INGREDIENTS 1 lb of potatoes Garlic Chili pepper Salt 5 oz of "pelati" tomatoes (or sauce) 1 lb of chicory Bread Extra virgin olive oil PREPARATION Pour 1 L of water in a hot earthenware pot. Add ...
INGREDIENTS (6 servings) 2-3 onions 5-6 potatoes 7-8 zucchini 3 large tomatoes Mussels Breadcrumbs Grated Parmesan cheese Oregano 1 clove of garlic Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste P...
INGREDIENTS 10.5 oz of sugar 1 clove of garlic 6 tbsp. of olive oil 2 chives 1 chili pepper Parsley 18 oz of "pelati" tomato (or tomato sauce) Grated Parmesan cheese (or feta cheese) Salt to taste P...
INGREDIENTS 9 oz of wheat 12 nuts 1 onion Garlic Extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION Soften the wheat in water. This will take a couple of hours. Then put it in a pot with...
INGREDIENTS 2 lbs of fresh lima beans 3.5 oz of cured ham 1 onion Lettuce 8 slices of homemade bread Oil Salt and pepper to taste PREPARATION Lightly fry the beans, onion and diced ham with olive o...
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A Brief Introduction to Authentic Italian Recipes
Like all cultures and cuisines that make their way to far western shores, Italian food in the U.S. has conformed a bit to match the American palate, expectations and ingredients. The cuisine we enjoy in Italian restaurants is actually more accurately described as “Italian-American” cuisine. But now, with the rise of specialty grocers and international sections in supermarkets, we can begin re-exploring the authentic tastes from old world Italy. It’s far more than pizza and pasta and it’s much tastier and more affordable than a night out at the Olive Garden!
The Italian Dining Experience
Settle in–Italians love to take their time while dining, which is reflected by the vast amount of courses that are featured in any given Italian dinner. Kiss all notions of fast food goodbye as you begin with apertivo, a course dedicated to the imbibing of an apertif, a refreshing alcoholic beverage that will help you relax and help get conversation flowing. Next, enjoy the antipasto, or, as we’d call it in English, the appetizer–something hot or cold to get your tastebuds primed. Next follows primo, the first course, sometimes referred to simply as the “pasta dish.” But don’t fill up–secondo is next, and this is the main event. Chicken, pork, veal and more recently, beef, grace the table as the entree. Locally caught seafood also make great secondo courses. Contorno, such as a salad or cooked vegetable, often accompanies secondo. But keep your fork, because there’s more: formaggio e fruta (literally, cheese and fruit), dolce (sweet dessert), caffe (coffee) and digestivo (another alcoholic beverage) are to follow.
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