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How do you use fontina cheese?
Fontina Uses
- Sauce – Melt in a sauce for pasta and meat.
- Soup – Incorporate a handful of grated fontina into a cheese soup for a unique flavor.
- Pizza – Sprinkle some fontina alongside your mozzarella cheese.
- Fondue – Use fontina with other cheeses to create a sweet and nutty cheese fondue.
What is Fontina best for?
Fontina is an Italian cheese made from cows milk that has a soft, mild flavor. Fontina is a great melting cheese that is often used to make cheese fondue or baked cheese dips.
What does fontina pair well with?
Fontina is excellent with dried dark fruits like dates, raisins, and figs, as well as chocolate, port, or sherry. Because it’s a little on the funky side, sweet accompaniments are nice contrasts. When cooked, Fontina goes gooey.
Is fontina a stinky cheese?
Interestingly enough, Fontina is a washed-rind cheese, which if you think about it as you taste, makes sense. Fontina has some stink to it! Pleasantly odorous, it tastes toasty, too, like a deeply golden slice of toast. (Which, by the way, is a great vehicle for its melted incarnation.)
What kind of dish is saltimbocca?
The name of this Italian classic comes from salti in bocca, meaning it jumps in the mouth, which is exactly what the flavors of saltimbocca do. The dish consists of tender, pan-fried veal cutlets that are wrapped in Italian prosciutto, flavored with fresh sage, then sautéed in white wine.
How does Carrabba’s get their chicken so tender?
For tender, juicy and very flavorful chicken, I suggest that you marinate your meat for a minimum of 30 minutes, preferably longer. Your chicken can be marinated for up to 1 day but you risk your chicken breasts becoming stringy if you go over this time.
What is Carrabba’s Ardente topping?
The Bistecca Ardente, a center-cut sirloin woodgrilled and topped with bleu cheese, roasted tomatoes and fresh basil was very tasty.
Can I substitute fontina for mozzarella?
Though fontina has a tangy flavour, its milder range can be used in several ways. The fontina cheese alternatives are many, but primarily it is best used as an extra topping to mozzarella. The tangy and twisty flavour of fontina makes it very delicious to use with other cheese.
How to cook chicken parmesan with Fontina cheese?
Turn the chicken over to sear the other side. After about 1 minute add the fontina cheese to the top of both chicken breasts. Add the wine to the pan, and reduce by half. Add the chicken stock, zucchini and tomato the pan (everything has been over high heat), and once it is simmering, move the entire pan into the oven.
What to do with Fontina cheese?
Fontina is a great cheese to cook with. It melts really well, and has a subtle nutty flavor that goes great with a ton of ingredients. Here I use it to top some seared chicken, served with a light sauce, over some angle hair pasta. The recipe is flavorful, pretty quick and easy and super satisfying. Hope you enjoy it!
What is the difference between Fontinella and Fontina cheese?
Don’t confuse Fontinella cheese with Italian fontina cheese! Fontinella is actually a domestic cheese made by one company, Stella/Suputo Cheese Company. This cheese is a semi-hard cheese that has a tangy flavor, creamy texture and melts well.
Can I substitute Fontinella cheese for Panko?
If you can’t find Fontinella cheese, you’re welcome to substitute it with Parmesan, Romano or Asiago cheese. Fontinella really lends itself well in this dish because it melts right along with the panko to provide a delicious and beautifully golden crust on the chicken. I served this along with angel hair pasta and a homemade chunky pasta sauce.