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>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > "UC" > ha scritto nel
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>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Is curry a usual ingredient in southern Italian or
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sicilian
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> cooking?
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > NO,no, no!
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > --
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Kisses
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Pandora
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Where do some people get these silly ideas? :-)
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> > I am putting together a Neapolitan dinner. I have a
>> >> >> >> >> >> > recipe
>> >> >> >> >> >> > for
>> >> >> >> >> >> > eggplant stuffed with risotto that calls for curry.
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Sure it is not a neapolitan dish!
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> I thought the
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> > curry was not going to work at all, and was going to use
>> >> >> >> >> >> > mushrooms
>> >> >> >> >> >> > instead of curry. I like the idea of rice and eggplant,
>> >> >> >> >> >> > but
>> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> > curry...well, you agree that it's not going to work.
>> >> >> >> >> >> > Right?
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> I Am italian and I can sure you that it is not a
>> >> >> >> >> >> neapolitan
>> >> >> >> >> >> dish.
>> >> >> >> >> >> But
>> >> >> >> >> >> if
>> >> >> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> >> >> like the taste of curry in this dish, put it, but don't
>> >> >> >> >> >> say
>> >> >> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> >> >> is a
>> >> >> >> >> >> neapolitan dish
>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> --
>> >> >> >> >> >> Kisses
>> >> >> >> >> >> Pandora
>>
>> >> >> >> >> > I know it isn't a Neapolitan dish. We're making quattro
>> >> >> >> >> > stagioni
>> >> >> >> >> > pizza, Neapolitan lasagne, thousand little things soup,
>> >> >> >> >> > fish
>> >> >> >> >> > in
>> >> >> >> >> > crazy
>> >> >> >> >> > water, grilled swordfish Sicilian style, etc., and we need
>> >> >> >> >> > a
>> >> >> >> >> > vegetable
>> >> >> >> >> > dish. I found this recipe in a risotto book ('Risotto' by
>> >> >> >> >> > Christine
>> >> >> >> >> > Ingram) and thought it could be adapted to go with our
>> >> >> >> >> > Neapolitan-
>> >> >> >> >> > Sicilian dinner. It's on page 29 of her book. If anyone has
>> >> >> >> >> > a
>> >> >> >> >> > recipe
>> >> >> >> >> > for risotto-stuffed eggplant that would be 'southern' I'd
>> >> >> >> >> > be
>> >> >> >> >> > appreciative if you could post it.
>>
>> >> >> >> >> > Recipe calls for:
>>
>> >> >> >> >> > rice
>> >> >> >> >> > olive oil
>> >> >> >> >> > white wine vinegar
>> >> >> >> >> > vegetable stock
>> >> >> >> >> > tomato passata
>> >> >> >> >> > curry
>> >> >> >> >> > parmesan cheese
>> >> >> >> >> > pine nuts
>>
>> >> >> >> >> Without seeing the AMOUNTS of each ingredient, it's
>> >> >> >> >> impossible
>> >> >> >> >> for
>> >> >> >> >> anyone
>> >> >> >> >> here to guess how prominent the curry taste might be
>>
>> >> >> >> > 1 teaspoon mild curry paste
>>
>> >> >> >> sigh......
>>
>> >> >> > What? What do you mean? What's the problem?
>>
>> >> >> How does saying "1 teaspoon curry paste" help, when we need to know
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> RATIO of that ingredient to all the others???
>>
>> >> >> Provide ALL the quantities, please.
>>
>> >> > 4 small eggplants
>> >> > 7 tbsp olive oil
>> >> > 1 small onion, chopped
>> >> > 1 cup risotto rice
>> >> > 3 cups veg stock
>> >> > 1 tbsp white wine vinegar (I would omit; I hate vinegar of any kind
>> >> > in
>> >> > any dish and would use white wine instead)
>> >> > 1/3 cup grated Parmesan
>> >> > 2 tbsp pine nuts
>>
>> >> > 1 1/4 cup thick passata or pureed tomatoes
>> >> > 1 tsp mild curry paste
>> >> > salt qb
>>
>> >> Sounds interesting, but the first time making it, I'd cut the curry
>> >> paste
>> >> in
>> >> half.
>>
>> > I don't want to use it at all. I just wondered if perhaps this dish
>> > could be modified to be more Neapolitan or Sicilian in character. What
>> > would that take?
>>
>> Rosemary instead of curry. A chef friend did this by gently sauteeing a
>> sprig of rosemary in butter for a couple of minutes, and then pouring the
>> butter and rosemary into a dish which he refrigerated overnight. Next
>> day,
>> he removed the rosemary and used the butter to finish the risotto just
>> before serving. Outstanding.
>
> Remember, this is a stuffed eggplant dish. The eggplant is hollowed
> out and the pulp is mixed with the risotto to fill the shells.
>

You could easily test this idea ahead of time by baking a few pieces of
eggplant and tasting with various herb-infused butters. I stand by the
rosemary idea.