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Cooking With Apetina Cheese

With winter here, why not try these inspired recipes by Gino D'ACampo using Apetina Cheese? There's a Cheesy Potato Bake - perfect fuel food for winter evenings or Tuna and Apetina Cheese Fishcakes - a great tea time treat that the kids will love!

Torta di Patate con Apetina
Cheesy potato bake with Mortadella and Apetina - Serves 4

Ingredients: 950g Jersey potatoes (peeled)
650g white onions (finely sliced)
2tbls Italian olive oil
300g Mortadella ham (cut in 2cm cube)
1tbls thyme (finely chopped)
300ml vegetable stock
220g sour cream
1tbls soft brown sugar
150g Apetina cheese (cubes)
100g Apetina cheese (crumbled)
Salt & white pepper to taste

Preparation: In a large frying pan, shallow fry the Mortadella in the olive oil until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon and place on a plate.

Over a moderate heat, cook the onions with the sugar in the residual fat from the Mortadella for approx. 20 minutes until soft and caramelised. Stir occasionally.

Meanwhile place the potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with cold salted water, bring to the boil and cook for about 10 minutes. Drain and once they are cool enough to handle, slice in 5mm circles. Place in a large bowl and gently mix with the soured cream and thyme. Season with salt and pepper.

Butter a 2lt shallow ovenproof dish and cover the bottom with half of the potatoes. Sprinkle over the onions, the Mortadella and the cubed Apetina cheese. Cover evenly with the remaining potatoes and pour over the vegetable stock. Sprinkle over the crumbled Apetina cheese and cook in the middle of a pre-heated oven of 200ºC for approx. 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Once ready spoon on a plate and serve immediately with a crispy green salad.

Polpette di Tonno e Apetina
Tuna & Apetina Fishcakes - Serves 4

Ingredients: 400g tinned tuna chunks in olive oil (drained)
150g Apetina cheese
100g sun-dried tomatoes in oil (drained and chopped)
250g potatoes (peeled)
2 slices of bread (soaked in water and drained)
2 eggs
1 clove of garlic (finely chopped)
4tbls fresh flat leaf parsley (chopped)
2 lemons (unwaxed)
150g toasted and finely blended bread crumbs
3tsp grounded black pepper
200g Green beans
50g Sesame seeds
4tbls extra virgin olive oil
Salt to taste

Preparation: Boil and mash the potatoes and place in a large bowl. Once cold add the bread, eggs, tuna, Apetina cheese, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, salt and pepper and mix well together. Add the zest and the juice of half a lemon, stirring continuously.

Once the mixture is ready, use your hands to make medium size balls, flattening them gently, and coat in the breadcrumbs. When ready place them on a tray on baking paper and bake in pre-heated oven of 180ºC for approx. 15 minutes.

In the meantime cook the green beans in salted boiling water until al dente. Drain and place in a large bowl with the sesame seeds. Dress with extra virgin olive oil, a squeeze of lemon juice and season with salt.

Once the fishcakes are cooked, serve them with the crunchy green beans.

The creamy and mild tasting Apetina Cheese range is available in ready cut cubes, block and accompaniments that include Cheese in a delicious marinade with green olives, black olives or red pepper. Apetina Cheese can be used as a topping, snack/nibble or a cooking ingredient in many dishes – not just in salads! For easy to follow delicious Apetina Cheese recipes for time pressured cooks you can log on to www.apetinacheese.co.uk.

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