Here's A Recipe From Gucci Osteria To Recreate At Home
In times of social isolation, many of us have turned to the kitchen to whip up creative new recipes, whether that be the dalgona challenge, a banana bread recipe, or more. And if you're looking for more recipes to spruce up your kitchen, or even just looking to get started, why not turn towards the Gucci Osteria kitchen for some tips?
Coming in directly from the Gucci Osteria Kitchen in Florence, Italy, chef Karime Lopez gives us simple recipes that add a whole lot of flavour that you need to try.
For the latest Gucci podcast, the chef enters the scene with delicious recipes that are easy to reproduce at home. Recorded in the restaurant's kitchen in Italy, Karime takes listeners on a journey of flavors through a sensory tasting of the menu, and shows all her inspiration behind exclusive dishes, such as Purple Corn Tostada, Taka Ban, Tortellini and the Emilia Burger.
Do you want to know how to prepare a delicious egg, cheese and bread dish Khachapuri? Chef Karime shows you how. "I was inspired by the international dishes we have on the Gucci Osteria menu, to create something different but easy, this recipe is delicious comfort food and very simple to make, with a yummy warm baking smell when it comes out of the oven," she says, about the dish.
Check out the video below!
And to make it even easier, we list and explain everything in writing. Take a pen and paper to write it down!
Khachapuri , Georgian bread and cheese, by Karime Lopez
Ingredients:
- 300g of flour
- 2g of salt
- 2g of sugar
- 4g of dry yeast
- 80 ml of warm milk
- 100 ml of warm water
- 300g of grated cheese (feta cheese, mozzarella and parmesan) ' you can use any cheese, I used it because it was what was in the fridge '' comments the chef.
- 20 ml of milk
- 3 eggs
Preparation mode:
Mix the milk and water and add them with a little yeast. Add sugar and, in another bowl, mix the flour with the salt. Put everything together until you get a homogeneous mass, then let it rest for 2 hours. Grate the cheese and mix it with 100 ml of milk + an egg; Take the dough by spreading it out in a circle about 9 inches in diameter. Then, roll 2 opposite sides of the circle towards the center so that it has a boat shape. Join the corners, cover and let stand for 1 hour. Fill the kachapuri with the cheese mixture. Place in the oven and bake at 180 ° C. When it is golden in color (after about 15 minutes), remove it and place the egg in the middle. Put it back in the oven until the egg is cooked (after 5-6 minutes) and enjoy!
Karime Lopez, from Mexico City, is the only female chef awarded a Michelin star in Italy in 2019 - and the only Mexican chef ever awarded in this category. In the podcast episode, she reflects on this recognition, tells about her career until she became a chef and talks about her favorite foods - these are also references in Gucci Osteria .
Launched in May 2018, the Gucci Podcast channel is recorded to bring even more life to the incredible world of the Italian Maison. To date, the podcast series has 29 episodes of rich and detailed stories, perfect for listening at home. Also including a conversation between chef Massimo Bottura, owner of Gucci Obtia (located in the Gucci Garden, in the heart of the historic Piazza della Signoria) and owner of three Michelin stars, with his former friend and Gucci schoolmate Marco Bizzarri.
In the episode they talk about childhood memories and the brand's two restaurants (Massimo Bottura's in Florence and Los Angeles - which were born as a result of this long-standing friendship)
To enjoy these and other episodes, just check out the Gucci Podcast channel on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud.
