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Discover how to pair products to enjoy an authentic Piemontese food experience.

Enjoy these delicious and traditional recipes of Piemonte

Typical dishes of the territory are a legacy of a long forgotten past. They are traditions handed down over time, characterized by strong elements of cultural identity.

Sometimes great recipes were born from the creativity of chefs who, forced to work by using their imagination in times of scarcity of products or just plain hunger, transformed simple ingredients into tasty and fascinating dishes.

Working with the renowned Italian Food Style Education Culinary Institute and the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Pollenzo, the ancient flavors of Piemonte have come alive for you to try at home!

Spring Menu

Starter: Asparagus salad with Robiola d'Alba cheese and Piemonte PGI candy hazelnuts

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the salad
    • Asparagus gr 500
    • Robiola d’Alba cheese gr. 200
    • Roman lettuce gr. 150
    • Shallot gr. 50
    • EVO oil gr. 8
    • Gavi DOCG whithe wine gr. 50
    • Salt t.t.
    • Black pepper t.t.     
       
  • For the Piemonte PGI candy hazelnuts
    • Sugar gr. 100
    • Water gr. 25
    • Piemonte PGI hazelnuts gr. 50
    • Salt flakes gr. 5     
       
  • For the salad seasoning
    • Balsamic vinegar gr. 25
    • EVO oil gr. 20
    • Salt t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the salad
    • Peel, wash and cut the asparagus in small fingers.
    • Clean and cut the shallot in julienne.
    • In a fry pan warm the EVO oil and the shallot, soft fry till it changes color and add the asparagus and let it cook for a few minutes, add the white wine and let it evaporate complitely, add salt and black pepper.
    • Cut the Robiola d’Alba cheese into cubes and keep them aside.     
       
  • For the Piemonte PGI candy hazelnuts
    • In a saucepan, cook the sugar with the water, add the Piemonte PGI hazelnuts, the salt flakes and sandblast.     
       
  • For the salad seasoning
    • Prepare a vinaigrette with EVO oil, salt and balsamic vinegar.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Assemble the dish by placing the roman lettuce leafs in the center with the asparagus, the Robiola DOP cheese cubes and the Piemonte PGI candy hazelnuts, finally season everything with the vinaigrette.

Main course: Tajarin with vegetable ragout and zucchini flowers

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the Tajarin (fresh pasta)
    • Wheat flour type "00" gr. 300
    • Durum wheat semolina flour gr. 100
    • Eggs gr. 180
    • Egg-yolk gr. 60
    • EVO oil gr. 5    
       
  • For the vegetable ragout
    • Cherry tomatoes gr. 100
    • Potatoes gr. 80
    • Parmigiano Reggiano gr. 30
    • Red onions gr. 80
    • Oven-roasted red peppers gr. 120
    • Lard gr. 80
    • Leek gr. 40
    • High-gluten flour
    • Fresh green beans gr. 100
    • Asparagus gr. 100
    • Basil leaves n. 12
    • Butter gr. 40
    • Garlic cloves n. 2
    • Marjoram sprigs n. 2    
       
  • For the zucchini flowers
    • Zucchini flowers n. 4
    • Ricotta cheese gr. 120
    • Thyme t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the Tajarin (fresh pasta)
    • Put all the ingredients for the fresh pasta and a pinch of salt in a kneading machine and knead till you have a smooth and homogeneous dough. If the dough result too soft, increase a bit the amount of flour.
    • Let rest in the fridge, covered with a plastic wrap, for 15 minutes.
    • Roll out into a 3 mm thick, sheet and cut it into Tajarin using a pasta machine or the knife.    
       
  • For the vegetable ragout
    • After peeling the asparagus stems and cutting their tips off - that will be blanched in boiling water - cut the stems into small strips.
    • Sweat the julienned red onion in a pan with EVO oil and a crushed garlic clove, add asparagus and peppers and roast over high heat till cooked, leaving the asparagus crunchy; add hand-torn basil and finely chopped marjoram.
    • In the meantime, peel and seed the cherry tomatoes and cut them into wedges.
    • In a sauté pan, let the butter melt in a little EVO oil, add garlic, chopped lard, the previously blanched and halved green beans and the blanched and small-diced potatoes.
    • Cook for a few minutes, season with salt and pepper and add the vegetables.
    • Let everything cook for some more minutes.    
       
  • For the zucchini flowers
    • Clean the flowers inside, rinse in running water and stuff them with thyme-scented ricotta cheese, season with salt and pepper.
    • Wrap them in a plastic film and blanch in boiling water for few     
      seconds.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Cook the Tajarin in salted water for about 2 minutes, then take it out from the water and sauté it for few seconds in a pan with the vegetable ragout, incorporating the tomatoes. Lastly mix in the grated Parmigiano Reggiano, a drizzle of EVO oil and serve garnishing with the asparagus tips, the slightly open zucchini flowers and a few drops of EVO oil.

