Just because the weather is cooler doesn't;t mean that you have to cook fancy. The season is known for down to earth comfort foods .Think country cooking with warming spices and flavorful bites.This is perfect for a homey dinner with family.
What is rustic cooking? It's simpl;e dishes without bells and whistles.It focuses on high quality ingredients prepped and cooked in a such a way as to let the flavors shine. One of the best cuisines that exemplifies this is Italian cooking.Think homemade pastas and ravioli, easy to make fritters and pizzas. The cooler weather almost begs for scratch pasta. You will need a pasta machine which is simply a roller to create fla sheets.It also has a serrated roller to make tagliatelle and spaghetti.Any pasta starts with all purpose flour, olive oil and an egg.That's it. Once you have this recipe then you can make simple dishes using what's left of the summer bounty. Think simple sauce with bases of butter, tomato and butter. Another simple rustic recipe is potato fritters from the Trento Aldige region of northeastern Italy. This is a simple mix of grated potatoes and flours fried in olive oil. They're great on their own but also good with cured meats and a sprinkle of Parmesan cheese. Germany also has rustic but they're mostly breads.It's easy to make a homemade rye and have it for soups and sandwiches.
France is also a country that exemplifies rustic cooking and baking. The French are usually known for having their mats swimming in rich ,buttery sauces yet one of the best chicken dishes from FRance is a plain one.The meat is juicy and moist with a crispy , crackly skin. It;s flavored with herbes de Provence and pimento de'ville a simple pimento based pepper.It's then roasting the bird on both sides for first forty minutes then twenty. You can serve it with simply small or baby potatoes or a string beans with a lemon butter sauce. America has its' own rustic cuisine.It;s sometimes called farmhouse and features the sort of foods people are a century ago, Think fried chicken with an easy flour based crust or a meat loaf that simply ground beef mixed with milk, eggs ketchup,onions and Saltines(other crackers like Ritz and Cheeze its can also be used). This is perfect with a side of homemade mashed potatoes and a simple homemade gravy. What's the best rustic dessert. Think an apple scratch cake or plum galette. These are perfect endings and easy to make. They also highlight the fruits of the season too.
Fall calls for rustic cooking. This simple cuisine is perfect for any chilly fall day. Create a one with French or Italian main dish, a German bread and an American dessert.
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