{"id":9790,"date":"2015-08-03T21:06:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/?p=9790"},"modified":"2015-08-03T21:06:38","modified_gmt":"2015-08-03T19:06:38","slug":"the-kings-sausage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/italian\/the-kings-sausage\/","title":{"rendered":"The King\u2019s Sausage"},"content":{"rendered":"

The King\u2019s Sausage! I bet that title caught your attention \u2026 but the King\u2019s Sausage is not what you might think it is!<\/span><\/p>\n

Il Salame del Re<\/strong> (this is the Italian name) is a wonderful rustic sweet that my aunt Rina used to make for us children. It\u2019s also known as Salame di Cioccolato<\/strong> (Chocolate Sausage) or Salame Dolce<\/strong> (Sweet Sausage), but for me it will always be zia Rina\u2019s Salame del Re! Now, a couple of days ago my brother Gippi gave me a recipe book which includes this long forgotten dessert from my childhood. Oooh che buono! Ho una gran voglia di riassaggiarlo \u2026 quasi quasi uno di questi giorni lo faccio <\/strong>(Oooh it\u2019s so delicious! I really fancy tasting it again \u2026 mmmh, I think I\u2019m going to make it one of these days).<\/p>\n

\"Mmmm,<\/a>

mmmh, che buono!<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

And now I\u2019m going to share the recipe for this simple sweet with you, but first a word of warning: it\u2019s a calorie bomb \u2026 so kiss that diet goodbye!<\/p>\n

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Ingredienti:<\/span><\/u><\/span><\/td>\nIngredients:<\/span><\/u><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
350 gr di biscotti secchi tipo Marie<\/span><\/td>\n350 grams of plain dryish <\/span>biscuits<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
160 gr di zucchero semolato<\/span><\/td>\n160 grams of caster sugar<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
130 gr di burro<\/span><\/td>\n130 grams of butter<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
70 gr di pinoli o mandorle pelate<\/span><\/td>\n70 grams of pine nuts or peeled almonds<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 cucchiai di cacao amaro<\/span><\/td>\n2 tablespoons of plain cocoa<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1 bicchierino di Vin Santo o altro liquore a piacere<\/span><\/td>\n1 small glass (50 ml) of Vin Santo*, or other liqueur<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Method:<\/u><\/span><\/p>\n

Melt the butter and leave it to cool down. In the mean time roughly break the biscuits into large crumbs with a rolling pin or a food processor, but be careful not to reduce them to a powder (tip: we usually put the biscuits in a strong transparent plastic bag before crushing them with the rolling pin, it\u2019s far less messy!)<\/em>. Roughly chop the pine nuts or almonds.<\/p>\n

Put the crumbled biscuits in a mixing bowl, add the melted butter and all the other ingredients. Mix everything together with the help of a wooden spoon (you may also need to use your hands). When the sticky concoction is well mixed, shape it into a long thick sausage, then wrap it in greaseproof paper and put it in the fridge to cool down for a few hours.<\/p>\n

When you want to serve il Salame del Re, take it out of the fridge, remove the paper, and cut it into slices about 1 cm thick. Remember to put any leftover Salame back in the fridge before it melts!<\/p>\n

Buon Appetito!<\/span><\/p>\n

Note:<\/u><\/span>
\n*Vin Santo<\/strong> is a typical sweet dessert wine from Tuscany. I believe, however, that zia Rina used to put in a little Sambuca<\/strong> (a liqueur similar to Ouzo made from star aniseed) instead of Vin Santo. So if you\u2019re feeling adventurous you could also try that version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

The King\u2019s Sausage! I bet that title caught your attention \u2026 but the King\u2019s Sausage is not what you might think it is! Il Salame del Re (this is the Italian name) is a wonderful rustic sweet that my aunt Rina used to make for us children. It\u2019s also known as Salame di Cioccolato (Chocolate…<\/p>\n

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