Second course: Veal bites with aromatic herbs, vegetables and beer reduction

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the veal
    • Veal tenderloin gr. 400
    • Old style mustard gr. 60
    • White bread gr. 20
    • Garlic clove gr. 4
    • Chives gr. 5
    • Parsley leaves no. 8
    • Rosemary sprigs no. 4
    • Sage leaves no. 4
    • Coarse salt gr. 6
    • Breadcrumbs gr. 25
    • Eggs gr. 60
    • Dark beer gr. 25
    • Oil for frying t.t.    
       
  • For the sauce
    • Porcini mushrooms gr. 200
    • Dark beer gr. 750
    • Glucose gr. 80
    • Garlic clove no. 1
    • Rosemary sprig no. 1
    • Corn starch gr. 5
    • Water gr. 20    
       
  • For the vegetables
    • Bell peppers gr. 80
    • Carrots gr. 80
    • Rice flour gr. 75
    • Dark beer gr. 110
    • Zucchini gr. 80
    • Ice gr. 20
    • Rice flour gr. 60
    • Parsley sprigs t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the veal
    • After removing its fat, cut the tenderloin into regular bites; put the meat in a bowl, add the old-style mustard and let it marinate for 15 minutes, get it flavoured.
    • Cut the white bread coarsely with the herbs, put into a cutter and add coarse salt, herbs and process at the highest speed to have a fine powder; incorporate the breadcrumbs and mix well.
    • Whisk the eggs, add the beer, then baste the bites and bread them in the aromatized breading.
    • Fry the veal bites in oil, lay on a paper towel to let it absorb the excess fat and salt.    
       
  • For the beer reduction
    • Let beer and glucose reduce by 70%, take off the heat, add the rosemary sprig and the garlic clove, let marinate for 2 minutes and cover with a lid.
    • Strain, put back on the stove, thin out the cornstarch in water and when the liquid beer sauce comes to a boil, add the cornstarch.
    • Let cook till you reach the density you need.    
       
  • For the vegetables
    • Prepare a light batter with 75 gr. of rice flour and the beer, add the ice.
    • Cut the vegetables in small pieces.
    • Flour the vegetables in 60 gr. of rice flour, then batter them and fry in plenty of EVO oil.
    • Fry some leaves of parsley and keep them aside.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Turn the oven on, set it at 175°C and heat the veal bites for 4 minutes. Pour the sauce in the plates, lay the meat bites at the centre, garnish with the vegetables and decorate with fried parsley leaves.

Dessert: Raspberries Bavarian cream on cornmeal crumble

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the Creme Anglais
    • Milk gr. 200
    • Egg yolk gr. 50
    • Sugar gr. 50
    • Salt gr. 0,5
    • Vanilla flavor t.t.    
       
  • For the Bavarian cream
    • Creme Anglais previously prepared gr. 207
    • Raspberry puree gr. 306
    • Isinglass gr. 12
    • Water gr. 61
    • Fresh cream 35% fat gr. 383
    • Sugar gr. 31    
       
  • For the crumble
    • Wheat flour type "00" gr. 350
    • Butter gr. 275
    • Cornmeal gr. 109
    • Icing sugar gr. 184
    • Egg yolk gr. 78
    • Salt gr. 2
    • Vanilla flavor t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the Creme Anglais
    • Mix egg yolk, sugar, salt and vanilla flavor.
    • Warm the milk and mix with the other ingredients.
    • Cook till reach 85 C° and cool down.    
       
  • For the Bavarian cream
    • Activate isinglass with water in the microwave.
    • Combine the Creme Anglais previously prepared, the isinglass and the raspberry puree.
    • Whip the cream and 70% of sugar, add it to the previous mixture, stirring from the bottom to the top.
    • Place in a mold and cool completely.    
       
  • For the crumble
    • Mix all ingredients until smooth, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
    • Grate the dough onto a silpat sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C° for 12 minutes.  
       

Final preparation and serving

To be completed.

 

Summer Menu

Starter: Soft goat cheese filled with cherry jam and balsamic vinegar

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the starter
    • Fresh goat cheese gr. 120
    • EVO oil gr. 10
    • Salt gr. 1,5
    • Cherry jam gr. 20
    • Balsamic vinegar t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the starter
    • Place in a bowl and season fresh goat cheese with EVO oil and salt, mix until smooth.  
       

Final preparation and serving

With a pastry bag make a small froth in the center of which you will put a teaspoon of cherry jam, cover with more goat cheese giving a nice shape. Season with a few drops of balsamic vinegar.

Starter: Small summer Carpione

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the breaded meat
    • Tin sliced veal gr. 120
    • Wheat flour type "00" gr. 30
    • Eggs gr. 60
    • Breadcrumbs gr. 50
    • Oil for deep fry gr. 200    
       
  • For the zucchini
    • Zucchini gr. 300
    • Oil for deep fry gr. 500
    • Slat t.t.    
       
