Amarone and Miscellaneous Food
15-Mar-2006
Just to tie up a few loose ends, I wanted to mention the other food I prepared for the Amarone Wine Tasting. I was really happy with the fact that everything went really well with the wines. I had thought it would be more of a challenge and that was actually why I made so many different things – I was just hoping that one or two would work well. Instead, everything worked well!
I’ve already mentioned the Cottechino and Lentils a couple of times but I was really pleased with how the wine really cut the richness of this dish. I basically used the same recipe I recently posted but I did include carrots and celery in the mix and they really add a nice element.

I also added some simply prepared Haricots Verte. I blanched them for 3 minutes, cooled them and then did a quick sauté in olive oil and butter and added a few toasted, slivered almonds. The nutty tones also complemented these earthy wines.

I was really pleased at how it all turned out! I already have some more ideas in mind for another little wine tasting party…
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