Maccarruni with edible dormouse and thrushes
Instructions
The use of dormice, whose were greedy the ancient inhabitants of Pompeii and Herculaneum, is widespread in Calabria, as well as that of Guinea-India, which is also raised for culinary purposes, as, for example, in s.
Agata of esaro.
The Dormouse is reminiscent in appearance the squirrel, lives mainly in forests, is a night owl and omnivore ravenous.
He lives easily in captivity and, if properly nourished, it becomes very fat.
Figure in ancient French cuisine (' stuffed Dormouse) and nella cucina campana (' pizzaiola dormice san martino valle caudina).
Prepare flour ' maccarruni in ru fierru ' according to the recipe and put them to dry a little.
Skin Dormouse eliminating the excessive portion of fat sticks to the skin, sventratelo and leave it under running water for a day and a night.
Cut it into pieces, put it for an hour in a mixture of water and vinegar (half and half) and rinse it well.
Gently clean the thrush (many connoisseurs prefer to drain it without spiumarli entrails).
In a capable crock fry with lard and oil the finely chopped onion and garlic cloves, put the Dormouse pieces and thrushes, Brown and wet them with wine.
Just evaporated wine, pull away the thrushes and place them aside, add the tomatoes without seeds and has dissolved in a little lukewarm water, salt, parsley, Basil and chilli finely shredded.
Cook in covered container and moderate heat.
Half-cooked put in salsa Mockingbirds and let Cook again for as long as necessary.
With seasoned sauce, the ' maccarruni ' just cooked (water and salt) and drained.
Sprinkle with cheese.
The same dish you can serve meat.
Ingredients and dosing for 4 persons
- 500 g of flour
- 1 young dormouse
- White wine vinegar
- 8 thrushes
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 onion
- 1000 g of peeled tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon of double concentrated tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
- 1/2 tablespoon of chopped basil
- 1/2 cup of red dry wine
- 10 cl of olive oil extra virgin
- 1 spicy chili
- Salt
- Grated parmesan cheese