Es una delicia, bastante sencilla…¡lo unico es que te tienes que armar de paciencia porque es mucho picar!
Se me ocurrió hacer tres recetas para darle de comer a mis hermanos y miles de sobrinos… ¡YA ME ANDABA!… no acababa de picar cebollita de rabo! valió la pena! se comieron hasta el último pedacito de cacahuate.
Recomendación:Ingredientes clave son: el gengibre fresco, el aceite de cacahuate, aceite de ajonjolí.
Yo le acabé poniendo mucho mas de éstos tres porque la sentí algo insípida,mejorenla a su gusto!
Bon apetit!Mauricio
Spicy Sesame Noodles with Chopped Peanuts and Thai Basil
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon (or more) hot chili oil*
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 pound fresh Chinese egg noodles or fresh angel hair pasta
12 green onions (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced
1/2 cup coarsely chopped roasted peanuts
1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh Thai basil leaves
*Available in the Asian foods section of many supermarkets and at Asian markets.
- -Heat peanut oil in small skillet over medium heat.
- Add ginger and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Transfer to large bowl. Add next 6 ingredients; whisk to blend.
- Place noodles in sieve over sink. Separate noodles with fingers and shake to remove excess starch.
- Cook in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.
- Drain thoroughly and transfer to bowl with sauce
- Add sliced green onions and toss to coat noodles. Let stand at room temperature until noodles have absorbed dressing, tossing occasionally, about 1 hour.
- Stir in peanuts and Thai basil; toss again.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve at room temperature.
Alguna vez mi papá me dijo en son de broma que sentia que el haberme ido a hacer Maestría fue solo una escusa para viajar, aprender idiomas y hacer amigos…! Creo que no estaba muy errado ahora que veo mi vida en perspectiva…
A lo largo de dos años estudié en Chicago y en París… Un verano estuve diseñando estudios de mercado para el lanzamiento de Fritos con la agencia Young and Rubicam en San Paulo, mientras que el otro lo pasé en Milán con la agencia de publicidad Leo Burnett haciendo campañas publicitarias para convencer a los italianos de tomar algo mas que café en la mañana! Ejem, ejem, que tal un bran flakes con leche para acompañar su café?
Bueno uno de los recuerdos mas queridos de tanta andanza fue cuando estando en París, Guido, un amigo italiano (judío de Boloña) nos propuso a Morris, un amigo canadiense, de origen sirio y también judío, y a mi, que si lo acompañabamos a dejar su cochecito fiat a Milán nos pagaba el couchette en el tren de regreso a París.
Manejamos nueve horas pasando por lo mas bonito de Francia, antes de cruzar por el mont blanc en Suiza para salir por las montañas dolomitas… un viaje espectacular y super cansado de un jalón!
El famoso “PICCOLO STUDIO” donde nos quedaríamos resultó ser un palacete en plena zona de Brera (corazón de Milán)…y mas importante aún… justo en frente del Fashion Café! Lugar de moda que reunía a las modelos. Después nos enteramos que la familia de Guido eran industriales y banqueros y que ese “Studio” era de la familia.
Muertos de hambre le sugerimos que nos fuéramos de inmediato a cenar… Ma no! Dijo… cenamos aquí! Morris y yo con cara de “no friegues” porque la cocina estaba literalmente vacía…
Vai… prendete la doccia! Báñense mientras cocino, nos ordenó… yo me quedé a ver como hacía la salsa para pasta mas sencilla y deliciosa que probado.
Primero, peló y frió en mucho aceite de oliva UNA CABEZA ENTERA DE AJO! Cuando estaban suavecitos le puso una lata entera de tomates sicilianos pelados, mismos que despanzó con sus dedos… lo dejó un buen rato… después de un rato, sal en grano y LO MAS IMPORTANTE DE TODO… abrió la ventana de la cocina y arrancó romero y albaca fresca y se los puso así, las hierbas enteras… un rato mas…
Ya en la mesa, parmesano del congelador y wow! Chupamos hasta las ramitas… no dejamos nada de pasta ni de salsa!
La pasta mas deliciosa que he probado! El vino mas rico y el fin de semana mas divertido de mucho tiempo!
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Milan, very little money, and the most memorable weekend ever!
My father would jokingly say that the main reason I applied, and
eventually went to Business School, was to get an excuse for traveling,
getting to learn languages and making new friends… Now that I see my
life in perspective, I don’t think he was very wrong…
Over two years time, i studied in Chicago (Evanston) and Paris… Helped
design concept strategies for the launching of FRITOS, in Sao Paulo, in
Brazil, while working for Young and Rubicam Adversting in the summer
between first and second years of business school. During the second
summer I worked for Leo Burnett Advertising in Milan trying to convince
italians to have something else for breakfast besides coffee… ahem,
ahem, what about some Rain Bran with milk for breakfast?
One of the most dear memory of so many travels was the weekend that, while
being in Paris, an italian friend from Bologna, asked Morris, a Canadian
friend of syrian ascent, and I that if we helped him drive his car from
Paris to Milan, he would pay for
our “couchettes” on the night train back, just in time to go to school…
and ofcourse we gladly accepted.
We drove for nine hours, through the most beautiful parts of France before
going through Mont Blanc in Switzerland just to come to Italy through the
Dolomites… a spectacular and tiring trip to do in one single day…
Guido’s piccolisimo studio turned out to be a small palace in the
exclusive and model filled zone of Brera, in the heart of Milan! We later
found out that Guido’s family were bankers for centuries in Bologna and
this was his family’s pied a terre in Milan!
Starving and very tired we immediately suggested Guido to go out for
dinner…” ‘Ma no! Noi magiamo in casa!”… we literally though he was
joking! The place had been empty for weeks and there was no food in
sight….
“Andate prendere una doccia!” he ordered… go, take a shower, I will make
the best pasta ever for you!, both Morris and I were extremely happy for
we were on a very very low student budget!…
While Morris was taking a shower, i stayed with Guido helping in the
kitchen… here is what we did…
In a lot of olive oil he soft fried almost a whole garlic head… later he
opened a can of peeled sicilian tomatoes, which he squeezed with his
fingers… he let it simmer for a long time (while we were drinking his
fathers fantastico red wine!)… then almost at the end… sea salt and
most important of all… he opened the window, grabbed a big bunch of
basil and rosemary and just put them in, complete, for another good half
one hour…
He boiled spaghetti al dente, poured the sauce, grated some parmiggiano
which was in the freezer and voila! We had the most memorabe dinner ever!
Wonderful dinner, wonderful friends, in magical Milan! What a memory!
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