Quinoa con melanzane e zucchine

La quinoa è un piccolo seme, simile a prima vista al miglio, ottimo per chi vuole mangiare sano.
Da millenni e’ coltivato dagli abitanti delle Ande, dalla Colombia fino al Cile ed e’ alla base della loro alimentazione.
In Italia, negli ultimi anni inizia ad essere piu’ conosciuta, ed ora e’ possibile trovarla nei negozi specializzati.
La quinoa è un alimento particolarmente dotato di proprietà nutritive. Contiene fibre e minerali. È anche un’ottima fonte di proteine vegetali. Contiene inoltre grassi in prevalenza insaturi. La quinoa, inoltre, è particolarmente adatta per i celiaci, in quanto è totalmente priva di glutine.
E’ molto semplice da cucinare, ed e’ facile abbinarla ad altri ingredienti, un po’ come il riso e il couscous.

Per cuocerlo, basta far bollire l’acqua (in proporzione due tazze di acqua per ogni tazza di quinoa) e versare dentro la quinoa lavata.
Lasciare sobbollire con il coperchio, fino a quando l’acqua non sara’ quasi completamente assorbita, circa 15 minuti.
A questo punto, si spegne il fuoco, e si lascia riposare per qualche minuto.
In casa avevo solo una melanzana e una zucchina, sufficienti per preparare un buon piatto.
Dopo aver lavato le verdure e tolto qualche striscia di pelle alle melanzane, le ho tagliate a piccoli cubi. Le ho salate leggermente e poi le ho saltate separatamente in una padella antiaderente con uno spicchio d’aglio e un po’ di olio extravergine.
Infine ho unito le verdure alla quinoa cotta.
Piu’ semplice, e sano di cosi’….!!!

Penne amatriciana tuna

There is already confusion between amatriciana or matriciana, with onion or no onion, now we have the variant, with bacon or tuna?
I do not want to offend the inhabitants of Amatrice, the country from where the name seems to take this historic recipe, but it ‘s obvious, that mine is not an attempt to improve their dish, but a revisiting of fish; I was not the first and certainly will not be the last either.
However, from what I know, Amatriciana, the original, is the pasta dish that they prepared the shepherds, the amateur with bacon and cheese. The addition of onion and tomato, have been amended.

Ingredients for this recipe for 4 people:
440 g Penne
60 streaky smoked tuna
120 g of fresh tuna Ventresca
½ white onion
120 g Tattered tomato
80 g. Cherry tomatoes
Extra virgin olive oil
Cartoon
150 ml white wine
Basil
Salt and pepper
Method:
Cut into julienne the onion, wash the tomatoes, cut into wedges; cut into julienne both smoked tuna than fresh. In a pan simmer the onion in the oil, add the smoked tuna and deglaze with white wine. Combine the torn tomato, tomatoes, a little cartoon and fresh tuna. Cook the pasta, drain when al dente, pour them in a pan with oil bond; combine basil julienne big.

Mullet with Fresh Tomato sauce and basil

Mullet is one of the most tasty fish and has an unmistakable taste.
They are very well combined with fresh tomatoes.
When you find fresh mullets at the market, I suggest you try this recipe: Mullet with Fresh Tomato sauce and basil

n. 12 red mullets

1 / 2 onion

150 g fresh tomato sauce

100 g cherry tomatoes

50 ml  white wine vinegar

fish stock

5-6  pistils saffron

Extra virgin olive oil

salt

Clean the mullets, remove the scales, remove gills and entrails, then rinse them in cold water

In a pan brown the chopped onion with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, sprinkle with the vinegar, add the tomato sauce, a little fish stock, saffron and finally add salt. Add the mullets, cover with a lid.  shaking gently the pan occasionally.  If necessary add more fish stock and finally the cherry tomatoes cutted in half. Complete with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and some basil leaves.

Carpaccio di branzino con pomodoro, peperone, cetriolo, lime e coriandolo

Questo carpaccio unisce la tecnica di taglio giapponese col gusto del ceviche del Centro America.

Ricordatevi, dopo aver sfilettato il branzino,
di abbatterlo trattarlo come per tutte le altre preparazioni di pesce crudo (Pesce crudo (problema anisakis).
 
Non tutti gradiscono il coriandolo fresco,
ma fidatevi che e’ uno di quei sapori che inizialmente infastidiscono, ma poi verra’ apprezzato.

New Cheese Cake

Around the world there are so many varieties’ of cheese cake. Now there is one a more’! This recipe can seem a little complicated, I remain at your disposal for any clarification.
Ingredients 100% (net amount) for a siphon ½ liter:
230 g Philadelphia
150 g custard
60 ml fresh cream
cans nitrogen n. 1
Custard:
20g caster sugar
35 g (n. 2) yolks
30 ml fresh cream
80 ml milk.
For the wafers of pastry with walnuts:
125 g flour 00
50 g butter
40 g caster sugar
1 egg
Chopped walnuts q.s
Mixed berries procedure:
For the wafers of pastry with walnuts:
Mix butter and sugar, add the flour and eggs in the past.
Form a cylinder 4 cm in diameter and break down to -18C °
Pass the frozen crust with a coarse grater and form of thin discs with a diameter of 5 cm., Just sprinkle with chopped nuts and bake at 170C ° for 3-4 minutes.
For the custard: Bring cream and milk to a boil, meanwhile mix the sugar and egg yolks.
Combine the two mixtures, put on the fire and bring to 84 ° C while stirring constantly with a lick pots.
Block immediately immersing the cooking pan in ice water.
In a bowl with a whisk to work the Philadelphia, diluted with 150 g of custard then stir in the cream is not whipped. Pour the mixture into the siphon, charge with nitrogen and shake well. Store in a refrigerator at 2 ° C. presentation: 
Trap at a dollop of cream cheese in the dish, place a wafer and then finish with another dollop of cream. Decorate with berries and sauce