One good thing about being wrong about the date of Chinese New Year, I had an extra day to make my mooncakes. Click here for the recipe. But, as usual, I can't follow a recipe to save my life...even my own recipes!
Last week, I participated in the Wine Pairing Weekend event 'New Year, New Wine." I paired Crni Rižoto with Dingac Vinarija’s Pelješac...and you can read my post: here . I was pouring a Croatian wine and decided to make a traditional Croatian dish. Every seafood restaurant in Croatia has a Crni Rižoto (black risotto) on its menu. Crni Rižoto is risotto dyed black with squid ink; I used cuttlefish ink for the same effect. However, since arborio rice is not Whole30 compliant, I made a version for myself that used caulibits instead of rice. Ingredients 1 C fish stock (or a combination of fish stock and vegetable stock) 1 T olive oil 1 medium shallots, peeled and minced 1 cloves garlic, crushed and minced 1/4 lb shrimp 1/4 lb squid tubes, cleaned and sliced into rings 1/4 lb scallops 1/4 lb clams, scrubbed 1/4 lb mussels, scrubbed 4 C caulibits, or chopped cauliflower 1 T fresh parsley, minced juice and zest from 1 organic lemon 1 t cuttlefish ink
Oh that is so neat that you're making mooncakes. I've never made them before but I love to eat them.
ReplyDeleteThey sound amazing Camilla. How did they turn out? I love all your creative twists, as always!
ReplyDelete@Jenn, they were yummy. The dough, for some reason, puffed up during baking and when they flattened out again, the design was not as apparent. But they tasted great!
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