  • For the quail's eggs
    • Quail's eggs no. 4
    • Butter gr. 20
    • Salt t.t.    
       
  • For the Carpione
    • Vinegar gr. 500
    • White wine gr. 500
    • Water gr. 500
    • Onion gr. 100
    • Sage leaves gr. 100
    • EVO oil gr. 15
    • Salt gr. 7  
       

Procedure

  • For the breaded meat
    • Flour the slice of meat, soak in the egg and cover it with breadcrumbs.
    • Fry it in hot oil, dry with kitchen paper and arrange them in a high-sided baking dish.      
       
  • For the zucchini
    • Cut the zucchini into sticks of 2 cm.
    • Fry it in hot oil, dry with kitchen paper and arrange them in a high-sided baking dish, add the salt.    
       
  • For the quail's eggs
    • In a fry pan smelt the butter and cook the fried eggs, salt it and arrange them in a high-sided baking dish.    
       
  • For the Carpione
    • Put wine, vinegar and water in a pot, then on the fire.
    • When it starts to boil add the salt and turn off the fire.
    • Slice the onion thinly and soft fry in a pan in oil with the sage leaves.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Put onion, meat, zucchini and quail's eggs in a bowl, cover with the warm mix of wine and vinegar, store in a fridge for 6 hours. Serve it chill.

Main course: Risotto with zucchini and light Raschera DOP cheese fondue

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the risotto
    • Vegetable stock lt. 1
    • Carnaroli rice gr. 250
    • Butter gr. 80
    • Onion gr. 15
    • EVO oil gr. 20
    • White wine gr. 80    
       
  • For the fondue
    • Fresh cream gr. 200
    • Raschera DOP cheese gr. 100    
       
  • For the zucchini sauce
    • Zucchini gr. 200
    • Onion gr. 15
    • EVO oil gr. 20
    • Vegetable stock t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the risotto
    • Finely chop the onion. Bring the stock to a boil in a stock pot. Sweat the onion in 20 gr of EVO oil till light golden.
    • Add the rice, mix it in and toast for a few minutes, add the white wine and let it completely evaporate with a little hot stock at a time and continue till the rice is properly cooked.
    • Take off the heat and stir well with the butter and al little bit of cheese fondue, using a wooden spoon, till creamy.    
       
  • For the fondue
    • Cut the Raschera DOP cheese in small cubes and smelt in the cream at low power.    
       
  • For the zucchini sauce
    • Soft fry the onion thin sliced in the EVO oil, add the zucchini cut in small cubes, let it soft fry for few minutes, arrange the salt and let it cook adding stock if needed.
    • Blend and pass through a thin strain to obtain a smooth sauce.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Put the risotto in a dish and garnish it with the zucchini sauce and the Raschera DOP cheese fondue. Serve it very hot.

Second course: Rabbit roll with cooked ham and Freisa DOC red wine sauce

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the rabbit
    • Rabbit gr. 1000
    • Sliced ham gr. 100
    • Thyme sprig no. 1
    • Rosemary sprig no. 1
    • Majoran sprig no. 1
    • Salt t.t
    • White pepper t.t    
       
  • For the sauce
    • Porcini mushrooms gr. 200
    • Freisa DOC red wine gr. 400
    • Roast gravy gr. 50
    • Shallot gr. 40
    • Garlic glove no. 1
    • Rosemary sprig no. 1
    • Cornstarch t.t.
    • EVO oil t.t.  
       
  • For the salad
    • Valerian salad gr. 100
    • Sliced almonds gr. 20
    • EVO oil gr. 32
    • White wine vinegar gr. 10
    • Salt t.t.
    • White pepper t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the rabbit
    • De-bone the rabbit, cut it open on a cutting board, cover with plastic wrap and flatten with a meat mallet.
    • Remove the plastic wrap, sprinkle the meat with salt, chopped herbs, freshly ground white pepper and lay ham slices over the entire surface of the meat.
    • Roll the meat up to obtain a salami.
    • Wrap it with plastic film, seal well and roast in the steam oven for about 25 minutes.
    • Once the meat is done (as it reaches 75°C at the core), let it cool down quickly into the blast chiller.
    • As the meat is cold, cut the roll into slices.    
       
  • For the sauce
    • In a pot, warm the wine with the rosemary sprig and the garlic glove and let it reduce at the 40%.
    • In a fry pan warm 20 gr. of EVO oil, add the chopped shallot and let it cook slowly. Add the roast gravy, let it cook for 10 minutes and add the reduced wine.
    • Strain and let in thick with cornstarch.    
       
  • For the salad
    • Prepare a vinaigrette with oil, salt, pepper and vinegar.
    • Mix the valerian salad and the almond, season with the vinaigrette.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Place a slice of rabbit roll in a dish, garnish it with a spoon of sauce and add the salad aside.

