Fuji with truffles
I first tried truffles 10 years ago. I honestly didn't understand why there was so much fuss, let alone so much price. Over the years, it became clear to me ... there are few of them, they are hard to find and everyone would eat them. So expensive. But if you live in an Istrian village, there is always a truffle nearby, which is great because you scratch for a little one here and there ... like a toothpick (thanks Ivan Karlić from Karlić truffles). But getting a truffle and not eating it with fuži would be a sin ... so head to the nearest store with a frozen department and here I am rummaging through the chest and looking for the only fuži that are worth buying ... the ones from Klara Marić. But no, not the ordinary dry ones, in order for this to be necessary, they must be fresh-frozen .... hamnjamnjam
Preparation steps
- Given the grandiose description in the introduction you will now expect some grandiose recipe. But on the contrary, these are two foods that are in themselves so good that nothing needs to be masked, complicated and elaborated and should be made so that they do not kill all the aromas they naturally have. A real truffle has an extremely delicate aroma that actually kills it if combined too much.
- This will be a classic example of pasta on white. Now you will think of white with cream. But no, Istrians in white think ... a little promised with home-grown food. Or translate it ... a little topping with olive oil. And as it happens ... they are 100% right.
- Let's face it ... it won't go bad with bad pasta. In order for pasta to walk it must be top. And since fuži are a national dish here ... we choose fuži. Because only delicious pasta can be eaten alone ...
- So let's go: Boil water, add fuži, salt and watch now ... cook them for a minute and a half (no more because they are fresh to freeze and it is not necessary because you will overcook them)
- Drain them and place in a separate bowl. Drizzle with olive oil .... mix.
- When we serve them, we put a certain amount of fuži on everyone's plate ... and on top of the thin fetishes we layer (super Croatian word ... on the slice ...) a truffle. It would be great to have this super cool truffle cutter because you get uber big fetishes. But in case you have an ordinary grater and you can help yourself with it ... just that it is thin and not too thick. True, some people like to fish them finely ... I don't.
- With slices is ...
- And let everyone mix how they like ... or eat truffles first so they can eat fuži in peace :)
- Basic recipe, but sometimes we just need it ... basic, rich and incredibly tasty. Of course, only if the right ingredients are in question ... And it is also convenient for those who have no idea about cooking ... there is no mistake and you can't foul.
