https://kvalifood.com/tags/uruguayan/ Recent content in Uruguayan on Kvalifood Hugo en-us Sun, 03 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0000 https://kvalifood.com/posts/salsa-caruso-uruguayan-cream-and-ham-sauce/ Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:06:33 +0100 https://kvalifood.com/posts/salsa-caruso-uruguayan-cream-and-ham-sauce/ <img src="https://kvalifood.com/posts/salsa-caruso-uruguayan-cream-and-ham-sauce/salsa-caruso_hu_b87fbcbfa3ec476e.webp" alt="" loading="lazy"> <p><em>Salsa Caruso (Uruguayan Cream and Ham Sauce) - kvalifood.com</em></p> <p>A rich cream sauce from Montevideo, created around 1954 at the restaurant Mario y Alberto. Named after the opera singer Enrico Caruso. Built on a butter-flour roux with milk and cream, loaded with mushrooms, ham, and Parmesan. The traditional pairing is cappelletti shaped pasta.</p> <p><strong>Makes 4-6 servings (enough for ca. 500 g pasta)</strong></p> <h2 id="ingredients">Ingredients</h2> <div class="ingredients si-units"> <ul> <li>3 tbsp unsalted butter</li> <li>1 medium onion, finely diced</li> <li>200 g fresh button mushrooms, sliced</li> <li>2 tbsp all-purpose flour</li> <li>240 ml whole milk</li> <li>240 ml heavy cream</li> <li>1 tbsp beef bouillon paste (or 2 tsp meat extract)</li> <li>170 g smoked ham, diced into small cubes</li> <li>85 g Parmesan cheese, freshly grated</li> <li>1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated</li> <li>salt, to taste</li> <li>black pepper, freshly ground, to taste</li> <li>fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)</li> </ul> </div> <div class="ingredients imperial-units" style="display: none"> <ul> <li>3 tbsp unsalted butter</li> <li>1 medium onion, finely diced</li> <li>7 oz fresh button mushrooms, sliced</li> <li>2 tbsp all-purpose flour</li> <li>1 cup whole milk</li> <li>1 cup heavy cream</li> <li>1 tbsp beef bouillon paste (or 2 tsp meat extract)</li> <li>6 oz smoked ham, diced into small cubes</li> <li>3 oz Parmesan cheese, freshly grated</li> <li>1/4 tsp nutmeg, freshly grated</li> <li>salt, to taste</li> <li>black pepper, freshly ground, to taste</li> <li>fresh parsley, for garnish (optional)</li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="directions">Directions</h2> <p>Melt butter in a wide saucepan over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until softened and translucent, about 3-4 minutes.</p>