Risotto with Mushrooms and Radicchio

20 May 2008

Ready in 40 minutes

Ingredients
3 tbsp olive oil
200g oyster mushrooms, shredded (not too finely)
30g cold unsalted butter
1 red onion, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
6 fresh sage leaves, roughly chopped
300g risotto rice
125ml white wine
1 litre vegetable or light chicken stock, hot
1 round Venetian radicchio
or 2 trevisse or tardivo radicchios, finely shredded
100g freshly grated vegetarian Parmesan

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Rich Beef Ragu

20 May 2008

Ready in 21/4 hours

Ingredients
25g dried porcini mushrooms
2 tbsp olive oil
2 carrots, finely chopped
2 celery sticks, finely chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
200g pancetta, finely chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves picked and finely chopped
1kg beef chuck steak, finely chopped
4 tbsp tomato purée
Good pinch of dried chilli flakes
150ml red wine
400g can chopped tomatoes
300ml fresh beef stock, hot

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Sambuca Jellies

20 May 2008

Takes 20 minutes to make, plus cooling and at least 2 hours’ setting

Ingredients
3 sheets leaf gelatine
300ml sambuca liqueur
2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
50ml freshly made, strong coffee, hot
1 tbsp whiskey
200ml double cream
Handful chocolate coffee beans

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