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Friday, April 27, 2012

Foodie Thursday




Eilen leivottiin ja kokattiin kummitätini kanssa, ja pikkuiset serkkuni luonnollisesti avustivat kykyjensä mukaan. Eilisessä Hesarissa oli resepti parsarisotolle, ja kummitätini halusi sitten kokeilla reseptiä heti paikalla. Minä ja serkkuni sitten leivoimme unelmatorttua, tosin täytteenä oli vaniljarahkakermaseos. Molempien lopputulokset olivat herkullisia, ja olin niin täynnä että hyvä että pystyin liikkumaan. Hyvä ruoka on kyllä todellista arjen luksusta!

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Yesterday my aunt and I were baking and cooking, and my little cousins were assisting as much as they could. We found the recipe for the asparagus risotto with scallops and parma ham in the morning paper, and my aunt wanted to try it out that very day. I and my cousins baked a dream roll cake, although this time we filled it with a mix of vanilla custard and whipped cream. Both the risotto and the roll cake came out wonderfully, and in the end I was so full that I practically couldn't even move. Good food is truly an every-day luxury!

Since I couldn't find an English version of the recipe, I translated it for you English readers so you can try it out as well:

Asparagus-risotto with scallops and parma ham slices

Ingredients:

For the risotto:
250 grams of white asparagus
250 grams of green asparagus
2 shallots
50 grams of butter
5 dl of risotto rice
1 dl of white wine or sparkling wine
1 - 1,5 liters of the water used to boil the asparagus/chicken broth
a pinch of salt and white pepper
50 grams of grated parmesan
3 table spoonfuls of mascarpone cheese
3 table spoonfuls of parsley in thin shreds

125 grams of parma ham

For the scallops:
12 (frozen) scallops
a pinch of salt and white pepper
oil
(do not use extra virgin olive oil!!)

Instructions:

If you're using frozen scallops, let them defrost in the fridge. 
Dry off the scallops on both sides with a paper towel and put them back to the fridge to wait.

Prepare the parma ham slices, by laying them (one by one) on a baking tray. 
(don't forget to put some baking paper on it!)
Let the ham dry in the oven (100 degrees Celsius) for a little over an hour till the ham is crispy.

Prepare the risotto:
Start by preparing the asparagus: cut the hard wooden ends off and peel the white asparagus.
Slice the asparagus to small slices of roughly 2 cm and boil them in a large amount of water with a small pinch of salt and sugar in it till the asparagus is done but still al dente.

Chop the shallots and glaze it soft in the butter.
(use a saucepan or some other pan with edges as you will be preparing the risotto in this pan)
Add the rice and keep on glazing for couple more minutes till the rice becomes slightly see-through. Add the wine and let it all be absorbed into the rice and shallots.

In a separate kettle heat up the chicken broth, or use the asparagus water if it isn't too salty.
Add the hot broth to the risotto one scoopful at a time.
Let the scoopful be absorbed into the rice before adding a new one.
Stir the risotto constantly.

The risotto will take 15-18 minutes to cook.
The rice should remain al dente and the risotto's structure should be porridge-y.
In the end add the asparagus and let it heat up.

While the risotto is cooking, spice up the scallops with a little salt and pepper.
Fry them on a hot (!) pan so that both sides get a beautiful golden brown color.
(DO NOT OVERCOOK!! Fry the scallops quickly on both sides: 
they are done once they lose their translucency and turn opaque!)
Keep the scallops warm.

Add the parmesan, mascarpone and parsley into the risotto.

Scoop some risotto on each plate, add a couple scallops and decorate it with the crispy ham slice.
Enjoy!

20 comments:

  1. wow yum yum yum!
    such a shame you can't buy heels, but there are plenty of stylish flats out there :)
    plus they are so much more comfy
    xxx

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    1. It was really yummy!

      Luckily I'm still allowed to wear the heels I have in my closet, but since at the moment I have only two or three pairs of flats out of a total of 16 pairs of shoes, I'm not allowed to buy any new heels :D Ah well, flats are indeed more comfortable!

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  2. mmm fantastic <3 ps: I'm a new follower :D

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    1. Thank you, and welcome to my blog! :)

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  3. Oopoh that risotto looks so yummy! I want to try this receipe!

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    1. It was delicious, you really should try it out! :)

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  4. Anonymous27/4/12 18:23

    Looks yummy! What a small portion though!

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    1. It certainly was yummy! The portion looks small but risotto is so filling that I was definitely full after that :D

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  5. Great blog, following you on gfc!

    Wanna follow each other?

    Alessia


    THE CHILI COOL


    FACEBOOK

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    1. Thanks, I'll take a look at your blog :)

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  6. Everything looks so tasty :)

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  7. Näyttääpä herkulliselta! :D

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  8. Merci pour la recette ma puce, ça m'a l'air délicieux
    J'essayerais bien quand j'aurai du temps
    Kiss ma belle
    Nores
    http://hennesalittlebirdtoldme.blogspot.com/2

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    1. De rien, c'était vraiment délicieux! :)

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  9. Anonymous29/4/12 09:41

    Food looks so tasty!!! That dream roll cake looks quite delicious and chocolatey ;)

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    1. It was very tasty, the dream roll cake is very nice, easy to make and sooo good :)

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  10. Yammy Yammy.. looks DE-LI-SH!

    <3
    -Giuliana
    http://www.suededreamsinc.com

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