Mix the chestnut flour with the water until smooth and free of lumps, then cook thin crêpes in a very hot, lightly oiled pan.
Fill the ciacci with ricotta (mixed with a little sugar). Drizzle honey on top at the end if you like.
Mix the chestnut flour with the water until smooth and free of lumps, then cook thin crêpes in a very hot, lightly oiled pan.
Fill the ciacci with ricotta (mixed with a little sugar). Drizzle honey on top at the end if you like.
Optional: you can add some of these ingredients — onion, spring onion, sage, curry, turmeric, smoked paprika…
Use raw pumpkin, grated, lightly salted, left to rest for a few minutes, then squeeze out all the liquid with your hands or using a cheesecloth.
Mix all the ingredients together and let the mixture rest for a few hours (or overnight).
In very hot oil, pour in the mixture and cook it covered, over medium–low heat, for about 15 minutes, or until the bottom of the omelette has set — you can check by gently shaking the pan or lifting it with a spatula.
Use a plate or a lid to flip the omelette, then cook for another 8–10 minutes, or until fully done.
Chickpeas soaked for 24 hours (in the fridge), then drained and blended very well with an onion, a handful of fresh parsley, salt, pepper, garlic (optional), baking soda, cumin and coriander powder. Add a little water if needed, or a bit of chickpea flour — even all-purpose or quinoa flour if you don’t have anything else. You should get a soft mixture, not too liquid and not too dry, firm enough to shape into small patties.
Fry the patties in hot oil (or bake them on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the oven).
Since this is a traditional recipe from the Emilia-Romagna region, it’s called riso legato — literally “bound rice” — because it turns out creamy, held together by the egg and Parmesan.
As with all old recipes, every family has its own way of preparing it. Besides the usual variation in the amount of liquid — which makes it thicker or more brothy — the biggest difference comes from the type of broth used, which changes the flavor a lot. Some versions use the whole egg (both the white and the yolk), but honestly I prefer using only the yolk; it makes the rice creamier.
First, prepare your broth — either bone broth or vegetable broth, as you prefer.
In a pot, heat the rice by itself for 1–2 minutes, just until warm. Now pour the hot broth over it, using as much as you need depending on whether you want the final result to be more like a pilaf, as I made it, or a bit more soupy. Let it simmer over medium–low heat, uncovered, until the rice is cooked.
In the meantime, mix the egg yolk with the Parmesan and nutmeg to form a smooth cream. Add a little hot broth to it and stir well to temper the mixture.
Turn off the heat (move the pot of rice off the stove) and pour in the creamy mixture, stirring everything together very well.
You’ll end up with beautifully creamy rice.
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