Corto Olive Oil Blog
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At Corto, we do right by our fruit, producing only the freshest and most honest olive oil around. Our farming family's food traditions reach back generations to Lucca, Italy. Knowing how fresh olive oil is supposed to taste created our passion for crafting exceptionally fresh Fall harvest olive oil at the peak of flavor.
Corto Olive Oil Blog
3w ago
From Chef Ian Graye
Pietramala, Philadelphia
Ingredients
Beet Kosho:
Yield: 3 cups
2 lbs red beets, leaves and stems removed
serrano chiles, minced
kosher salt
blood orange zest
Sour Chard:
Yield: 2 quarts
3 lbs young rainbow chard
34 g kosher salt
27 g microplaned garlic
27 g minced serrano chile
27 g chopped fresh dill
Ketchup:
Yield: 1 quart
330 g concentrated tomato paste
330 g tomato water
156 g white wine vinegar
180 g cane sugar
1.3 g ground cinnamon powder
kosher salt
Roasted Beets:
Yield: 2 quart
2½ lbs golden beets, stems removed
20 g kosher salt
20 g TRULY 100% Extra Virgin ..read more
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3w ago
From Chef Kevin McWilliams
Laurel, Philadelphia
Ingredients
Mussels:
La Padella® Sauté Oil
2 large shallots, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, crushed
240 g white wine
8 lbs mussels, rinsed and cleaned
1 bay leaf
salt
Marinade:
240 g TRULY 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
35 g sliced garlic
5 g whole black peppercorns, toasted
1 stick cinnamon
1 bay leaf
2 sprigs rosemary
3 sprigs thyme
zest of 1 lemon
100 g red wine vinegar
5 g paprika
salt
Paprika Aïoli:
3 egg yolks
150 g 51-49® Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Canola Oil Blend
lemon juice
paprika
salt
To Assemble and Serve:
sourdough breadcrum ..read more
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2M ago
Audrey Kelly
Audrey Jane's Pizza Garage | Boulder, CO
Oven: Conventional Oven
Style: Sicilian
Ingredients
Dough:
500 g high gluten flour
410 g ice cold water
75 g leaven* (from sourdough starter)
15 g sea salt
15 g Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Calabrese Marinara:
1 jar Piccolo® Datterini Tomatoes
2 tsp crushed Calabrian chili peppers
pinch of salt
Eggplant:
1 medium eggplant (about 400 g), cut into ¼-in thick rounds
50 g Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
50 g Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1 tsp oregano, freshly-ground
Pizza:
1- 1000 g d ..read more
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2M ago
Laura Meyer
Pizzeria da Laura | Berkeley, CA
Oven: Conventional Oven
Style: New York
Ingredients
Dough:
225 g high gluten flour
146.25 g cool water at about 60°F
0.5 g instant yeast
4.5 g salt
4.5 g Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 g malt (optional, recommended if baking in conventional oven*)
Pizza:
1-13 oz dough ball
5 oz whole milk mozzarella, shredded
7-8 Piccolo® Datterini Tomatoes, drained, juice reserved
4-6 Tbsp Piccolo® Datterini Tomato juice
3 eggs
4-5 brown anchovies (optional)
1 oz Calabrese peppers, chopped
8 fresh basil leaves
Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil or ..read more
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2M ago
Chirsty Alia
Real Clever Food | Westchester, NY
Oven: Pizza oven (wood, gas, or electric) or Conventional Oven
Style: Neo-neapolitan
Ingredients
Dough:
415 g room temperature water
100 g active & ripe sourdough starter (100% hydration)
50 g finely ground durum wheat flour 585 g
00 flour (or bread flour if baking temperature is below 600°F)
18 g salt
Marinated Feta:
1 cup Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp oregano, freshly-ground
1 Tbsp fresh basil leaves, chopped (chiffonade)
¼ tsp red chili flakes
8 oz feta cheese, cut into ¼-in cubes
Sautéed Spi ..read more
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2M ago
Louse Joseph
Dough Girls | Greenwich, CT
Oven: Pizza oven (wood preferred)
Style: New Haven
Ingredients
Dough:
179 g water
3.1 g instant yeast
263 g all-purpose flour (preferably unbleached)
7.3 g salt
Wood-fired Croutons:
1-200 g dough ball
1 Tbsp Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
salt
1 tsp oregano, freshly-ground
Tomato Olive Vinaigrette:
4 oz Piccolo® Datterini Tomato juice
½ tsp garlic, minced
½ tsp shallots, minced
2 Tbsp olives, diced (any variety)
1 ½ tsp red wine vinegar
1 ½ Tbsp Truly® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
salt
pepper, freshly-ground
oregano, freshly-ground
Aru ..read more
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2M ago
Original article from Vice
Ingredients like fat and butter are all over high-end cocktails. We tried the best, then made our own at home.
At a certain point in your drinking career, there are few surprises left. You know what you like: clear or dark liquor, straight or with a mixer, sweetened or soured. Even when you order something outside of your usual palate, you probably already have a general sense of what it will taste like. But like with food, alcohol isn’t just about flavor but about texture, too. And across the cocktail world, drinks are getting increasingly thicker, fattier, a ..read more
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3M ago
Original article from Olive Oil Times
As California deals with the impacts of climate change, rising labor costs and worker shortages, Corto Olive president Cliff Little believes planting more olives is a solution.
Despite all the challenges, Cliff Little is bullish on the future of California olive oil production.
Little is the president of Corto Olive, the second-largest producer in the United States. The company primarily grows Arbequina, Arbosana, and Koroneiki olives in the Sacramento Valley at super-high density, and it also buys olives from other California producers.
Minimal ..read more
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5M ago
Original article from Olive Oil Times
A new study shows that olive oil has a significant sensory and chemical effect on Neapolitan pizza.
New research published in the journal Foods has found that adding extra virgin olive oil as a topping to the iconic Neapolitan Pizza might impact its quality.
The study’s authors focused on the Neapolitan Pizza TSG (“Traditional Status Guaranteed”). This E.U.-certified status standardizes the ingredients used and the production process involved in making the pizza.
According to the paper, different extra virgin olive oils (EVOOs) leave their own mark on the ..read more
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6M ago
Chef Daniel Holzman of Danny Boy’s Pizza | Los Angeles, CA
Adapted by StarChefs
Ingredients
Pizza Dough
750 g bread flour
4 g instant yeast (about 1⁄3 packet)
465 g cold water
15 g TRULY® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
17 g kosher salt
Garlic Oil
6 heads of garlic, cloves peeled
2 cups 51-49® Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Canola Oil Blend
Tomato Sauce
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1⁄4 cup TRULY® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
28 oz ground tomatoes (like Stanislaus Food Products 7/11®)
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
red chili flakes
2 tsp kosher salt
To Assemble and Serve:
1 cu ..read more