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  1. Roasted Sea Bass with Lemons and Radicchio – Recipe

    September 5, 2018 by Varga László

    Ingredients (1-2 servings):

    • 1 whole sea-bass
    • 1 radicchio
    • 1 lemon
    • a few sprigs of thyme
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 3-4 tablespoons olive oil

    Preparation method:

    1. Clean and scale the fish, then pat dry with paper kitchen towels.
    2. Slice half of the lemon a d cut each slice in two.
    3. Season with plenty of salt and freshly ground black pepper both the inside and outside of the fish.
    4. Fill the fish will some lemon slices and thyme.
    5. Smear the bottom of an oven proof dish with olive oil. Place the lemon filled bass in it, surrounded by the remaining slices.
    6. Roast in the oven preheated 200 C to for about an hour.
      Meanwhile, prepare the radicchio:
    7. Quarter the radicchio into 4 wedges.
    8. Lay them in another ovenproof dish, sprinkle some olive oil and the juice of the remaining half lemon.
    9. Roast in the with the fish for half an hour.
    10. Serve the sea-bass with the radicchio quarters and some caramelized lemons from the oven.

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  2. Risotto with Duck Hearts and Radicchio

    August 27, 2018 by Varga László

    Ingredients (4 servings):

    • 400 g duck hearts
    • 1 head of small radicchio or half of a large one
    • 250 g (a cup) arborio rice
    • 50 ml extra virgin olive oil
    • 50 g butter
    • 50 g Parmesan cheese
    • salt and freshly ground black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon of dry thyme leaves
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 100 ml sweet white wine
    • 1-1.5 l chicken stock
    • 1 medium onion, I use a red onion

    Preparation method:

    1. Cut each duck heart in two lengthwise
    2. Wash them under running water to remove the remaining blood clots.
    3. Chop the onion.
    4. Heat the olive oil, add the chopped onions and fry over low-medium heat for about 5 minutes until fragrant.

    5. Add the halved hearts, the dried thyme and bay leaf, salt and freshly ground black pepper
      and keep frying over low heat about 10-15 minutes until the hearts soften and half cooked.
    6. Meanwhile, chop the radicchio.
    7. Heat up the stock and keep it hot while cooking the rice.
    8. Add the chopped radicchio and stir fry in the pot for another 2 minutes, until the radicchio has softened.
    9. Add some more olive oil and the arborio rice and fry for another minute or so.
    10. Add the wine and start cooking the rice, continuously stirring the pot’s content.
    11. When the wine is absorbed
      add a ladle of stock to the pot and keep stirring until the liquid is incorporated.
      keep doing it one ladle at a time until the rice is cooked but still with texture for about 15-20 minutes.
    12. Remove the risotto from heat and add the grated Parmesan cheese and the butter and stir them together. Season with salt and pepper to your taste if needed.
    13. Serve the risotto topped with chopped parsley and some more grated Parmesan cheese.

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  3. Poached Herring Fillets with Tomatoes and Green Garlic – Recipe

    June 25, 2018 by Varga László

    Ingredients (4 servings):

    • 300 g herring fillets
    • 1 ripe large tomato
    • 50m ml extra virgin olive oil
    • 1 green garlic
    • 1 red chilli pepper
    • salt and freshly ground pepper

    Preparation method:

    1. Sprinkle the herring fillets with salt an freshly ground pepper.
    2. Cut the tomato in thin wedges.
    3. Slice the green garlic.
    4. Pour the olive oil in a large heavy bottomed frying pan and add about an even amount of water.
    5. Heat the pan to boiling temperature and add the herring fillets, tomato wedges, green garlic and chilli peppers.
    6. Poach carefully the fillets over low heat flipping once for about 1 minute each side.
    7. Repeat these in batches, not to overcrowd the skillet.
    8. From time to time replenish the water that gets evaporated in the process.
    9. Leave the tomato slices a bit more to poach and release their juices.
    10. Serve the fillets together with green garlic and tomatoes, drizzled with the tomato-olive oil juices from the pan.

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