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Modena
tradition - Balsamic Vinegar |
The
Balsamic vinegar is made from cooked grape must matured by a
long and slow vinegarization process through natural fermentation
followed by progressive concentration by aging in a series of
casks made from different types of wood and without the addition
of any other spices or flavourings. COLOUR: dark brown but full
of warm light. DENSE: with a fluid and syruplike consistency.
FRAGRANCE: distinct, complex, sharp and unmistakeably but pleasantly
acid. FLAVOUR: traditional and inimitable sweet and sour in
perfect proportion. To the tastebuds it will offer a full and
rich flavour with a variety of shadings and evolving bursts
of new expressions as the mood or the carrier changes.
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Balsamic
vinegar - A few recipes |
Dried
raisins veal liver
Ingredients for 4 persons: 400 g of calf liver
cut into 4 slices; 40 g butter; 1/2 tablespoon of tomato sauce;
1 tablespoon sultanas soaked in water and wine; 1 tablespoon
Port; 1 tablespoon Cognac; Modena’s Traditional Balsamic
Vinegar; salt and pepper as needed. Brown and cook the liver
in the butter but do not overcook (it should be moist and pink
inside). Add the sultanas, tomato, Port and Cognac and mix well
to make a smooth sauce. Adjust with pepper and salt. Immediately
before serving sprinkle each slice with 4 drops of balsamic
vinegar.
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Lobster
Salad
Ingredients for one person: 1 lobster (500
g) cooked for 5 minutes, cleaned and removed from shell; A couple
of leaves of Treviso salad julienne; a couple of leaves of raw
fennel; 1 hard boiled egg cut in quarters; 10 string beans cooked
for 10 mins; 1 tomato skin to make a rose (decoration). First
sauce: 60 g mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon finely chopped chive; 1 tablespoon
chopped parsley; 1 tablespoon chopped coriander; 1 tablespoon
tarragon; Combine all these herbs with the mayonnaise.
Second sauce: 60 g oil oil; 30 g Modena’s Traditional
Balsamic Vinegar; 1 tablespoon chopped basil; Salt and pepper;
Combine all ingredients.
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Courgette
flowers
Ingredients for 4 persons: 4 zucchini flowers;
100 g ricotta cheese; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 1 egg; 10
ripe tomatoes; 20 g butr; 1 teaspoon of Modena’s Traditional
Balsamic Vinegar; Salt and pepper. Mix the ricotta, the egg,
parsley, pepper, salt. Wash the zucchini flowers delicately
and remove the stamen. Fill the flowers with the mixture. Melt
the butter in a frying pan, add the skinned and seeded tomatoes
and cook for 5 mins. Add the zucchini flowers.When the cooking
time has elapsed (about 5 mins.) add the balsamic vinegar
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Stuffed
mussels
Ingredients for 2 persons: 500 g clams; 1 cup
olive oil; 1 cup bread crumbs; 3 teaspoons chopped garlic; 1
tablespoon chopped parsley; 2 tablespoons Modena’s Traditional
Balsamic Vinegar. Heat the clams in a pan until they open.
Allow them to cool and then remove from shells. Place in a container
under olive oil. Mix the bread crumbs, garlic, parsley, salt
and pepper.Add the clams and mix thoroughly. Add the balsamic
vinegar. Place on a baking sheet and bake in the lowest rack
of the oven for 5 minutes at 180 degrees
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