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> Pandora wrote:
>>> "Debbie" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>> Pandora wrote:
>>>>>> This morning I made RISOTTO AGLI SPINACI.
>>>>>> (Very simple to do)
>>>>>> here is the photos:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://tinypic.com/9ar583.jpg
>>>>>> http://tinypic.com/9ar603.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Recipe for 2 persons:
>>>>>> 200 grammes of yellow rice (I use riso Flora);
>>>>>> 25 grammes of butter
>>>>>> 3 teaspoons of EVOO;
>>>>>> 1 onion chopped
>>>>>> 3 cubes of frozen spinach;
>>>>>> 1.5 litres of hot broth;
>>>>>> 3 teaspoons of salt
>>>>>> 1 tea spoon of white pepper
>>>>>> 1 dusting of nutmeg
>>>>>> 30 grammes of Reggiano (I put a cheese called "Castelmagno");
>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>> Boil the spinach and when cold, squash and mince them.
>>>>>> Put on the fire a pot with broth and when it is hot turn off the
>>>>>> fire.
>>>>>> In a large frying pan put oil and butter. When the butter is
>>>>>> liquefied put the onion and when this one become trasparent and
>>>>>> soft add the spinach. Mix and season with salt, pepper and the
>>>>>> nutmeg, then add the rice.
>>>>>> Mix with a wood spoon adding few broth little by little (when
>>>>>> broth is absorbed from the rice you add another ladle).
>>>>>> Continue to mix till the rice is ready (about 15 minutes).
>>>>>> At the end turn off the fire, put the grated cheese and mix again.
>>>>>> Your Risotto agli spinaci is ready. Very good if you like
>>>>>> vegetables!
>>>>
>>>> My first impression on reading this recipe was to hold off on
>>>> boiling the spinach. I was thinking about chopping it and then
>>>> adding it at the end. The heat from the rice would wilt it.
>>>
>>> If you have fresh spinach is ok. But if you have frozen spinach,
>>> you can't put the "icebergs" in your frying pan
>>>
>>> I was thinking flavour wise and it
>>>> would pack more of a punch and the colour may be more brilliant as
>>>> well. Have you tried that?
>>>
>>> Yes! with fresh spinach, but this is a winter vegetable. In this
>>> period you can't find them!
>
> Thanks.. I don't use frozen spinach. So I think I will make it with those
> changes then!

Ok! Frozen spinach aren't the best thing in the earth! )))
But they come usefull for many cooked preparations such as: Ravioli ricotta
e spinaci; crepes; flans etc.
Cheers
Pandora