Don't Do a Danny DeVito: A Little Limoncello Is Just Enough

WSJ ^ | 5-12-07 | ERIC FELTEN

[2nd amendment mama]

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[cgk]

I was hoping this would turn into a recipe thread.

Post #30... plus below:

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Here's a couple summery, fresh desserts: The first is a pasta dish in to-taste shorthand:

Pasta Fresca Nettuno

1/2 lb of fresh home-made pasta already boiled. Fry zucchini gently with onion, add limoncello and let it evaporate, mix in saffron, and finally, smoked mozzarella cheese, a ladle of the water used to boil the pasta, basil, and Parmesan cheese, another dash of limoncello, mix and serve.

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Limoncello Risotto

4 cups vegetable broth
1 cup water
2 carrots, peeled and diced
12 stalks asparagus, trimmed and cut on the diagonal into 1-inch lengths
2 bay leaves
2 teaspoons dried sage, divided
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1 lb arborio rice
1/2 cup limoncello
2 cups fresh green peas
1/3 cup grated mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
salt and pepper, to taste

1. In a large pot over high heat, bring broth and water to a boil.
2. Add carrots, asparagus, bay leaves, 1 teaspoon sage and salt and pepper to taste. Cover, lower the heat to medium and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally or until the carrots are just tender.
3. Drain the vegetables in a colander and reserve the broth in a separate bowl.
4. Remove the bay leaves and discard.
5. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook until softened.
6. Add rice and cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
7. Add the Limoncello and stir for one minute until the liquid is absorbed.
8. Then, add 1 cup of the reserved broth. Stir constantly until the rice absorbs the broth.
9. Add the remaining broth one cup at a time, stirring continuously after each addition until most of the broth is absorbed.
10. When complete, the risotto will be creamy. Test the rice to see if it is done and if satisfied, remove from the heat.
11. Add the remaining teaspoon of sage, the reserved vegetables, green peas, grated mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses and stir well until the cheese is melted and the risotto is thick and creamy.
12. Serve immediately and savor the fantastic combination of flavors!

[Dead Dog]

Funny, I thought this stuff was great there. Brought it back, and my family thinks it taste like Lemon Pledge. I guess I like Lemon Pledge.

[reformed_democrat]

I tried a Smirnoff Ice once, and it took three beers to get the taste out of my mouth.

I've never tried a flavored vodka, and don't really understand the wine-cooler-looking-bottled stuff. I thought it was a boiler-maker (shot of booze in a glass of beer) in a bottle. That just doesn't sound good.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Here is a recipe whose name could double as a reference to Mr. Devito:

SHRIMP LIMONCELLO

The following recipe was created by chef Robert Carmosino of Sole Restaurant in Oceanside, N.Y.

28 Large shrimp
Flour (for dusting shrimp)
2 Ounces olive oil
1 Tablespoon chopped garlic
2 Tablespoons shallots
4 Ounces Caravella Limoncello
8 Ounces chicken consumme
1 Tablespoon tomato paste
¾ Stick butter
Salt and pepper to taste

Peel and de-vein shrimp. Dredge shrimp lightly in flour. Place shrimp in medium to hot saucepan with olive oil; sauté lightly, about 2 minutes on each side. Remove shrimp from pan, also empty oil, but do not wipe out pan.

Add garlic and shallots to pan; sauté on medium heat until light golden. Pour in Caravella Limoncello and consumme and stir. Stir in tomato paste. Raise heat and bring ingredients to a boil. Add shrimp and butter (latter cut into pieces). Let sauce reduce and thicken until it is the consistency of heavy cream, but do not overcook shrimp; may need to remove shrimp before sauce is finished cooking. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve immediately with fettuccine or risotto and sautéed spinach. Serves 4.

[subterfuge]

It just causes me to ask when George Clooney is going to be confident enough to come out of the closet.....

True. But Danny DEviTo as your beard? Not a good choice...

[reformed_democrat]

I guess I like Lemon Pledge.

There's nothing wrong with Lemon Pledge. I occasionally use it as an air freshener when my in-laws show up unexpectedly.

[Vision]

Devito isn’t ashamed of that moment? Unbelievable. He went out there, spewed leftist drivel, when told to talk about the movie he starting giving the entire movie away which at this point had him so confused he ended up blabbering incoherently on the lap of rosie odonnel while she hugged him and told him it was ok.

It was truly pathetic.

[attiladhun2]

FR folk, as a rule, are better educated than the public at large, I’ll admit. Joke wouldn’t work outside of that context, however. To make it work better, perhaps substitute, “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” for Quasimodo, since most people have at least heard of the deformed bell-ringer under the former apellation.

[reformed_democrat]

Devito isn’t ashamed of that moment?

Democrats are ashamed of nothing. It never ceases to amaze me. Do anything, say anything, strip naked and poop on the sidewalk -- all is forgiven if you just say, "Bush sucks!"

[Vision]

Because it’s all about them and they’re victums, right?

[reformed_democrat]

You get your Get out of jail FREE card when you register democrat.

Believe me, it was a real trial to give that up when I came over from the dark side.

[ozzymandus]

It is bad. Really bad. They had all those lemonade drinks, Uncle Mike’s, etc, which I knew would be crap, but I wondered what the Smirnoff Ice was so I had one. Yuk! It’s just another lemonade drink for chicks.

[Sloth]

Is Wendy's going to introduce the Hoffburger^TM?

[Liz]

Glad you liked it..........hard to believe some are not familiar with this memorable Victor Hugo classic.

[magslinger]

I doubt if Quasimodo is quite that unknown today:

[Liz]

Ever since I had a deliriously delighful cocktail made with limoncello in the bar of a hotel clinging to a cliff over the Bay of Naples on the Isle of Capri, I have had it in the house.

One way I use it: add limoncello to court bouillion when poaching salmon.........extraordinarily delicious.

[Kirkwood]

I like limoncello occasionally, but if you want to do it right, you have a high quality grappe after your meal.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

But Danny DEviTo as your beard?

He's no Katie Holmes, that's for sure.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

Heck, he's not even a Rhea Perlman.