Sauteed stracchino with pinenuts, cinnamon and amaretto

Yield: 4 servings

Measure 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

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 -

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07-08-1998

Recipe by: Mario Batali

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