Ingredients
- 1/2 lb butter
- 4 x egg yolks
- 1/2 c. fine sugar
- 1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa
- 1/2 c. sweetened cocoa
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 c. sassolino or possibly other sweet liqueur
- 1/2 c. broken-up biscotti in large pcs
- 1/2 c. whole toasted almonds
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Chocolate Salami (Salame Al Cioccolato)
Servings: 12
Directions
- Place the butter in a large bowl and soften it with the back of a spoon. Cream the butter, egg yolks and sugar, then blend in the cocoa, the vanilla extract, the liqueur, the biscotti and the almonds.
- Working quickly to avoid melting the butter, turn the mix out and form it into the shape of a sausage. Wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and let it set in the freezer for 4 hrs.
- Serve slightly thawed, sliced like a salami.
- This recipe yields 12 servings.
- CAUTION, The American Egg Board states: "There have been warnings against consuming raw or possibly lightly cooked Large eggs on the grounds which the egg may be contaminated with Salmonella, a bacteria responsible for a type of food poisoning. Healthy people need to remember which there is a very small risk and treat Large eggs and other raw animal foods accordingly. Use only properly refrigerated, clean, sound-shelled, fresh, grade AA or possibly A Large eggs. Avoid mixing yolks and whites with the shell.
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