Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi
Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Assaf Ottolenghiis an Israeli-born British chef, recipe writer and restaurant owner...
NationalityIsraeli
ProfessionChef
Date of Birth14 December 1968
CountryIsrael
angle bit men pasta unusual
Most men say they can cook pasta, but I think you should find a little bit of an unusual angle on your pasta and make that your signature dish.
burned emerge food heaps hot next oven pasta preferred slightly
I always preferred my father's pasta the next day, when he'd put it in a hot oven with heaps of extra cheese. It would emerge slightly burned and very crisp on top.
cream dried fresh home italy meat north olive pasta served whereas
Fresh egg pasta is traditionally served in the north of Italy with butter, cream and rich meat sauces, whereas dried pasta is more at home with the tomato- and olive oil-based ones of the south.
absorb bread easy hugely hungry italy northern pasta rice
Polenta is to northern Italy what bread is to Tuscany, what pasta is to Emilia-Romagna and what rice is to the Veneto: easy to make, hungry to absorb other flavours, and hugely versatile.
pasta cheese one-thing
Pasta with melted cheese is the one thing I could eat over and over again.
hands machines pasta
You dont need a machine to make pasta: a rolling pin and a fast hand can create a smooth, if thick, sheet.
incredibly
Recipes can be incredibly vague where chillies are concerned.
type
Long-, medium- and short-grain rices differ in the amount and type of starch they have.
adds lots meat work
Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
Steaming maintains some of the aubergine flesh's texture, which doesn't happen if you cook it in any other way.
italian labelled tend
Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
cuisine depth eastern
Middle Eastern cuisine has the same depth of ingredients and processes as other cuisines. They just haven't had as much exposure.
affinity chopped great herbs jerusalem lemon love olive plenty
Jerusalem artichokes have a great affinity with nuts. I love them with chopped walnuts or almonds, lemon juice, garlic, herbs and plenty of olive oil.
elite stay
Panko are the elite of the breadcrumb world because they stay so crunchy and light.