Rossini Cocktail is an exquisite delight. Tournedo Rossini: a recipe from the great composer

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Fans of delicate and exquisite drinks probably know and know how to prepare a Rossini cocktail. You can’t classify it as cheap, but the light, upbeat and joyful mood it creates is worth the money invested. For the New Year, it will be the best table drink.

A little bit of history

Everyone probably knows that Rossini is the greatest Italian composer. But his culinary talents and penchant for gourmet food are not known to everyone. Meanwhile, the author of the music for "Othello" and "The Barber of Seville" was well versed in wines and is the author of many recognized recipes. He believed that good food and music come from the same roots. There is even a joke among chefs that he would have become the most famous deli of the 19th century if he had not managed to become famous as a composer by that time.

The Rossini cocktail was not invented by him. It appeared only in the middle of the 20th century and was first tested in Venice, in the famous Harry's Bar. The low-alcohol mix was named after the composer by a fan of his talents - both musical andculinary.

Rossini cocktail: recipe and implementation

You need to cook it with love and according to all the rules. At least as a sign of respect for the composer, who treated cooking with such trepidation. The first step to getting a drink is making strawberry puree. Fresh berries, at the rate of 75 grams per glass, are washed, strained through a colander and blotted with a paper towel. An air slurry is made from them with the addition of a few drops of lemon juice, which is put in the cold for at least an hour. If the strawberries are unsweetened, it is allowed to add sugar at the time of the introduction of the juice.

Next, the puree is transferred to a tall glass and topped off with sparkling wine. Ideally, Spumante Brut, Proseco, Asti should be used, but good champagne - semi-dry or brut - will not spoil the taste. The volume of wine is about 120 milliliters. Rossini cocktail is mixed with stir, the edge is decorated with strawberries, you can add ice. Pleasure served!

Ways to ruin a cocktail

Even a seemingly simple drink can be easily turned into not too tasty, or even unpleasant. To avoid disappointment, don't make two common mistakes. First, leave the shaker aside if you are making a Rossini cocktail. When shaken, the champagne bubbles evaporate - along with a significant part of the taste experience.

Second, use only freshly made strawberry puree. Canned will make your Rossini cocktail, to put it mildly, nothing. And if you use jam or jam - andget alcoholic compote at all, spoiling good champagne.

Rossini Tournedo: why is it called that and how is it prepared

One of the most famous dishes "invented" by the composer has a funny story related to the origin of the name. Being at a dinner in the Parisian Cafe Anglais, passionate about cooking, Rossini requested that the dish be cooked under his supervision. The cook was forced to cook in a room that was visible from the table where the composer was waiting for dinner. Tormented by the maestro's nit-picking and teachings, the chef was indignant, to which he answered him: "Et alors, tournez le dos!" In translation, this means: "If so, turn back." The last two words and the article gave rise to the name "Rossini tournedo".

The recipe is simple, but the result is amazing. A little less than half a kilogram of beef fillet is cut across the fibers, s alted and peppered and beaten a little. Approximately 200 g of white bread is cut into slices. In heated butter (and this is a prerequisite) a loaf is browned, the same is done with meat. The beef is placed on toast, a piece of liver pate is placed on it, a lemon circle, a quarter of a tomato and a sprig of parsley are placed on top.

Treat yourself and your family on holiday with a cocktail of the same name and meat!