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Barley risotto with cuttlefish, cured corvina and a clam and barley-tea broth

The Culinary Institute of America · 7 min video

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Ingredients
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Techniques
  • barley
  • cut of fish
  • olive oil
  • salt
Lay lightly charred cuttlefish, seasoned with olive oil and a little salt, in the bottom of the bowl.
Charred cuttlefish at the base
  • wine
  • pine nut puree
Make the risotto from barley rather than Italian rice, with a little wine and pine nut puree.
The barley risotto and pine nut puree
Spoon the risotto over the cuttlefish.
Making a rice dish special for fine dining
  • Corbina
Top the risotto with corvina flake and chopped chives.
Cure corvina by burying it in a jar of dried barley, which absorbs the moisture from the fish.
  • chopped chai
  • clam broth
Make a clam broth with barley tea.
Clam broth made from barley tea, poured at the table
Pour the barley tea broth over the rice at the table.