After being in Italy for a couple months, and studying about Gastronationalism (or culinary nationalism), I couldn't stop thinking of ways to Colombianize Italian food, or Italianize Colombian food. In order to make it possible and avoid any controversies (or deportation), I needed to do it with a group of Italian Gastronomes. And so we did, and honestly it was the night Italy and Colombia came together and made magic!
After being in Italy for a couple months, and studying about Gastronationalism (or culinary nationalism), I couldn't stop thinking of ways to Colombianize Italian food, or Italianize Colombian food. In order to make it possible and avoid any controversies (or deportation), I needed to do it with a group of Italian Gastronomes.
And so we did, and honestly it was the night Italy and Colombia came together and made magic!
What we didn't know is that our things would take a creative turn... As overconfident Gastonomes we wanted to recreate two Italian classics and use them as a filling to fry our empanadas.
🍆 The Parmiganada, diced and fried eggplant with tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmigiano and basil.
🍳 The 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 was our biggest challenge because the key ingredient that makes the sauce so unique is the egg yolk, grated cheese and guanciale mix.
So, what is the trick for making Carbonara's creamy egg yolk and cheese sauce? The key is not to cook the sauce in direct heat, as it would turn into an omelette or fritatta. Instead it is about using the heat of the cooked pasta and its water, to let the cheese melt with the yolk paste. The first obstacle we encountered was the frying of the empanada, without overcooking the yolk.
Our solution? Coating with breadcrumbs and cooling the egg yolks a day before. The layer of breadcrumbs would protect the yolk from exploding when touching the hot oil.
The next obstacle was finding ways of filling the already fried empanada with the fried yolk, I believe we succeeded, considering the iconic yolk porn.
Would you ever try the an ItaloEmpanada? What other fillings do you think would work? Let me know in the comments below.
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