Sauteed stracchino with pinenuts, cinnamon and amaretto
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces | Stracchino cheese; well refrigerated |
| ½ | cup | Pine nuts; spread on a plate |
| 4 | tablespoons | Unsalted butter; divided |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| 6 | ounces | Amaretto liqueur |
Directions
Ask your cheese monger to cut the cheese into a 4- by 4-inch square roughly 3 inches high. Cut this block into 4 equal pieces and gently press the cut side of the cheese onto the plate of pine nuts, creating a crust on one side. Continue with each piece until all four are crusted on one side. Heat a 10-inch nonstick pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and saute 2 pieces of cheese, nut crusted-side down. Cook until lightly brown, about 2 minutes. Remove and place each piece on a separate plate, nut crusted-side up. Repeat this procedure with the remaining 2 pieces. Remove any nuts that fell off the cheese. Add the cinnamon, 2 remaining tablespoons butter and Amaretto. Turn the heat to high and reduce to about 4 tablespoons. Remove from heat and spoon 1 tablespoon of liqueur over each piece of cheese. Serve immediately. This recipe yields 4 servings.
Recipe Source: MOLTO MARIO with Mario Batali From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # MB-5624 broadcast 02-05-1996) Downloaded from their Web-Site -
Formatted for MasterCook by Joe Comiskey, aka MR MAD - jpmd44a@...
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07-08-1998
Recipe by: Mario Batali
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