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Chef Piero's Risotto with Wild Mushrooms
1/2 Cup Butter
2 Cups sliced wild or shitake mushrooms
2 Cups Arborio rice
1 Cup Frey Organic Chardonnay
40 oz chicken stock
1/2 Cup grated parmesan cheese
Kosher salt to taste
Pepper to taste

Slowly melt butter and cook mushrooms over medium hear in large stock pot about 2 minutes. Add rice and stir constantly over medium for 3 minutes. Add wine and keep stirring for about 1 minute. Slowly add chicken stock and continure stirring mixture over medium heat until all stock is in the pot, and the rice has absorbed all the stock.
Remove from stove; stir in parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper to taste. The secret to making a great Risotto is SLOWLY adding stock and making sure to stir constantly.



Chef Piero's Lamb Shank Smothered in Wine Sauce
4 14-16oz lamb shanks
5 Tblsp Sadaf brand grape seed oil
3Tblsp minced garlic
1 1/2 Cups Frey Organic Pinot Noir
Kosher salt
Fresh Rosemary sprigs

Put lamb chanks in medium size roasting pan. Mix garlic and Sadaf grape seed oil; rub each shank with mixture. Use all the garlic mixture. Sprinkle with Kosher salt. Place rosemary sprigs around shanks. Pour wine in pan. Cover roasting pan with foil and bake at 375-400 degrees 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil. Cool uncovered until done, basting from time to time until meat is loose around bones.



Chef Piero's Shrimp Mediterranean
1 Lb green shrimp, peeled and deveined (there are 16-20 shrimp per pound)
4 Tblsp Sadaf brand grape seed oil
2 Tblsp butter
1 Tblsp minced garlic
1/2 Cup Frey Organic Sauvignon Blanc

4 Tblsp Sadaf brand pomegranate paste
Kosher salt

In a large skillet, saute' the minced garlic in the Sadaf grape seed oil and butter for about 1-2 minutes over medium heat. Add shrimp, rmove from heat and add wine, then place skillet back on medium heat. Saute' for 3-5 minutes. Add pomegranate paste, and simmer for 3-5 minutes. Add Kosher salt to taste. Do not overcook shrimp,


Pork Medallion with Port Wine Dijon Mustard Sauce
Servings: 4
8 pieces pork fillet, 1 pound
1 cup Frey Organic Pinot Noir
4 tablespoons butter
1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard
3.5 tablespoons brown sugar

In a medium skillet, place butter and wine. Simmer 2 minutes, add mustard, sugar, then simmer for 15 to 17 minutes. Grill pork and serve with the sauce.


Chicken Piero
16 small pieces of breast of chicken (total weight 17 oz.) flattened* thin
flour for coating
3 tablespoons Sadaf brand grape seed oil
1 cup Frey Chardonnay
4 tablespoons capers
2 cups white mushrooms, sliced
Sadaf brand Kosher salt

Saute' mushrooms first, 1.5 to 2 minutes with Sadaf grape seed oil, then set aside. Dredge flattened chicken pieces in flour and saute' in the Sadaf grape seed oil, after mushrooms are removed, until golden on both sides. Add wine and cook for 1.5 to 2 minutes. Add capers and mushrooms, simmer for 3 minutes. Season to taste with Sadaf brand Kosher salt.
*Flatten chicken by placing chicken breast between 2 pieces wax paper, or cellophane wrap. Using wooden meat mallet, pound chicken gently until it flattens out.


Chicken in Pineapple Dijon Mustard Sauce
Servings: 4
8 pieces chicken thighs, without skin
3 tablespoons olive oil
some kosher salt
3/4 cup Frey Sauvignon Blanc
2 cups pineapple
3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon ginger
3 tablespoons brown sugar

Salt the chicken with kosher salt. Place Olive oil in a large skillet. Sear Chicken until golden all over. Then remove chicken from skillet; remove oil from skillet. Add wine to deglaze pan and stir for 2 minutes. Now add the rest of the ingredients and mix well for 3 minutes. Place seared chicken in with sauce and simmer for 45 minutes.

Biondi Calamari Affogati
2 pounds calamari, clean and cook
2 ounces butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons minced Italian parsley
9 fillet anchovies
1/2 cup Frey Organic or Biodynamic Chardonnay

In a large skillet place butter, olive oil, garlic, parsley, and anchovies. Over medium heat, cook 2 to 3 minutes while stirring. Add wine, stirring 2 to 3 minutes more. Add calamari and simmer 15 minutes.

How to cook calamari: In a stock pot place calamari. Cover with water. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water and clean calamari.


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