Flan with broccoli and nuts, crispy bacon

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 400 g broccoli
•  Parmesan 120 gr
• 3 eggs
• fresh cream (or cottage cheese) 10 cl
• butter to taste
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• a handful toasted hazelnuts
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste 
• thinly sliced ​​bacon, a slice per person

Method of preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 190 °. 
2. Wash the broccoli. Strip the stems and cut into slices, then cut them into florets. Steam or cook in a pan of lightly salted water for about ten minutes.
3. Blend the broccoli with the remaining ingredients (except the nuts).
4. Crushed hazelnuts (we did it with a meat pounder to remain the biggest pieces)
5. Add salt and pepper. With a wooden spoon, mix them well until almost creamy. Butter 4 molds from oven and fill them with the compound of broccoli.
6. Make crispy bacon in a baking pan for a few minutes at 170 degrees.
7. Prepare a baking pan with water (about 1 cm)
8. Cook the flan at 170 degrees for about 25 minutes. Serve hot or warm flan with their bacon.

Characteristics:

Preparation time: 60 minutes
Flow: appetizers and opening; contours;
Origin: Italy
Seasonal: spring autumn winter
Type of preparation: in the oven

Chocolate Mousse

Ingredients for 4 people:

• dark chocolate 180 gr
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 whole egg
• 2 tablespoons cognac
• whipped cream 500 g

For pears williams:

• Williams pears 3
•  sugar 80 gr
• lemon zest

Method of preparation:

1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave with the help of (3 cycles of 20 seconds at medium power).
2. Add eggs, brandy heated and beat vigorously.
3. Whip the cream to 3/4 (you must be able to write but not to be fixed), mix the chocolate at once.
4. Mix from bottom to top ...
5. ... without dismantle the cream.
6. Using a sac-a-little, pour the mixture into molds. Leave in the refrigerator for a couple of hours.
7.  Peel the pears and cut them into slices, place them in a pot. Add the lemon zest and sugar, then cover with water. leave on the heat until completely cooked pears. 
8. Cut the lemon zest, then mix.
9. Remove the mousse from the mold, place it in the center of the dish. Pour near the pear puree.

Characteristics

Preparation time: 180 minutes
Flow: sweets and desserts; 
Origin: Italy
Seasonal: spring autumn winter
Type of preparation: raw boil / Cook

Yogurt cream with strawberries

Ingredients for 4 people:

• 250 gr mascarpone
• 350 g strawberries
• sugar 100 gr
• cream 200 gr
• 1 cinnamon stick
• yogurt 300 ml
• some mint leaf

Method of preparation:

1. We mount slightly the cream (must be largely liquid). Slightly slam the mascarpone cheese with the yogurt. Mixing the two gently from the bottom upwards.
2. Fill the glasses.
3. Cut the strawberries.
4. We make a syrup of water and sugar. Add the cinnamon stick. We heat until the sugar starts to bubble; should NOT cook, nor become caramel.
5. Add the strawberries. Let them soften just 1 minute.
6. We serve the glass with cream over the strawberries and some mint leaves. 

 

Characteristics:


Preparation time: 30 minutes
Flow: sweets and desserts;
Origin: Italy
Seasonal: spring summer
Type of preparation: raw pan

Rack of lamb

 Ingredients for 4 people:

• Rack of lamb 1
• chopped vegetables q.b.
• 1 clove garlic
• the red beer. 0.750
• grappa l.0, 050
• tomato paste 1 teaspoon
• 1 pinch pepper
• spicy chili 1 blade tip
• heart of vegetable broth 1 
• salt q.b.

How to cook it:

1.  Saute garlic;
2. Add the pork loin is browning, add the beaten'' tricolor''; 
3. Add some grated lemon peel; 
4. Add a blade tip of spicy chili; 
5. Add a pinch of pepper Pour 1/2 cup of brandy and let it fade
6. Add the red beer; 
7. cover with lid and let go of the simmer for about 90 minutes 
8. Add the heart of vegetable broth, add the teaspoon of tomato paste; 
9. Adjust the salt and finish cooking for another 30 minutes.

Wine to pair:

• Merlot Grave Friuli

Characteristics:
 
Preparation time: 120 minutes
Flow: meat dishes;
Origin: Italy
Seasonal: spring summer autumn winter
Type of preparation: pan 

Scallops in white wine

 
Ingredients for 12 people:

• slices of turkey breast or pork loaf of 120 gr x 12
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• 00 flour to taste
• extra virgin olive oil to taste
• butter to taste
• white wine to taste
• gravy (optional) to taste
• cornstarch diluted in water to taste

How to cook it: 

1. Flatten the meat. Add salt, pepper and sprinkle with flour.
2. Fry in a pan with oil and butter.
3. Sprinkle with white wine and let evaporate.
   Combine a little broth and any gravy. Tie with cornstarch diluted in water.

Characteristics:

Preparation time: 20 minutes
Flow: meat dishes;
Origin: Italy
Seasonal: spring summer autumn winter
Type of preparation: in a pan