06-01-2014
Quail, Birra Moretti Grand Cru, red prawns and courgettes with cardamom, the “savoury” recipe presented by Massimo Larosa, chef at Relais Al Cambio in Mombaruzzo (Asti), finalist in the Premio Birra Moretti Grand Cru 2013
I’ve used Birra Moretti Grand Cru for this dish because it has a complexity that is finely matched by the quail. I cooked the legs in beer and then I used it also in the sauce, to tie the other ingredients together, that is to say courgettes, cardamom and prawns. Birra Moretti Grand Cru is also the perfect beer-food match because it is structured and at the same time it is delicate, thus cleaning the palate and leaving a final freshness.
Quail, Birra Moretti Grand Cru, red prawns and courgettes with cardamom Recipe for 4 people
As a match and as an ingredient: Birra Moretti Grand Cru
METHOD Debone the quail, marinate it in soy sauce and orange zest. Toast the carcasses in the oven and then boil them in cold water with celery, carrot and scallion. Remove the foam and then reduce for about 4 hours and strain. Clean the courgettes, slice 200g very thin and then blanch them in boiling water for a minute then marinate them in oil, salt and cardamom. Cut the green part of the remaining courgettes, blanch them and blend them with oil, salt and cardamom in order to obtain a liquid cream. Clean the red prawns leaving the tails on and season them with salt and oil.
Massimo Larosa, chef of Relais al Cambio, in the portrait by Francesca Moscheni
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