Brie Lovers: Great Recipe to Share!!!

[Peggy]

The Cookbook Challenge thread has inspired me to take another look at those cookbooks that gather dust on my shelf. Tonight I tried a Brie recipe from my latest California Wine Country cookbook . It was outstanding.. I had bought a round brie from Costco last week to make the Brie Pizza recipe from Bon Appetit - April '02 and needed to use up the other half. This recipe was wonderful (though not light!!:eek: ). The cookbook says it earned the Chef a Gold Medal at the Sonoma County Fair. Here it is!

Orzo Pasta with Lemon and Brie (Tasting Along the Wine Road Cookbook - Volume #2)

Note: I cut the recipe in half but will post it as written.

1 pound cooked orzo
1 tablespoon lemon zest
3 tablespoon lemon juice
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil (when I cut the recipe in half, I only used 2 tablespoons instead of 1/4 cup and that was PLENTY!)
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
3 tablespoons fresh basil, cut in shreds or strips
3/4 cups golden raisins
1 pound Brie cheese, cut into chunks
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (optional)

Cook orzo al dente, according to directions on package. Assemble other ingredients and toss with pasta. Season to taste. Serves 8-10.

Serve with a Chardonnay.


Peggy

[MaryH]

Ooooh, that does sound good. I take it you could probably substitute any type of pasta for the orzo (so long as it is a shaped one as opposed to something like spaghetti).

[Peggy]

Yes... I believe you could successfully substitute other pastas, including spaghetti. The Brie melts when it comes in contact with the warm pasta so it makes its own sauce, so to speak. Yummy!!

Peggy

[cherylopal]

that does sound sooooo gooood! thank you for posting!
cheryl

[Angela]

Sounds excellent!!! I can't wait to try it! Thanks :)

[RobinC]

I made this tonight for dinner and it was wonderful. It has such a nice blend of fresh light flavors. I can definitely see how it would go quite well with a nice Chardonay. :)

Thanks for sharing!

[Peggy]

Originally posted by RobinC
I made this tonight for dinner and it was wonderful. It has such a nice blend of fresh light flavors. I can definitely see how it would go quite well with a nice Chardonay. :)

Thanks for sharing!

Robin,

I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know.

Peggy

[kimmer99]

I do something similar with brie in the summer when I can get tasty fresh tomatoes.

I chop up a bunch of garlic and saute in olive oil - then I throw in a while mess of chopped tomatoes and let it cook down for 15 minutes or so. At the end, I toss in a wedge of brie cut into chunks - as someone said the brie melts and makes a wonderful sauce. Top with some sliced fresh basil and served over farfalle (bow ties), rigatoni or penne - it's quick and pretty flavorful.

If someone wants an exact recipe, I can definitely dig it out.

[cangoss]

I made this last night and it was fabulous! I served it with roasted asparagus. I had some fresh basil and wanted something good to use it for, and this was perfect!

[MaryH]

I also made this tonight. I really liked it but my husband was so-so on it.