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How to make the perfect hamburger – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine

Which meat to use, how to cook it perfectly and some assembly instructions to ignore. Are you ready to prepare the best burger ever?

A hamburger is not just a sandwich. IS a desire that comes true on certain tired evenings, that is shared with those we love most and that consoles us in moments not. But for the desire for a succulent bite to come true, we must prepare it in a workmanlike manner. Here are some rules and a mini guide to the ingredients for create the hamburger of our dreams!

Meat, raw material

To prepare a delicious hamburger, you need to start from the basic ingredient, or meat. Yes to the cow, but also to chicken, lamb and pork and why not, the fish could also give us great satisfaction. Thinking about the beef tradition, we recommend having the butcher grind the meat by choosing a semi-thin cut like the rear. If you love it very tasty, focus on parts such as shoulder and belly that have a greater amount of fat and are more succulent.

Watch out for cooking

To prepare a good hamburger, it would take a hot grill. Pans and plates are also fine, provided they are very hot, but it does not end there. In order for the result to be optimal, leave the meat for 10 minutes at room temperature and cook it without adding fats like oil and butter. It will be the fat that drips from the meat to ensure that it does not attack.

The ride?

Yes but only once. The widespread practice of continuing to turn the meat could make it dry. Better to opt for a quiet cooking, to be modulated according to your preferences. If we want it to the blood, it will take 2 minutes per side, if it is very high or we want it well cooked, it will take 4 minutes. In order to keep the juices, also avoid pricking her constantly with a fork.

The cheese

The great hamburger classic is the Cheddar. That is the cheese with the typical orange color which besides being very tasty melts quickly in a pleasant casting. To make it melt well, we can grate it, sprinkle it abundantly on the freshly grilled surface of the meat (just when we turn it over) and cover with a lid. If you don't like cheddar, however, you can also use other types of cheese, as long as they melt easily. Yes to provola, fontina and scamorza, but if you love Mediterranean flavors, you will also like melted parmesan flakes.

The bread

The typical hamburger bread is called burger buns, it contains milk and is covered with fragrant sesame seeds. You can also opt for a homemade milk bread, but the important thing is that before stuffing it with meat, cheese and sauces, it is heated for about 4 minutes in a preheated oven at 180 ° C. Once cut in half, you can make it even more delicious by spreading it with a small amount of salted butter.

The crunchy part

For a burger to be really tasty, remember to include a crunchy ingredient. It may be the classic leaf of lettuce which must be fresh and added to the top of the sandwich a few moments before serving, as well as a slice of bacon previously passed on the plate. If you love onion, you can also pass it in flour and fry it, inserting it in the sandwich in the top layer to the meat.

The sauces

A great burger classic is salsa barbeque which must be added in small quantities at the base and on top of the sandwich. But to personalize it to the maximum we can also focus on tartar sauce, cheese sauce or why not, on guacamole to give us an exotic suggestion.

And now … enjoy your meal!

5 scrubs for perfect skin – Italian Cuisine

Scrubs to do at home: antioxidant, anti-impurities, anti-cellulite, for delicate skin, for all needs!

In this particular period, the beauty routine can be a way to relax and spend time doing something for yourself. Because it is important to take care of yourself, even with small gestures.
So why not prepare a scrub and enjoy the fantastic sensation of smooth skin?

Alkemy – a company known for its high natural cosmetic products – suggested some recipes with
ingredients that everyone has at home or that are easily available at the first purchase. Meanwhile, Alkemy has again opened the online shop and on the site there are many Alkemy products at a special price, with discounts of up to 50% on the list price and for each purchase, a washable mask with a free refillable filter. *

Here are their recipes, for different needs:

THE ANTIBACTERIAL AND ANTIOXIDANT FACE SCRUB
Bicarbonate is an excellent ally in case of impure skin thanks to its antibacterial power; the
yogurt is excellent as a moisturizer, while lemon juice has an antioxidant effect. By joining them yes
gets a scrub suitable for both impurities and mature skin!

Here are the necessary ingredients:
– 2 tablespoons of baking soda
– 2 tablespoons of white yogurt
– milk q. b.
– lemon juice q. b.

In a bowl mix the baking soda and yogurt; add a few drops of milk, if
necessary, to obtain a product that is easy to spread. Apply the scrub on the skin of the
wet face by moving your fingers in a circular way, in a gentle but careful massage.

Leave for a few minutes and then rinse carefully with warm water.

THE FACE SCRUB SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE
Doing a scrub a week is useful for renewing the most superficial layer of the skin.
You can start with the face, with a "recipe" suitable for all skin types, including male skin!

Necessary ingredients:
– 1 teaspoon of sugar – preferably cane
– 3 tablespoons of olive or almond oil
– 2 spoons of honey

Mix everything well in a bowl and then apply the scrub on the wet face skin by moving
the fingers in a circular way, in a gentle but careful massage. Obviously, plus the grains of
sugar are small, the more delicate the scrub will be.

Leave for a few minutes and then rinse carefully with warm water.

