Thursday, February 17, 2005
tortellini in brodo
tortellini sono le paste that skaterina dislikes the most / along with bowties, orecchiette (little ears), and shells
at the Shifty Markup she was attracted, however, to red, white, and green tortellini stuffed with some ricotta and parmesan cheeses / it was the colours that led to the epiphany / of course, the reason she doesnt like tortellini is because it needs to be cooked a lot !
definitely not al dente
there is too much dough folded in over itself / al dente gives a Big Chew allright / and the idea that the shaped is inspired by Venus' belly button is / well ~~~~~~~~de lish e ous
clever idea
the first year i lived in Rome i stood fascinated in front of a tortellini making machine / little metal fingers stretched the dough / a dollop of stuffing wd drop into place / the fingers bring the ends together and voila a twist and the belly button goes into the bowl
the red white and green tortellini went into a pot of simmering broth / some of the beef broth i made recently to which i added some of the best vegetable broth i have ever made
this broth included a couple of beets / a package of carrots / a bunch of red kale / half a bunch of parsley / half a small red cabbage / bunch of celery / a couple of potatoes / and a chunk of onion
this all goes into a big pot and covered with enough water to give 4-5 quarts of rich dark deep red broth
drink hot in a mug or bowl with squirts of lemon / salt / cayenne pepper / other seasonings as one prefers
like a little gob of ghee will do ya
very alkalizing and reinvigorating
zero points on weight watchers
the overcooked tortellini were yummy excellent slurping up with the broth / so good we had the leftovers for breakfast
at the Shifty Markup she was attracted, however, to red, white, and green tortellini stuffed with some ricotta and parmesan cheeses / it was the colours that led to the epiphany / of course, the reason she doesnt like tortellini is because it needs to be cooked a lot !
definitely not al dente
there is too much dough folded in over itself / al dente gives a Big Chew allright / and the idea that the shaped is inspired by Venus' belly button is / well ~~~~~~~~de lish e ous
clever idea
the first year i lived in Rome i stood fascinated in front of a tortellini making machine / little metal fingers stretched the dough / a dollop of stuffing wd drop into place / the fingers bring the ends together and voila a twist and the belly button goes into the bowl
the red white and green tortellini went into a pot of simmering broth / some of the beef broth i made recently to which i added some of the best vegetable broth i have ever made
this broth included a couple of beets / a package of carrots / a bunch of red kale / half a bunch of parsley / half a small red cabbage / bunch of celery / a couple of potatoes / and a chunk of onion
this all goes into a big pot and covered with enough water to give 4-5 quarts of rich dark deep red broth
drink hot in a mug or bowl with squirts of lemon / salt / cayenne pepper / other seasonings as one prefers
like a little gob of ghee will do ya
very alkalizing and reinvigorating
zero points on weight watchers
the overcooked tortellini were yummy excellent slurping up with the broth / so good we had the leftovers for breakfast