Dessert: Amaretti stuffed peaches

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the dessert
    • Peaches gr. 200
    • Eggs gr. 60
    • Sugar gr. 20
    • Amaretti biscuits gr. 60
    • Cocoa powder gr. 20  
       

Procedure

  • For the dessert
    • Divide the peaches into 2 halves, remove the peach pit scoop out a tablespoon of pulp from each peach half.
    • In a blender add the peach pulp, the egg, the sugar, the cocoa powder, then start the blender for 30 seconds, add the amaretti and blend for other 30 seconds.
    • On a baking sheet arrange the peaches skin-side down, fill the center with the prepared filling, bake in a preheated oven at 180C° for 15 minutes.
    • Take off from the oven and let them cool down.  
       

Final preparation and serving

As soon as the peach is chill, serve it in a dessert plate or a cup. Garnish it as you wish (e.g. with a table spoon of sabayon on top or a little scoop of vanilla ice-cream aside).

 

Fall Menu

Starter: Castelmagno DOP cheese fondue with breadsticks and white truffle

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the Castelmagno DOP cheese fondue
    • Fresh cream gr. 150
    • Catelmagno DOP cheese gr. 75
    • White truffle gr. 10      
       
  • For the breadsticks
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 100
    • Water gr. 55
    • Butter gr. 10
    • Brewer's yeast gr. 3
    • Salt gr. 1,5
    • EVO oil t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the Castelmagno DOP cheese fondue
    • Cut the cheese in small cubes and add to the cream in a pot, let it smelt slowly on a low power.    
       
  • For the breadsticks
    • Place the flour and the salt dissolved in 30 gr. of water in a kneading machine and start mixing the ingredients.
    • Once all the ingredients are well amalgamated, add the rest of the water, in which you will have dissolved the brewer's yeast, and keep mixing, till you have a smooth and homogeneous dough.
    • Move the dough to a worktable brushed with EVO oil, grease the dough with some more oil and let rise till it doubles in volume.
    • Cut the dough into 0,5 cm-thick and 3 cm-long pieces and roll it in semolina flour, then "stretch" the pieces and bake at 220°C for about 25 minutes.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Place 50 gr. of Castelmagno DOP cheese fondue in a bowl, add some slices of white truffle to 2 breadsticks, serve hot.

Starter: Orange-scented "Vicciola" veal tartare with Parmigiano Reggiano wafer

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the veal tartare
    • Lean "Vicciola" veal meat gr. 200
    • Orange juice gr. 24
    • Leek no. 1
    • Ripe tomatoes gr. 80
    • Garlic cloves gr. 8
    • Lemon no. 2
    • EVO oil gr. 32      
       
  • For the wafer
    • Flour gr. 46
    • Butter gr. 30
    • Grated Parmigiano Reggiano gr. 46
    • Egg yolks gr. 20
    • Mild paprika t.t.
    • Salt t.t.
    • Angel hair noodles t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the wafer
    • Put the ingredients in a mixer and knead till you obtain a firm and homogeneous dough.
    • Roll it up into a sausage having a diameter of 3 cm and wrap it up in plastic film.
    • Chill down to 0°C in a blast chiller for 15 minutes.
    • Cut into 2 cm-thick medallions, arrange them in an oven-pan lined with wax-paper and bake in the oven at 220°C for about 10 minutes.
    • Let cool down.      
       
  • For the veal tartare
    • Mince the "Vicciola" veal meat very small.
    • In a bowl, emulsify the lemon juice with 15 gr. of EVO oil       
      and a pinch of salt.
    • Add the meat, the grated lemon zest and marinate for 5 minutes.
    • Slice the leek into a very thin julienne, blanch the tomato, peel and seed it, then cut it into small cubes; peel and crush the garlic and set aside.
    • Just before serving, mix the meat - drained from its marinade - with tomato, garlic and leek.
    • Season with salt and pepper, drizzle with EVO oil and mix carefully to flavor all the ingredients.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Divide the "Vicciola" veal tartare into 4 portions, place them on the Parmigiano Reggiano wafers and serve with a nest of fried angel-hair noodles aside.

Main course: Gnocchi with Robiola d'Alba cheese and fine herbs

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the gnocchi
    • Ricotta cheese gr. 300
    • Robiola d'Alba cheese gr. 100
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 90
    • Eggs gr. 120
    • Chives gr. 2
    • Thyme gr. 2
    • Dill gr. 2
    • Salt t.t.      
       
  • For the sauce
    • Demi-glace gr. 300
    • Chanterelles gr. 280
    • Butter gr. 20
    • EVO oil t.t.
    • Cherry tomatoes gr. 200
    • Garlic cloves no. 2
    • Salt and pepper t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the gnocchi
    • Put the eggs, the ricotta cheese, the Robiola d'Alba cheese, a pinch of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, the flour and the herbs in a bowl.
    • Mix and work the ingredients well, then make small balls, dusting your hands with flour.  
       
