"Ever dear to me was this hill,"
think so that Leopardi ( http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Leopardi ) would call his blog!
And I must admit it would be a good start for a great blog, so I thought ...
always dear to me was this pancake!
Indeed it is true, the crepe I love it, eat it I will tell you that much.
I love the preparation of pancakes in Washington DC about four years ago.
I was there visiting relatives and after oziato for almost a month, I told myself ...
but I'll leave a mark!
I did go with the nearest supermarket,
eggs, milk, flour, grated cheese, extra virgin ... Ok
the shopping list was ready, I would have thought after such stuff.
was not a supermarket, looked more like the festival of the country.
In each corner there were tastings of products, people came not so much for shopping, but rather to make a turn and commit some time.
What chaos!
There was a definite order of things, the clothes were close to frozen foods, wines in the lane next to the vegetables and meats to detergents.
... Mah!
It was quite a feat, more than an hour he was still half empty cart and did not take anything of what I needed for the evening.
EGGS! Yes
.. eggs.
never seen eggs like that.
as small as white, the bleach will drink to those poor chickens!
joking aside, do not worry ... ( http://www.summagallicana.it/Volume3/C.VIII.b.htm # 8.4. 20Guscio%% 20bianco ).
Well ...
milk now, all they need is a liter, a pity that the package is smaller than 1 gallon ( http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallone ) no problem, you will also little sauce!
But the best is when I go to find the cheese for grating.
"ORIGINAL Grana Padano, I read on the box with Italian flag attached. Deformation
professional look at the label, (I had never done!) Product in Kentucky! Grana Padano
ORIGINAL !!!!!!
not matter (or almost), but as I always say, "however, will be a success." After several hours
finally home.
The kitchen is worthy of being called such and so ... "They open the dancing!
Everyone is waiting for them to say what I'm doing and everyone wants to lend a hand,
to say "pancakes" my cousin now runs.
it is clear that she will give shape to our dinner.
Obviously the first is in "homage" to the dustbin, but I must say that my cousin is a real talent for the crepes, and so that part ...
... one, two, three, five, seven, ten! All
beautiful perfect lying there on the kitchen table just waiting to be stuffed.
Now it's up to my aunt, who watches me disconsolate, some could not do better than her daughter, look at it, winked at her and tell her not to worry. It will be a success, the whisper. We decide for a filling with what you have at home (amazing how much stuff people have to eat at home) The best approach seems to me leeks, potatoes and marjoram, simple but effective. Then boil the sauce, potatoes and leek stew.
My uncle in the meantime there is the commentary of the football game, basically no one is really interested in it (not him), but we try to understand what they are exciting to see people in every 30 seconds, breaking the floor spatascia the game. However with my uncle to the commentary, laughter is guaranteed, so he too becomes crucial to the success of the dinner.
After about 20 minutes of kicking, shoulder and elbow on television, all bases are ready for the filling.
The sauce is quite strong, we insert the potatoes and cut diced, braised leeks, chopped marjoram, salt and pepper, then show my aunt how are we going to do well.
We put the mixture in the center of the pancake, then close to "bundle" and tie the end with blanched leek ( http://www.giallozafferano.it/glossario/Sbianchire)
and cooled in ice water. Finally
back the smile on your face and the amazement of my aunt.
Now lying in a buttered pan, sprinkle with melted butter and cheese all our parcels and bake them for about 15 minutes at 180 degrees oven.
No one looks at the most remote, no longer reads books or do crochet. Nobody plays more to the computer.
SI EAT! And you do it all together.
Clearly we have not only ate the dumplings that night ...
... but that's another story
For the crepes I have already said everything in the previous link, so if you have not already done so, read it! :-)
For the sauce:
- 1 liter of milk
- 60 g flour 60 g butter 25 g salt
Bring the milk to a boil, melt the butter in the meantime (do not fry) and Inserit the flour, cook butter and flour (the mixture is called a roux, pronounced ru) for about a couple of minutes so the flour loses the bitter and iseritevi the hot milk and salt.
Cook until desired density (more bubbles harden) and add-walnut nutmeg to taste.
Now you have no excuse ...
... make the dumplings and enjoy!
