October has already arrived the grape harvest is approaching … Grapes are almost ready to be harvested and used in so many ways in the kitchen. Given the abundant amounts of this fruit, sometimes you have few ideas on how to use it to prepare dishes, but do not worry: I’ll give you some really nice autumnal recipes, trust me!
I can reveal a secret: grapes can be used in both savory and sweet dishes! They are perfect with both first courses and seconds, as well as with desserts: an ingredient for a thousand uses. Here are some useful recipes to follow after the harvest.
Arista arrosto all’uva nera Roast chine of pork with black grapes
The first dish I propose has a very refined flavor: this is roasted pork with black grapes, an ideal recipe to amaze your friends early in the fall. The preparation is not difficult, just follow my directions step by step …First of all the ingredients: you need 1000 gr of arista, 500 gr of black grapes, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, 150 gr of tropea onion, 100 ml of grape must, 2 spoons of honey, spices such as rosemary, sage , thyme and finally sugar and salt and pepper.
Procedure
Buy the meat already boned and put aside bones cut into small pieces. Place the meat on the cutting board and begin to cut it into slices starting from the shorter side. At this point open it like a book, put it in 2 sheets of baking paper and flatten it by beating. Immediately after chop the herbs, adding salt and pepper and spread on the meat. Finally roll the chine of pork and wrap it with baking paper, then cook in the oven at 90 degrees for about 3 hours.As the meat cooks wash the grapes, remove the grapes and crushing with potato masher gently so you can collect all the juice in a bowl. Then prepare a sauce with the tasty juice as I will explain to you.Heat a little oil in a saucepan, add the pieces of the bones of the meat and simmer together with the onion until they turn golden. Reduce with a little grape juice and make a sauce that is syrupy. Filter the sauce, complete with the must and add some sugar to enhance its flavor, especially if the grapes you bought are not very sweet.Before serving your magnificent dish with grapes, remove the meat roll from the paper and spread it well with oil and honey. After warming a frying pan fry until it becomes crunchy. Then cut the thickly sliced roll and place the portions on a nice serving dish and serve the meat along with the sauce.
Salad of green beans, beans and grapes
Another perfect recipe after the harvest is the green bean, bean and grape salad, ideal for the autumn. The process to prepare it is really simple and fast, here’s how to do it …
Ingredients
- Green beans 400 gr
- Fresh Borlotti beans 200 gr
- Lettuce 100 gr
- Apple1 pz
- White grapes
- Extra-vergin olive oil
Procedure: Take the fresh borlotti beans and let them boil in water for about 10 minutes. After 10 minutes switch off the stove, salt the beans and let them cool for a while. Take the green beans boil them for about 8 minutes. Wash the grapes, cut into halves and place them in a bowl with apple slices. Clean and cut the small pieces of salad, and then combine all the ingredients in a bowl, salt and oil, and everything is ready to serve your grape based dish!