  • For the sauce
    • For the sauce, sauté chanterelle mushrooms, previously cleaned, in a pan with EVO oil scented with garlic.
    • When nicely golden, add butter, thyme, demi-glace and salt.
    • Let rest for a few minutes.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Cook the gnocchi in salted water. As soon as the gnocchi start floating, drain them and briefly sauté them in the sauce. Serve hot.

Second course: Chicken breast in a breadsticks breading with fried Porcini mushrooms

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the chicken
    • Chiken breast gr. 400
    • White bread gr. 40
    • Breadsticks gr. 50
    • Thyme sprigs no. 1
    • Marjoram sprigs no. 2
    • Anchovy fillet no. 1
    • Rosemary sprig no. 1
    • Whole eggs no. 2
    • Parmigiano gr. 20
    • Clarified butter gr. 150
    • Sage leaves no. 4    
       
  • For the Porcini mushrooms
    • Porcini mushrooms gr. 200
    • White flour type "00" gr. 50
    • Whole eggs no. 2
    • Breadcrumbs gr. 100
    • Oil for deep fry gr. 500
    • "Cugnà" compote gr. 160  
       

Procedure

  • For the chicken
    • Remove the skin from the breasts, season with salt and pepper; chop together the herbs and sprinkle the meat with them on both sides.
    • Finely chop the white bread with the anchovy fillet; coarsely crush the grissini and mix them with the bread, baste the breasts in the eggs, previously beaten with Parmigiano Reggiano, and bread the meat in the aromatized bread mix and in the crushed grissini.
    • Fry the meat in clarified butter scented with sage leaves.      
       
  • For the Porcini mushrooms
    • Slice the mushrooms 1 cm-thick, flour them, soak them in the eggs and after cover with breadcrumbs.
    • Heat the oil at 165C° and fry the mushrooms till reach a golden color.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Put in the center of the plate a spoon of "Cugnà" compote, some slice of chiken brest and garnish with the fried mushrooms.

Dessert: Piemonte PGI hazelnuts cake with warm sabayon

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the cake
    • Butter gr. 100
    • Icing sugar gr. 100
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 100
    • Cornmeal gr. 50
    • Gianduja paste gr. 50
    • Piemonte PGI hazelnut cream gr. 60
    • Piemonte PGI hazelnuts gr. 50
    • Baking powder gr. 2
    • Eggs gr. 60
    • Egg yolks gr. 20
    • Salt t.t.      
       
  • For the sabayon
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 100
    • Egg yolks gr. 50
    • Whole eggs gr. 30
    • Moscato d'Asti DOCG white wine gr. 125
    • Sugar gr. 30  
       

Procedure

  • For the cake
    • Whip butter and sugar together in a mixer at the highest speed.
    • Add the eggs a little at a time, still using the mixer but at a lower speed.
    • Remove the compound from the mixer, add the previously sifted white flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt, folding them in with a wooden spatula.
    • Add the ground Piemonte PGI hazelnuts and the Piemonte PGI hazelnut cream.
    • Bake at 170°C for about 60 minutes.      
       
  • For the sabayon
    • Add sugar and the Moscato d'Asti DOCG sweet white wine to the yolks and whole eggs.
    • Put on the heat in a large pot and whisk till fluffy and creamy.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Place a piece of cake on a plate and garnish with the sabayon just taken off the heat.

 

Winter Menu

Starter: Chestnuts, lard and honey

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the starter
    • Chestnuts gr. 250
    • Slices of lard gr. 100
    • Chestnut honey gr. 50

Procedure

  • For the chestnuts
    • Remove the outer rind of the chestnuts, immerse them for 2 minutes in boiling water and remove the second peel using a paring knife.
    • Place the peeled chestnuts in a bag, conditioned under vacuum and steam cook for 40 minutes at 99 degrees.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Slice the lard, arrange the slices in a round shape on a plate and place a warm chestnut in the centre, drip the honey onto the lard and chestnuts and decorate with edible flowers and sprouts.

Starter: Caponet with sausage on a Toma Piemonte DOP cheese fondue

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the Caponet
    • Sausage gr. 160
    • Puff pastry gr. 125
    • Lard gr. 20
    • Beaten eggs gr. 60
    • Cabbage leaves n. 6
    • Thyme sprig n. 1
    • Marjoran sprigs n. 2
    • Sage leaves n. 4
    • Rosemary sprig n. 1
    • Garlic clove n. 1
    • Juniper berries n. 4
    • White wine gr. 40
    • Black pepper corns n. 4
    • Egg yolk gr. 20
    • EVO oil t.t  
       
  • For the fondue
    • Toma Piemonte DOP cheese gr. 75
    • Fresh cream gr. 150  
       

Procedure

  • For the Caponet
    • Remove the leaves from the stalk of the cabbage, wash and blanch them in salted water for a few minutes, cool them down in cold water to stop the cooking process.
    • Prepare a mixture with lard, aromatics herbs and garlic, fry in a pan with a drizzle of EVO oil, add 1/3 of the leaves roughly chopped; add the peeld   
      sausages and fry over high heat, add the juniper berries and pour in the dry white wine, remove from the heat and let cool quickly.
    • Thicken the mixture with the beaten egg, season with salt and pepper and stuff the leaves, giving them the classical shape of a "Caponet".
    • Roll out the puff pastry very thin, wrap the caponet in it, then brush with beaten egg yolk and bake at 200° C, until the puff pastry is completely baked.  
       
