Risotto alla Milanese
Risotto alla Milanese is mixed creamy with risotto rice, saffron, broth, butter and Parmesan. The rice should be soft, but keep a slight bite in the core.
Choose cheese according to whether it should melt, brown, crumble or be served cold. These recipes pair different varieties with pasta, vegetables, potatoes, breads and fresh salads.
Recipes
Risotto alla Milanese is mixed creamy with risotto rice, saffron, broth, butter and Parmesan. The rice should be soft, but keep a slight bite in the core.
Pizza Margherita lives from a well-gone dough, simple tomato sauce, mozzarella, basil and high oven heat. Few ingredients suffice when the soil becomes crispy.
Lasagne Bolognese needs a slowly cooked ragù, a smooth béchamel and enough rest after baking. So the layers can be cut cleanly.
Spaghetti Carbonara is cooked without cream: eggs, Pecorino Romano, black pepper, Guanciale or Pancetta and hot pasta water make a creamy sauce.
Palak Paneer is an Indian spinach dish with bread, ginger, garlic, onions and spices. The spinach is short blanched and not boiled to death.
Pastitsio is a Greek nude run with tubular noodles, spicy minced meat sauce, cinnamon and creamy béchamel. After baking let rest briefly.
Greek farm salad, Horiatiki, consists of tomatoes, cucumber, peppers, red onion, olives, feta, olive oil and oregano. Leaf salad does not belong in classic.
Spanakopita is a Greek filo pastry cake with spinach, feta, spring onions, dill and egg. Important is a well-squeezed dry, non-watery filling.
Moussaka is layered with aubergines, potatoes, spicy minced meat tomato sauce and creamy béchamel. After baking, the casserole needs a short rest period.
French onion soup gets its taste through slowly caramelized onions, broth, white wine, thyme and burrated cheese baguette.
Croque Monsieur is a French ham and cheese sandwich with béchamel, Gruyère and crispy roasted bread. It is baked golden brown in the oven.
Quiche Lorraine is made of pastry, bacon, eggs, cream and cheese as desired. The bottom is pre-baked so that it remains crispy under the filling.
Syrniki are small quark pancakes with egg, some flour and mild sweetness. They are fried golden brown in the pan and served with savoury, berries or jam.
Tiramisu is layered with mascarpone cream, espresso, spoon biscuits and cocoa. The cream needs fresh eggs or a pasteurized alternative and several hours of cooling.
Mediterrane One-Pot-Pasta succeeds when pasta, tomatoes, broth and spices are boiled together and the spinach is only submerged at the end. Thus the sauce remains ally and the vegetables fresh.