High up in the latin american mountains somewhere, there is a tiny village, with a football team of poets, artists gardeners, cooks, miners and artisans. That team is Rio Grande, they play a mythical brand of football that could only be calle óle football. The village is a simple one, like its team simple yet undeniably beautiful like the sunset over montagne Grande. recently their manager octavio danielle oliviero- pepina-kuligio valdes asked me if i could come up with a soulful pre big match meal, to help his beautiful players sustain high levels of artistic creativity for an entire match played at high altitude. This took some considerable thought. After some serious soul searching and a conversation with their midfield player Acosta, who had recently returned from his honeymoon, following the biggest event in the village in many years. As Ascosta was one of two beautiful people taking part in what was Rio Grandes first gay wedding. I finally arrived at a dish that i feel will not only help the team but encompass the beauty of Rio Grande as a place.
I have rather unispiringly called the dish Risotto per Rio
for 4 people.
2 shallots
2 cloves of garlic
100 grammes of mushrooms, wild if you can
75 grammes of smoked chorizo
1 bunch of asparagus
1 pint of chicken stock
a handful of parsley and basil finally chopped
2 handfuls of parmesan
250 grammes vialone nano risotto rice
a big knob of butter
and a splash of albarino if you are feeling flash or any white wine if not.
instructions to follow
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