 90 minutes.
Add salt only after cooking and check the water level never falls below the grass peas. Whenever you will need to add boiling water. When will
cicerchie cooked, drain excess water that you need to take part, pass pass the vegetables, put the puree in a pot and keep warm in a water bath.
If the puree should be too strong, add a little 'of the cooking of grass peas.
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| chickling raw |
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| chickling rehydrated and skinned |
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Clean mushrooms with a brush and cut into large pieces and toss with the sliced \u200b\u200bonion, minced garlic and fresh rosemary needles scissors.
Heat in a pan, a tablespoon of olive oil and when it is hot throw a handful of mushrooms in the pan.
Sauté over high heat and cook until their water is completely evaporated.
Keep going until you finish baking all the mushrooms.
Now break down the grass peas mashed into four dishes, add mushrooms, pecorino cheese, some parsley if you like the fresh hot pepper and serve the dish with toasted bread and extra virgin olive oil olive raw!
The call Angela gave me the opportunity to explain in a post what I had anticipated in a few lines of welcome on this blog that is born as an emotion of taste!
In summary, as you can see, everything is tied to a series of emotions that follow in my brain until you get to imagine and then make a plate.
Emotions are an infinite number of stimuli, visual, sensory, tactile and so on. In mid-December, just before Christmas, I accompanied some friends on a tour of England by making a small incursion in Puglia Matera city that has fascinated me in particular. Walking
the streets of this city is like walking into a work of art.
Human history is presented in front of your eyes bringing you back and making you think about who and what we are.
But the history and culture of a people is also reflected on how and what it is fed, the same, in the course of its evolution.
From a nutritional standpoint, fortunately, little has changed over the years in these areas, which is why there are still light years away from the authentic tastes of globalized tastes. This
my speech, rather than participation in the Contest,
is a duty, a duty, almost a bow in respect of these two regions of our country, whose land and its fruits will never stop moves.