Rice with Mushrooms and Saffron

The combination of saffron and mushrooms is very delicious! Try it with this first course!









INGREDIENTS (for 2 people)

160 g of Rice
1/2 Vegetable stock-cube
1/4 of Onion
3-4 Tablesppons of Extra virgin olive oil
25 g of Dried mushrooms
15 g of Saffron
5 g of Butter
3-4 Leafs of sage
Parmesan

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 20 minutes

DIFFICULTY: medium

WINE: Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo (Red wine)

PREPARATION
Prepare broth with water and 1/2 stock-cube vegetable in a pot.
Put the dried mushrooms in a bowl with some water for 10 minutes.

Take the skin of 1/4 onion off and chop it. Heat the extra virgin olive oil in a pan, put in it onion and the butter and wait until they get brown. Add rice and make it roast.

Then chop the mushrooms and add them to the rice and cook for 2-3 minutes.

Start to add 1 ladle of hot broth stirring until it is absorbed, continue in this way, adding ladles of hot broth, for about 15-18 minutes.

5 minutes before the cooking end add saffron and mix
At the end of the cooking the rice must be slightly firm to the teeth.
Serve hot together with some Parmesan and some leafs of sage, if desired.
This is the result:

BUON APPETITO!

Pasta with Walnuts Speck and Saffron

Another good recipe with walnuts and speck.

INGREDIENTS (for 2 people)

160 g of Pasta (Fusilli)
1 Slice of speck 1 cm thick
80 ml of Cream
10 of Walnuts
1/4 of Onion
Salt
Pepper
3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Saffron

PREPARATION TIME: 10 minutes

COOKING TIME: 20 minutes

DIFFICULTY: easy

WINE: Merlot (Red Wine)

PREPARATION
Boil some salted water for pasta.
Wash, peel the onion and chop it. Cut the speck into small cubes. Crush and chop the walnuts.
Heat 3 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a pan, add the chopped onion, the cubes of speck and the walnuts and let them brown. Season with salt and pepper.

Add the cream and stir it with the other ingredients and continue the cooking for about 5-10 minutes. Add saffron and mix all.

When pasta is cooked, drain it and pour the sauce on it, mix, add some walnuts and serve hot.
This is the result:

BUON APPETITO!