  • For the fondue
    • Cut the cheese in small cubes and add to the cream in a pot, let it smelt slowly on a low power.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Place the Caponet on a plate and garnish with a tablespoon of Tome Piemonte DOP cheese fondue on top.

Main course: Pinched Agnolotti with Monferrina butter and Freisa DOC red wine reduction

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the Agnolotti (dough)
    • Ricotta cheese gr. 300
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 280
    • Whole eggs gr. 150
    • Egg yolks gr. 40
    • EVO oil gr. 5  
       
  • For the Agnolotti (filling)
    • Rabbit meat gr. 70
    • Pork loin gr. 30
    • Veal meat gr. 60
    • Boiled rice gr. 40
    • Parmigiano Reggiano gr. 20
    • Leek gr. 20
    • Shallot gr. 10
    • Carrot gr. 12
    • Celery stalk gr. 25
    • Butter gr. 10
    • Egg yolks gr. 20
    • EVO oil t.t.
    • Vegetable broth gr. 350
    • Spinach gr. 60
    • Thyme sprigs n. 4
    • Marjoram sprigs n. 4
    • Rosemary sprigs n. 4
    • Bay-leaf n. 1
    • Sage leaves n. 2
    • Salt t.t.
    • White pepper t.t.
    • Nutmeg t.t.  
       
  • For the Monferrina butter
    • Butter gr. 150
    • Mixed herbs gr. 50  
       
  • For the Freisa DOC red wine reduction
    • Freisa DOC red wine gr. 150
    • Bay leaf gr. 3  
       

Procedure

  • For the Agnolotti (dough)
    • Put all the ingredients in a mixer and knead till you obtain a smooth texture.
    • Wrap it up in plastic film and let rest in the fridge for about one hour.  
       
  • For the Agnolotti (filling)
    • Cut vegetables and meats into small pieces.
    • Pour some EVO oil in a sauce-pan with the herbs, add the vegetables and brown on a high heat.
    • Add the meats and keep roasting, drizzle with dry white wine and let it evaporate.
    • Add rice, raw spinach, vegetable broth and cook covered till the broth evaporates completely.
    • Remove the herbs and mix everything in a food-processor to get a homogeneous texture.
    • Add grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, egg-yolk, salt, pepper and nutmeg and mix well.  
       
  • For the Agnolotti (final step)
    • Roll the Agnolotti dough out into a thin sheet, place small amounts of Agnolotti filling along its length and cover with another dough sheet.
    • Pinch with two fingers in between the small heaps of filling and cut with a pasta-wheel.  
       
  • For the Monferrina butter
    • In a pot smelt the butter with the herbs and smelt on low heat.  
       
  • For the Freisa DOC red wine reduction
    • In a pot add the Freisa DOC red wine and the bay leaf, on a low heat let evaporate the 30% of the volume.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Cook the Agnolotti in salted water for about 2 minutes and dress with aromatized butter, serve with some drops of wine reduction.

Second course: Braised veal cheek with polenta gnocchi

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the braised veal cheek
    • Veal cheek gr. 600
    • Carema DOC red wine gr. 600
    • Onion gr. 40
    • Carrots gr. 40
    • Celery gr. 40
    • Tomatoes no. 1
    • Sage leaves no. 4
    • Rosemary sprigs no. 1
    • Meat stock gr. 400
    • Bayleaf no. 1  
       
  • For the polenta
    • Water gr. 400
    • Cormeal gr. 100
    • Coarse salt t.t.  
       
  • For the polenta gnocchi
    • Cooked polenta gr. 400 (see previuos point)
    • Low-gluten flour gr. 112
    • Whole eggs gr. 40
    • Butter gr. 100
    • Salt t.t.
    • Pepper t.t.  
       

Procedure

  • For the braised veal cheek
    • Cut off the fat from the meat, tie and sear the meat on high heat in a roasting pan with a drizzle of EVO oil.
    • Add carrots, celery and onions cut into a large brunoise.
    • Keep roasting and add the peeled and seeded tomatoes, small diced.
    • Keep roasting for a few more minutes, drizzle with Carema DOC red wine.
    • Let the wine evaporate by 30% and add stock to cover the meat, then add sage leaves, rosemary and bayleaf.
    • Continue to cook covering the pan with a lid.
    • When the meat is done, keep it in a warm place, deglaze the cooking liquid, strain it and let it thicken till you obtain a smooth sauce. If necessary, thicken with a brown roux and adjust with salt. 
       
