It is difficult for me to say how the lunar new year is in Italy - where I am living; personally, I didn't feel a thing for the festive, because, looking around, there is no decoration, and no one has any clue that at this moment, in Asia, people are so much excited for the event just like Christmas in Europe :( Back in the past, sadly, I didn't have any chance to practice all the traditions; instead of making festive Vietnamese food and sending gifts to relatives and friends, I merely continued my work, but it couldn't stop my heart from pounding hard for the biggest event of the year when we can take an extended vacation, seeing all our dearest friends, playing cards for days, ... I always tell myself that I would love to keep my Vietnamese roots in Ferrara, though there is only me - the unique Vietnamese I've known. It is for me and our future kids; it would be so lame that my babies don't know anything about the Lunar new Year and our rituals. I have decided to make a New Year's eve dinner with my in-law family; I have already prepared red packets for our little nephews. :) And, of course, I'd like to wish all of you - who read, share, comment, and support my little corner here a new lucky year full of joys and happiness! :D Smoak!!polenta 2.jpg65.1 KB
Nguyên liệu
Polenta (a type of flour cake from corn flour) (4 portions)
250 gr corn flour (polenta) not corn starch
1 l of water
Some salt
Salt minced onion
some olive oil extra virgin
To complete:
4 fresh sausages
Sages
Cách làm
Polenta:
Sautee onion with some oil; when they turn golden, pour water in and boil them.
When water is boiling, use one hand with a wooden spoon to stir nonstop and another other hand little by little add flour to finish the flour.
Continue to stir and season with some salt.
When the polenta becomes a heavy dough (in 5 mins).
Turn off the heat, pour the polenta into a tray, and spread it evenly around 3 cm thick. Let it cool down.
To complete:
Use a knife to cut polenta into cubes (around 3cm )
Prepare fresh sausages and cut them into small size
Prepare skewers with polenta cubes, sausages, and sages.
Bake in the oven for around 30 mins (180 Celsius)Polenta 1.jpg80.6 KB
When polenta becomes crunchy, turn off the heat. Serve hot.
