Parmigiano Reggiano With Fresh Fennel Recipes

PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO WITH FRESH FENNEL

Steps:

• Pry off bite-size chunks of cheese with a Parmigiano-Reggiano knife or the point of a small sharp stiff knife and put on a platter.
• Trim fennel, discarding stalks and outer layer if bruised. Halve bulbs lengthwise and core, then cut into 1/4-inch-wide slivers.
• Just before serving, tuck clusters of fennel among cheese chunks.

FRESH PORCINI SALAD WITH FENNEL, ARUGULA AND SHAVED PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO

Steps:

• Shave the Parmigiano-Reggiano into paper-thin slices with a vegetable peeler and set aside.
• Combine the fennel and mushrooms in a bowl. Whisk together the olive oil and lemon juice in a small bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the oil mixture over the mushroom mixture and combine well. Mix in the arugula leaves.
• Arrange the mushroom mixture on 4 plates and top with the shaved cheese. Drizzle with truffle oil if desired.

JUICY TOMATOES WITH PARMESAN-OLIVE BREAD CRUMBS

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Slice larger tomatoes into ½-inch rounds or wedges, and cut smaller tomatoes in half and spread out on a serving platter or individual plates. Season them generously with salt and also black pepper, if you'd like.
• Tear the bread into small, 1-inch pieces, then pulse in a food processor until you have coarse crumbs.
• In a large bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheese, olives, zest, fennel seeds and red-pepper flakes, if using. Finely grate the garlic into the bowl then add 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss everything together very well.
• Transfer the bread-crumb mixture to a sheet pan and place on a middle rack in the oven. Toast, stirring two or three times, until the crumbs are golden brown, the olives have shriveled slightly and your kitchen starts to smell a little like a pizzeria, 17 to 23 minutes. Let cool completely.
• To serve, drizzle the tomatoes with the vinegar followed by the remaining 4 tablespoons olive oil. Just before you're ready to serve, sprinkle the bread-crumb mixture over the top.

PARMIGIANO REGGIANO

Steps:

• Parmigiano Reggiano is from Italy it's been made for over 1,000 years . It's produced traditionally in copper vats and the aging process takes a minimum of 12 months although I like it aged for 24 months. Look for the pin dot marking on the rind so you know you have authentic Parmigiano Reggiano.

FARFALLE WITH ZUCCHINI, CARROTS, FENNEL, MARJORAM AND PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO CHEESE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. In a large skillet, cook garlic in olive oil for 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly yellow in color.
• Add carrots and saute for 4 to 5 minutes until lightly browned. Add the fennel and zucchini, season with salt and pepper and saute for about 3 minutes.
• Cook pasta according to package directions, drain and toss with the sauce. Remove from heat and add fresh marjoram and Parmigiano cheese. Stir to combine and serve.

FENNEL AND PARMIGIANO

Steps:

• Wash the fennel bulb and remove leaves and top; slice off bottom of bulb. Slice bulb thinly and cut into julienne strips.
• Remove very thin slices from wedge of cheese with slicer. Crumble; add to fennel in serving bowl.
• Sprinkle oil and lemon juice over fennel and cheese and stir to mix well.
• Season with pepper.

CREAMY PARMEGIANO-REGGIANO ALFREDO

Steps:

• Heat half and half, cream cheese, margarine, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and pepper in a saucepan, stirring constantly.
• Cook over medium heat until smooth.

TO FINELY GRATE PARMIGIANO-REGGIANO

Steps:

• To finely grate Parmigiano-Reggiano and similar cheeses, use the small (1/8-inch)teardrop-shaped holes (not the ragged-edged holes) of a box or similar handheld grater.
• Other shaped holes, a Microplane rasp, and pregrated cheese yield different volumes.