  • For the polenta
    • Bring the water to a boil and salt it.
    • Lower the heat and add the flour a little at a time, whisking it in.
    • Cook on a low heat, as you keep stirring with a spoon till it's ready.
    • Take off from the fire and let the polenta get cold.  
       
  • For the polenta gnocchi
    • As soon as the polenta previously prepared get cold, blend it well with the eggs and white flour till it gets very creamy.
    • Fill a pastry-bag and squeeze the mix out into a pot with boiling and salted water, cutting it into small , 1-cm lenght pieces as you squeeze it out into the boiling water.
    • As the gnocchi start floating, drain and shock them in cold water with ice.
    • In a non-stick pan, melt the butter and sauté the gnocchi till they get nicely crispy.  
       

Final preparation and serving

Place the veal cheek in a plate, cover it with a spoon of its sauce and add a portion of polenta gnocchi aside.

Dessert: Gianduja chocolate Cremini mini-cakes

Ingredients (4 people)

  • For the mass
    • Eggs gr. 112
    • Sugar gr. 75
    • Vanilla pod no. 1
    • Egg yolks gr. 40
    • Wheat flour gr. 32
    • Starch gr. 32
    • Powdered Piemonte PGI hazelnuts gr. 30
    • Cocoa powder gr. 30
    • Melted butter gr. 19  
       
  • For the pastry cream
    • Milk gr. 125
    • Vanilla pod no. 1
    • Egg yolks gr. 50
    • Sugar gr. 30
    • Rice starch gr. 6
    • Butter gr. 12  
       
  • For the Gianduja chocolate cream
    • Butter gr. 250
    • Gianduja chocolate gr. 250
    • Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste gr. 75
    • Pastry cream gr. 125 (see previuos point)  
       
  • For the Piemonte PGI hazelnut dip
    • Water gr. 75
    • Sugar gr. 50
    • Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste gr. 25
    • Maraschino gr. 25  
       

Procedure

  • For the mass
    • Whip eggs with sugar and vanilla, slowly add the yolks, warming up lightly.
    • As soon as the mix is ready, add the sifted powders and the melted butter at the end.
    • Shape on a silpat mat and bake for 8 minutes at 210°C, with open vents, then take out and let it get cold.  
       
  • For the pastry cream
    • Boil the milk with the vanilla.
    • Mix yolks, sugar and starch, add to the milk and cook, as you keep stirring with a whisk.
    • Remove from the heat and as the cream cools down add the butter.  
       
  • For the Gianduja chocolate cream
    • Whip the butter and incorporate the gianduja chocolate, previously melted at 32°C, add the Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste and then the pastry cream previously prepared (see previous point).
    • Mix all the ingredients together, bring to a boil, blend and strain. Let cool down.  
       
  • For the Piemonte PGI hazelnut dip
    • In a bowl, dissolve the sugar into the water, add the Maraschino and the Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste and mix it well until smooth.  
       

Final preparation and serving

On a baking tray spread 5 layers of approx. 0.3 mm height each, one over the other: a first layer of mass, then a second one of Gianduja cream, a third one of mass soaked in the Gianduja dip, a fourth one of Gianduja cream. Top with a fifth layer of mass soaked in the dip, blast chill and frost with a toffee sauce or chocolate nappage. Take out off the freezer and cut the cake into squares of about 2 cm lenght and serve it decorated as you like.

 

Piemonte PGI hazelnut Special

Starter: Langarola salad

Ingredients

  • Piemonte PGI roasted hazelnuts gr. 50
  • Robiola d'Alba cheese gr. 200
  • Celery gr. 200
  • White wine vinegar gr. 20
  • EVO oil gr. 20
  • Salt t.t. 
     

Procedure

Prepare a vinaigrette with EVO oil, salt and vinegar. Roughly chop some Piemonte PGI roasted hazelnuts, cut the Robiola d'Alba cheese into cubes, cut the celery into slices and mix everything with the vinaigrette.

Main course: Risotto with goat cheese, Piemonte PGI hazelnuts and honey

Ingredients

  • Arborio rice gr. 320
  • Vinegar no. tablespoon
  • Vegetable stock t.t.
  • "Toma di capra" semi-aged goat cheese gr. 100
  • Piemonte PGI roasted hazelnuts gr. 20
  • Acacia honey t.t. 
     

Procedure

Start by deglazing rice with a tablespoon of vinegar, then start cooking by adding vegetable stock t.t. As the rice is cooked, stir some slices of goat cheese and serve with some roughly chopped Piemonte PGI roasted hazelnuts on top, together with few drops of acacia honey.