THE SCRUB FOR THE FACE FOR DELICATE SKIN
It is now known: delicate skin needs special attention. In this case the ally
perfect is rice starch, which can become an excellent exfoliant for those with very skin
sensitive thanks to its soothing properties. And it's very cheap, which never hurts …

Necessary ingredients:
– 2 tablespoons of rice starch
– 2 tablespoons of argan oil (found in pharmacies, herbalists and also in many supermarkets)
– 1 tablespoon of white sugar, usually the one with the finest grains

Mix everything well in a bowl: the result is a delicate and very sweet exfoliant. Apply it
gentle scrub on wet face skin by moving your fingers in a circular way, in a gentle massage
but accurate.
Leave for a few minutes and then rinse carefully with warm water.

THE ANTI-CELLULITE BODY SCRUB
To combat cellulite, the most effective natural ingredient is coffee, useful for
deflate and drain thanks to its osmotic properties. To mocha-addicted in pure Italian style
it will be nice to know that coffee grounds can be used with this recipe.

Necessary ingredients:
– 6 tablespoons of ground coffee (or 6 coffee grounds)
Warning: using coffee powder, the scrub can be stored in a cool, dry place
until it is finished; using coffee grounds, it must be consumed within a couple of days!
– 6 tablespoons of sea salt (or brown sugar, for those with delicate skin)
– 12 tablespoons of olive oil (or 6 tablespoons of olive oil and 6 of almond oil, according to
availability)

Mix everything well in a container. Apply the scrub in the shower, so that the skin
is moist, massaging it with circular movements from the ankles to the buttocks to facilitate the return
venous.

Allow the coffee to act for a few minutes, then rinse thoroughly with water
lukewarm.

THE SALT BODY SCRUB
Exfoliation helps cell renewal and stimulates microcirculation: this is why it is important to do it
often, and not just on the face!

The sea salt scrub is the best natural exfoliant: it cleanses the dermis in depth and, combined
with the right oil, regenerates the skin.

Necessary ingredients:
– 1 tablespoon of coarse salt (or baking soda for those who prefer a more exfoliating effect
delicate)
– 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil: olive oil is fine, but argan oil may be preferred for one
anti-aging effect, avocado for a super nourishing effect or sweet almond for
favor the drainage of liquids.

The quantities are obviously indicative, but it is important to respect the proportions: you have to
consider that the oil must help to obtain a product that is easy to spread. Mix
all well in a bowl. Apply the scrub in the shower, so that the skin is moist, and with
circular movements pass it gently over the whole body. Starting from the feet and going up along
the body, to promote venous return.
Once finished, rinse thoroughly with warm water.

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The 5 secrets for the perfect noodle – Italian Cuisine

Pasta measurements, pastry board, egg-flour proportions, drafts: here's how to make noodles at home without making a mistake

Put the hands in dough dispels the mood and brings back the calm. An excellent excuse to try your hand at the homemade preparation of one of the most famous Italian pastas in the world, typical of Bologna: his majesty, the noodle.

I'm not just a fresh pasta shape: the tagliatella is a real institution, so much so that the Confraternity of Tortellino, together with the Italian Academy of Cuisine, in 1972 deposited the original recipe of the "Bologna Tagliatella", which must be served strictly with the Bolognese sauce.

Curious to know what i am secrets for the perfect noodle? We will reveal them below, together with the recipe authentic. In the gallery, however, we give you some tips for the condiments and not only.

1. Attention to the measures!

The measurements of the perfect tagliatella are filed with the Bologna Chamber of Commerce and are: from raw it must correspond to approx 7 mm wide (i.e. equal to 12270th part of the Torre degli Asinelli), while after cooking, a 8 mm. As for the thickness, it has not been specified, but experts in the sector argue that it should be among the 6 and 8 tenths of a millimeter.

2. Get the wooden pastry board

To work the dough, just any shelf is not enough: to make it perfectly homogeneous and smooth, you need a wooden pastry board with a rough surface, more suitable for pulling the dough than on a smooth surface.

3. Beware of eggs

The proportions of the ingredients are important: you just need to an egg – the eggs must be fresh and at room temperature – every 100 grams of flour.

4. Beware of flour

In the choice of flour you can have a say: you can opt for 100% white, if you want a fine consistency or with a presence of semolina flour, if you want a coarser consistency.

5. No to drafts

Pay attention to where you start to work the dough: air currents that can dry the dough should be avoided.

How to make egg noodles

Ingredients

To make the tagliatell, you need to get: 300 g of 00 flour, 3 fresh eggs at room temperature, semolina to taste, salt to taste.

Method

On the wooden pastry board, create a fountain with flour and in the center, open the eggs, adding a pinch of salt. Begin beating the eggs with a fork, mixing them with the flour and bringing it from the edges of the fountain to the center. As soon as the eggs have absorbed a little flour, continue kneading by hand for at least 10 minutes, pulling the dough in every direction and making it elastic.

Once the dough is homogeneous, create a ball and put it to rest, at room temperature, by wrapping it in plastic wrap for half an hour. Now, roll out the dough on a pastry board with the help of a rolling pin, until you get a thickness of about 5 mm. If you don't have a rolling pin, you can also use a pasta machine.

Once you have obtained the dough, divide it into many regular rectangles, to be folded into three parts, sprinkling them with semolina, to prevent them from sticking on themselves. Now you can cut the roll of puff pastry at regular intervals of 7 mm. Once the pasta has been cut, remove the noodles obtained by separating them. Here they are, ready to cook and then season with Bolognese sauce.