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Classic Baldo Rice

Classic Baldo – 1 Kg

3,80 

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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:
15-16 minutes.

Description
This is a large crystalline rice variety created in 1964, derived from crossing Arborio with Stirpe 136. It’s mainly cultivated in the Vercelli, Novara, and Pavia (Lomellina) areas, and features a large grain.

Our Classic Baldo rice is obtained exclusively from controlled and certified “CLASSIC” seeds.

Recommended Recipe
“Nebbiolo and Burrata” Risotto

Nebbiolo and Stracciatella Risotto

INGREDIENTS:
• 320 g Classic Baldo rice
• 300 ml Nebbiolo delle Langhe wine
• 40 g Puglian burrata
• 2 or 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 15 g acacia honey
• 20 g brown sugar
• Fresh marjoram to taste
• Salt to taste
• Edible flowers for garnish
• 1 clove of garlic or a small shallot
• Vegetable broth

INSTRUCTIONS:
Prepare a light risotto broth with carrot and shallot.
Start with the wine reduction: put the wine, honey, brown sugar, and a few marjoram leaves in a saucepan; mix well and cook, simmering gently until the liquid is reduced by 2/3 and coats the back of a spoon. Set the mixture aside.
In a saucepan, prepare a soffritto with shallot and two tablespoons of oil. Add the Baldo rice, toast it over medium heat, then add the wine reduction and a ladleful of broth at a time, waiting for each to be fully absorbed before adding the next.
Complete the cooking, adjust the salt, and finish with extra virgin olive oil.
Now we’re ready to plate and decorate the risotto with Puglian burrata and edible flowers.

Curiosity
Classic Baldo rice has a large grain and is gaining increasing popularity in both professional and home kitchens, in Italy and abroad, thanks to its consistency and especially its flavor.