Golden Casera DOP with Crispy Artichokes 🧀🌿 – Rustic and Flavorful Appetizer from Valtellinese Tradition
An irresistible dish where creamy cheese meets herb-coated breading and the freshness of seasonal artichokes 🥬✨
The Golden Casera DOP with crispy artichokes, taken from The Valtellina Casera DOP Cookbook – No Secrets, Lots of Love, is a tasty and genuine recipe that brings the authentic flavors of Valtellina to the table. The young Valtellina Casera DOP, cut and breaded in a fragrant mixture of corn flour, bread, and aromatic herbs, is golden fried in a pan and served with sautéed artichokes, still crispy. A perfect balance of texture, flavor, and simplicity, ideal as an appetizer or vegetarian main course 🍽️💛
📝 Ingredients for 4 people
- 400 g of young Valtellina Casera DOP
- 80 g of finest corn flour or precooked yellow flour
- 5 g of minced sage and rosemary
- 50 g of white bread crumbs (grated)
- 40 g of 00 white flour
- 2 eggs
- 4 fresh artichokes
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste.
👩🍳 Step-by-step Preparation
- Clean the artichokes by removing the tougher outer leaves, and cut them into thin wedges.
- Sauté them in a pan with a drizzle of extra virgin oil for a few minutes, keeping them crispy.
- Cut the Casera DOP into cubes or rectangles, in the desired shape.
- Dip each piece first in white flour, then in beaten egg, and finally coat it in a breading made of:
- corn flour
- grated white bread crumbs
- minced sage and rosemary
- Fry it in hot oil, turning until you achieve a crispy and golden breading.
- Drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- Serve the cheese cubes hot, accompanied by the crispy sautéed artichokes.
💡 Tips:
- For an extra touch, you can serve the dish with a light yogurt sauce or herb-flavored mayonnaise.
- Great also as finger food for rustic appetizers or autumn buffets.
📸 The images of the dishes are purely indicative and do not necessarily correspond exactly to the recipe
