In August we spent 4 nights in Mantova and explore the city both on foot and by bike. We even take a cooking class and learn about the traditional cuisine of the area. We've included the recipes below as well as the link to this experience.
Risotto Mantovano
Ingredients:
Vialone Nano rice (1 small cup per person)
Sausage mince (same weight as rice)
1 small onion
1 sprig of rosemary
Splash of red or white wine
grated grana padana or parmesan cheese
Method:
Put the rice in a saucepan with cold water and a generous pinch of salt. Use the same volume of rice as water (1 cup of rice = 1 cup of water). Cover. Bring to the boil, then cook gently until the rice has absorbed all the water. (15-20 minutes).
Cook the sausage mince with chopped onion and rosemary, and a little wine. It's ready when all the wine has evaporated.
Add the cooked sausage meat to the rice and mix well. Add grana padana cheese to taste, and serve hot. It also reheats well if you want to eat it the day after.
The AirBnB experience cooking class: www.airbnb.com...
Sbrisolona cake
Ingredients:
150g plain white flour
150g cornmeal flour
150g white sugar
150g butter, softened
150g blanched almonds, chopped
2 egg yokes
pinch of salt
grated zest of 1 green lemon
To decorate
handful of whole almonds, unblanched
Method
Line a cake tin with baking paper and preheat the oven to 180°.
Knead together all the ingredients (except the whole almonds) to make a dough. It should be quite rough and crumbly.
Break it into small pieces and drop them into the cake tin, to give it a crumbled appearance. Scatter the whole almonds on top.
Bake for 30 - 40 minutes, checking it regularly, to make sure it has a nice yellow colour. Leave to cool in the oven for a few minutes to ensure the cake is cooked through.
5 окт 2024
