{"id":3310,"date":"2019-05-06T16:34:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog-cenobio-test.local\/ligurian-focaccia-how-to-use-it-in-the-kitchen\/"},"modified":"2019-05-06T16:34:06","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:34:06","slug":"ligurian-focaccia-how-to-use-it-in-the-kitchen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/en\/ligurian-focaccia-how-to-use-it-in-the-kitchen\/","title":{"rendered":"LIGURIAN FOCACCIA: HOW TO USE IT IN THE KITCHEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is known and loved all around the world.<br \/>\nIn Argentina it is prepared with some variants, cheese and onions covered, la fugazzetta. Its origin is Italian and to be exact <strong>it is from Liguria<\/strong>!<br \/>\nWe are speaking of course of the <strong>Genoese focaccia<\/strong>, one of the <strong>most delicious and famous products of Liguria<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Crunchy on the outside and soft inside, glazed with olive oil, golden like the sand of the region, Ligurian Focaccia is a gastronomic product that can be tasted in many occasions.<br \/>\nAlone as a <strong>generous snack<\/strong>, or you can cut is and serve it filled with your favourite hams, salami and cheese. Alternatively, you can follow the example of the Ligurian people and dip it in the cappuccino in the morning (it is not a case that we bake it fresh every morning and it is always present on our buffet breakfast!).<br \/>\nThere are a lot of ways in which you can taste it: it will never disappoint you!<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1543 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mix-focaccia-ligure.jpg\" alt=\"Buffet of genoese Focaccia, Hotel cenobio dei Dogi\" width=\"785\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mix-focaccia-ligure.jpg 785w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mix-focaccia-ligure-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mix-focaccia-ligure-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Less common is its use in the kitchen, not only as singular dish, but<strong> as ingredient to create original recipes<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAs our Chef here at Cenobio dei Dogi, likes to tries new unconventional ways to experiment with ingredients, he accepted the challenge to transform this dish to something new. The result was the dish that we are about to present you: octopus tentacles on focaccia cream!<br \/>\nA <strong>refined and tasty recipe<\/strong> that gives a great example to how to use the focaccia as ingredient.<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h3>&nbsp;OCTOPUS TENTACLES ON FOCACCIA\u2019S CREAM<\/h3>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AcqcEifxybw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h5>Ingredients:<\/h5>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>\u2013 1,5 \u2013 2 kg of Octopus<br \/>\n\u2013 2-3 hg of Genoese Focaccia<br \/>\n\u2013 1 shallot<br \/>\n\u2013 Pine nuts<br \/>\n\u2013 Parsley<br \/>\n\u2013 Capers<br \/>\n\u2013 3-4 anchovies\u2019 filet<br \/>\n\u2013 Vegetables to make a vegetable broth<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h5>Recipe:<\/h5>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>After <strong>cleaning the octopus<\/strong>, boil it at <strong>90\u00b0 in the steam oven<\/strong> for about 90 minutes. In a pan make the vegetable broth. While the octopus is cooking you can start the preparation of the Genoese Focaccia, flavoured with extra virgin olive oil.<br \/>\nClean and cut the shallot and put it in a pan together with 3 <strong>anchovies\u2019 filet<\/strong>, a handful of capers and pine nuts and a few leaves of fresh parsley, to make a saut\u00e9ed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1542 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dadolata-di-focaccia.jpg\" alt=\"Dadolata di Focaccia ligure\" width=\"785\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dadolata-di-focaccia.jpg 785w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dadolata-di-focaccia-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Dadolata-di-focaccia-768x430.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Then<strong> cut the Genoese focaccia<\/strong> into small pieces (it is not important that they are even, as we will eventually blend everything!). Once that the anchovies are melted, pour the diced of focaccia Genovese and mix it well, so that it absorbs the flavours of the saut\u00e9ed.<br \/>\nThen add some ladle of the previously prepared <strong>vegetable broth<\/strong>.<br \/>\nOnce the focaccia has absorbed all the broth, it&#8217;s time to <strong>blend everything<\/strong> with a dip mixer.<br \/>\nWhile blending, emulsify the cream with good extra-virgin olive oil, in order to obtain a softer, velvety and flavourful mixture.<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1546 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crema-di-Focaccia.jpg\" alt=\"Cream of Focaccia\" width=\"785\" height=\"439\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crema-di-Focaccia.jpg 785w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crema-di-Focaccia-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Crema-di-Focaccia-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>After 90 minutes, remove the<strong> octopus<\/strong> from the oven, cut the tentacles and <strong>slightly burn<\/strong> them together with a little oil in a hot pan.<br \/>\nAt this point, it remains only the plating!<br \/>\nOn a flat plate, we have first a bed of cream of focaccia Genovese and, above, our blanched tentacle.<br \/>\nEnjoy!<\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1547 img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tentacoli-polpo-crema-di-focaccia.jpg\" alt=\"Tentacoli di Polpo su crema di Focaccia Genovese\" width=\"1070\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tentacoli-polpo-crema-di-focaccia.jpg 1070w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tentacoli-polpo-crema-di-focaccia-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tentacoli-polpo-crema-di-focaccia-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Tentacoli-polpo-crema-di-focaccia-1024x421.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1070px) 100vw, 1070px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"spazio30\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Want to discover <strong>other delicious dishes<\/strong> and typical products of Liguria? <strong>READ ALSO<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/en\/cappon-magro-ligure-la-ricetta-originale-del-cenobio-dei-dogi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1306 size-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/REMO-GATTO-CAPPON-MAGRO-4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/en\/cappon-magro-ligure-la-ricetta-originale-del-cenobio-dei-dogi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&nbsp;Cappon Magro Ligure, the original recipe of Cenobio dei Dogi<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/en\/preboggion-genovese-cose-e-come-usarlo-in-cucina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1461 size-thumbnail img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Erbe-preboggion-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><br class=\"visible-xs\"><\/p>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.cenobio.it\/en\/preboggion-genovese-cose-e-come-usarlo-in-cucina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Preboggion Genovese: What it is and how to use it in the kitchen<\/a><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>[ninja_form id=4]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is known and loved all around the world. In Argentina it is prepared with some variants, cheese and onions covered, la fugazzetta. Its origin is Italian and to be exact it is from Liguria! We are speaking of course of the Genoese focaccia, one of the most delicious and famous products of Liguria. 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