Second course: Roast with hazelnut sauce

Ingredients

  • Meat (veal or pork) gr. 600
  • Onion gr. 40
  • Carrots gr. 40
  • Celery gr. 40
  • Bayleaf no.1
  • White wine t.t.
  • Meat stock t.t.
  • Salt t.t.
  • EVO oil t.t.
  • Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste no.2 tablespoons 
     

Procedure

Cut off the fat from the meat, tie and sear the meat on high heat in a roasting pan with a drizzle of EVO oil. Add carrots, celery and onions cut into a large brunoise; keep roasting and drizzle with white wine. Let the wine evaporate by 30% and add meat stock to cover the meat, then add the bayleaf. Continue to cook covering the pan with a lid. When the meat is done, keep it in a warm place, deglaze the cooking liquid, add 2 tablespoons of Piemonte PGI hazelnut paste, strain it and let it thicken till you obtain a smooth sauce. Place some this slices of roasted meat in a plate and cover with the hazelnut sauce.

Dessert: Piemonte PGI hazelnuts cake

Ingredients

  • Butter gr. 100
  • Icing sugar gr. 100
  • Low-gluten flour gr. 100
  • Cornmeal gr. 50
  • Gianduja paste gr. 50
  • Piemonte PGI hazelnut cream gr. 60
  • Piemonte PGI hazelnuts gr. 50
  • Baking powder gr. 2
  • Eggs gr. 60
  • Egg yolks gr. 20
  • Salt t.t.  
     

Procedure

Whip butter and sugar together in a mixer at the highest speed. Add the eggs a little at a time, still using the mixer but at a lower speed. Remove the compound from the mixer, add the previously sifted white flour, cornmeal, baking powder and salt, folding them in with a wooden spatula. Add the ground Piemonte PGI hazelnuts and the Piemonte PGI hazelnut cream. Bake at 170°C for about 60 minutes.

 

Piedmontese Breakfast

Spring breakfast

Sweet side

  • "Brutti e buoni" biscuits
  • "Krumiri" biscuits
  • "Paste di meliga" biscuits
  • Wildflower honey
  • Piemonte PGI hazelnut spread
  • Apricot jam
  • Peer juice
  • Strawberry juice
  • Lemon balm tea
  • Coffee
  • White yoghurt  
     

Savoury side

  • Breadsticks with EVO oil
  • Focaccia bread
  • Bell pepper cream
  • Artichokes in EVO oil
  • "Mocetta" cured meat
  • "Salame di turgia" salami
  • "Salame Piemonte PGI" salami
  • Butter
  • "Tomino" fresh cow-milk cheese
  • "Cevrin di Coazze" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Robiola d’Alba" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Bra Duro DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Grana Padano DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
Summer breakfast

Sweet side

  • "Biscottini di Novara" biscuits
  • "Lingue di gatto" biscuits
  • "Savoiardi" biscuits
  • Acacia honey
  • Peach jam
  • Strawberry jam
  • Peach juice
  • Strawberry juice
  • Wild rose tea
  • Coffee
  • White yoghurt  
     

Savoury side

  • Wholemeal flour breadsticks
  • Focaccia bread
  • Dry tomatoes cream
  • Grilled zucchini in EVO oil
  • "Lonzino" cured meat
  • "Prosciutto Crudo di Cuneo DOP" ham
  • "Bra" raw sausage
  • Butter
  • "Robiola di Roccaverano DOP" fresh goat-milk cheese
  • "Maccagno" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Toma di Lanzo" semi-aged cow milk cheese
  • "Murazzano DOP" aged sheep-milk cheese
  • "Grana Padano DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
Fall breakfast

Sweet side

  • "Amaretti morbidi" biscuits
  • "Baci di dama" biscuits
  • "Biscotto della duchessa" biscuits
  • Chestnut honey
  • Blueberry jam
  • Peer with chocolate jam
  • Apricot juice
  • Blueberry juice
  • Elderberry tea
  • Coffee
  • White yoghurt  
     

Savoury side

  • Breadsticks with sesame seeds
  • Focaccia bread
  • Onion cream
  • Porcini mushrooms in EVO oil
  • "Pancetta" cured meat
  • "Salame d'la doja" salami
  • Salami with Barolo wine and truffles
  • Butter
  • "Seirass Ricotta" fresh cow-milk cheese
  • "Montebore" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Raschera DOP" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Castelmagno DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Grana Padano DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
Winter breakfast

Sweet side

  • "Canestrelli biellesi" biscuits
  • "Nocciolini di Chivasso" biscuits
  • "Torcetti" biscuits
  • Piemonte PGI hazelnut cake
  • Linden honey
  • Gianduja chocolate spread
  • Blackberry jam
  • Apple juice
  • Blueberry juice
  • Mint and licorice tea
  • Coffee
  • White yoghurt  
     

Savoury side

  • Breadsticks with hazelnuts
  • Focaccia bread
  • Artichokes cream
  • "Giardiniera" sweet and sour vegetables
  • Lard
  • "Mica" salami
  • "Salampatata" salami
  • Butter
  • "Stracchino" fresh cow-milk cheese
  • "Paglierina" semi-aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Robiola di Roccaverano DOP" semi-aged goat-milk cheese
  • "Toma Piemonte DOP" aged cow-milk cheese
  • "Grana Padano DOP" aged cow-milk cheese

 

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