February 14 is around the corner and many are thinking about what to do to celebrate the Valentine’s Day. If you were one of those who avoids going to a restaurant or going to crowded places, preparing a dinner at home is always a good option. To surprise your partner or friends with delicious and sophisticated dishes, here is an innovative proposal, it is the strawberry risotto and larded quail.
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On this occasion, Ricardo Riders, teaching chef at the Institut Le Cordon Bleu, shares a recipe to fatten up at home the ones we want most and celebrate this day as special as it should be.
Ingredients:
For the quail
- 4 oz white or rose wine
- 0.025 Kg Carrot
- 0.025 Kg Celery
- 0.025 Kg Onion
- 0.025 Kg Poro
- 0.001 Kg Nail
- 0.050 Kg rolled bacon
- 2 Und Quail of 250 to 300 gr
For strawberry risotto
- 4 oz white or rose wine
- 0.015 Kg garlic
- 0.100 Kg of Grana Padano Parmesan
- 0.025 Kg Onion
- 0.200 Kg ripe strawberries
- 0.250 Kg Arboreo rice
- 0.350 Kg broth of av
- 0.050 kg unsalted butter
Preparation:
- Clean the quails by removing excess fat and skin.
- Cut the carrot, onion, leek and celery into mirepoix.
- Add the quails with the wine and the cloves. Marinate for 1 hour chilled.
- Remove the quails from the marinade, trim the legs and wings and baste with the smoked bacon. Place on aluminum foil, making a seal to retain its juices. Bake for 20 min at 160 °C.
- For the risotto, finely chop the garlic and onion, melt the butter in a pot and sweat these ingredients.
- Then, add the rice and stir for 3 to 5 minutes on low heat. Deglaze with the wine and cook in cling film until the alcohol evaporates. Moisten with the bird broth, continue cooking and always stirring.
- When the rice is cooked to medium, add the chopped strawberries and continue cooking.
- Finish with salt, ground white pepper and Parmesan.
- We turn off the fire and add a cold cube of butter to give it shine and a creamy texture.
- Leave the bacon on the quail and serve them on a flat plate with their juices, garnish with this risotto and decorate with sliced strawberries.
- Additional tip: Reserve the best strawberries for the final decoration of the dish. This will give the plate more color and a nice finish.