簡單意式晚餐:Caesar Salad, Bucatini all'Amatriciana , Tiramisu
文章來源: 小米和小麥2007-08-01 13:26:56



Caesar Salad



這個應該是超簡單人人都會的了。用Caesar salad dressing 拌生菜,丟一抓的croutons,撒一些Parmesan Cheese.

生菜,Salad Dressing, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese 在Costco都可以買得到。

現在好像離不開生菜了,每天的早餐我都是先吃一棵的生菜再吃蘋果。


Bucatini all'Amatriciana



這個是學饕嫂的做法,以下是我從她的博克拷貝來的:

先做好 basic tomato sauce:
用料: 兩聽罐裝whole tomato (28 oz/can) (不要用crushed的那種),四瓣蒜(切成薄片),一個Spanish onion(切成碎丁),新鮮(3大勺)或幹百裏香thyme(1大勺),鹽。

將鍋在中火上燒熱,倒入1/4杯extra-virgin olive oil,稍熱後放蒜與洋蔥煸炒至微黃,大約八分鍾,加入thyme再炒兩分鍾。稍後連汁倒入兩聽番茄,用鏟搗碎,煮開後調至中火,加鹽調味,不時攪拌,煮大約三十分鍾,成醬狀即可,成品大約有四杯。Basic tomato sauce可用在不同的pasta中,放在冰箱裏可保存一星期。

Bucatini all'Amatriciana的做法:
用料: 意麵Bucatini一盒(1Lb),半磅意大利醃鹹肉pancetta(切成較薄的片,如沒有可用中國臘肉代替,但要肥一點兒的),兩杯basic tomato sauce,三瓣蒜(切成薄片),一個紅洋蔥(順絲切成半英寸寬條),1小勺碎辣椒末,一點兒parsley碎葉, Pecorino Romano chesse,鹽與黑胡椒粉。

將鍋在中低火上預熱,倒入pancetta翻炒至油快出盡,撈出pancetta,鍋內留部分pancetta的油。放入蒜,紅洋蔥與辣椒末,炒至微黃,再加入pancetta,鹽與黑胡椒粉,炒幾下,加basic tomato sauce,稍煮十分鍾。拌入煮好的Bucatini中,撒上擦碎的Pecorino Romano chesse,parsley碎葉。(這次沒有parsley,我用了Italian basil。)

總結:意大利食品店的店主說用其他的pasta也可以這麽做,不必拘泥於bucatini. 也不必一定用parsley,用basil 或是oregano等都可以。我最後用的是parmasen cheese,味道沒有Pecorino Romano cheese 那麽重。看各人的口味了。

Tiramisu




很早以前就存了很多種提拉米蘇的做法,可是怕肥,一直沒敢做。很多女生都喜歡做提拉米蘇,我想除了喜歡它的香醇美味,還喜歡它的含義吧:pick me up.不過後來我在網站看到另有一種說法是lift me up.我想lift me up 的含義更廣一些。

這個做法來自food network.

Ingredients:
2 cups espresso (480ml)
1/3 cup sweet Italian vermouth (180ml)
40 x Italian ‘Savoiardi’ Lady finger cookies
1.1 lb. fresh mascarpone cream cheese (500g)
5 x eggs
5 tbsp of sugar (75ml)
Bittersweet chocolate for shaving
:

Separate the yolks from the whites into two different mixing bowls. In the bowl with the yolks, add sugar and beat yolk mixture with an electric mixer until consistency is creamy. Add mascarpone cream cheese and mix thoroughly. In the other mixing bowl, beat egg whites until they turn into fluffy white peaks. Carefully fold white peaks into the creamy yolk mixture.
In another bowl, mix together espresso and vermouth. Dip cookies in the coffee mixture for a few seconds, making sure they are wet outside but still somewhat dry in the middle. Arrange dipped cookies in one tightly packed layer on the bottom of a cake pan. Pour 1/2 of the cream on top of the cookies and spread evenly. Add a second layer of soaked lady fingers, then evenly spread the remaining cream on top.
Plastic wrap the cake pan and leave Tiramisu to rest in the fridge for 3-4 hours. Before serving, sprinkle with chocolate shavings.


總結:我覺得要做好吃的提拉米蘇,材料一定要正,最好不要用其他材料替代。其實跑一家意大利食品店,所有的材料都買到了。做提拉米蘇不需要什麽技術,就是材料而已。咖啡我買的是instant espresso , 酒我用的是Marsala, 和Vermouth 是同一類的酒。這個方子說做好後在冰箱裏放3-4個小時即可,但我還是喜歡繼續在急凍櫃放上十幾二十分鍾後再吃,那時候不僅很綿滑,還能成型。




我要是學小女生們說:“提拉米蘇,帶我走。。。”,不知要讓多少人酸掉牙,所以,還是做作一點帶點深情地說:“請把我的提拉米蘇帶走吧。。。”