Elco Fine Foods
Saffron Select Filaments
$9.96
No Longer Available
Description
Saffron (Crocus Sativus) is perhaps the world's most exotic spice. it is the "secret ingredient" for many of southern Europe's classic dishes. It takes about 150,000 flowers to harvest a single kilo of saffron!
Saffron should be lightly toasted and ground before being add to a dish. To toast, fold the stigmas in a small piece of paper and place on the lid of a pot of boiling water for approximately 2 minutes. Once toasted, the saffron should be brittle enough to crush between your fingers. Crush the saffron or grind it with a pestle and mortar and then add to your dish. Alternately, steep the saffron in a bowl of boiling water for several minutes, remove the stigmas and add the liquid to your dish.
It is recommended that you use saffron very sparingly. 1/10 of one gram should be enough to flavour one serving.
Saffron should be lightly toasted and ground before being add to a dish. To toast, fold the stigmas in a small piece of paper and place on the lid of a pot of boiling water for approximately 2 minutes. Once toasted, the saffron should be brittle enough to crush between your fingers. Crush the saffron or grind it with a pestle and mortar and then add to your dish. Alternately, steep the saffron in a bowl of boiling water for several minutes, remove the stigmas and add the liquid to your dish.
It is recommended that you use saffron very sparingly. 1/10 of one gram should be enough to flavour one serving.
