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Classic Carnaroli Rice

Classic Carnaroli – 1 Kg

4,40 

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Ideal for risottos and exquisite dishes. Its grains do not overcook or break apart, making it a favorite in haute cuisine; however, even less experienced cooks can achieve great results.

Cooking time:
16-18 minutes.

Description
Carnaroli Classico rice is a very fine variety of superfine rice. The flavor is distinct, tending toward sweet, with grains that remain firm and elastic even after cooking. The grain is large and about 7 mm long, with an elongated shape and cerulean color with a small white pearl center.

Our Classic Carnaroli rice is obtained exclusively from controlled and certified seeds as “CLASSIC” and as “CARNAROLI FROM PAVIA CARNAROLI”.

The aforementioned characteristics, along with the exceptional compactness of the elongated grains with a small central part, make it one of the best rice qualities on the market and the flagship product of Cascina Alberona, which, after over 30 years in the rice agriculture sector, has the experience and production capabilities necessary for its cultivation and processing.

Processing
Rice obtained in 1945 from crossing Vialone (with high amylose content that ensures cooking stability) and Lencino (long, large and very pearly rice). Cultivated mainly in Lomellina, the kingdom of rice, it is considered by many gourmets to be the prince of rice in cooking.
Recommended Recipe
Risotto “They called it the Milanese”

 
INGREDIENTS:
• 320 g of Carnaroli Classico rice
• 1 teaspoon of saffron pistils
• 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 glass of white wine
• White wine vinegar to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 shallot or 1 onion depending on taste
• Butter to taste
• Parmigiano Reggiano to taste
• Light chicken or vegetable broth

 
PROCEDURE:
Prepare the light broth.
Then prepare the chopped shallot/onion and heat it in a pan with a tablespoon of oil, sauté it and set it aside.
Now toast the rice “dry”, without adding fats, pour in the wine and let it evaporate over high heat. Immediately add the onion sauté, prepared previously, and proceed with cooking the risotto, adding one ladle of broth at a time, making sure it is completely absorbed before adding more.Steep the saffron pistils in a little hot broth for a few minutes, then pour everything into the pot and continue cooking the rice.In a small pot, heat some white vinegar diluted with white wine and a knob of butter; we will use this mixture, once the rice is cooked and seasoned with salt, to stir our risotto together with the Parmigiano Reggiano. Let it rest for a minute and serve our Risotto alla Milanese.

Curiosity
Its fame derives from the exceptional compactness of the large and elongated grains with a small central part, the high amylose content close to 24% of total starch, and the excellent balance between good liquid absorption capacity and low starch loss.