Italian, traditional recipes for food lovers living outside Italy
Difficulty: Time: NOTE: For this dish you will need to prepare the Ragu, the Sauce, and the lasagne. For the Ragu’ See recipe number 1 in the blog For the ‘Béchamel’ sauce (White sauce): The creator of this sauce was apparently the marquise of Nointel, Louis de Béchamel, in the XVIII century. Nowadays many chefs agree on the ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: This recipe is really one of the most-common way my mum used to make lentils for us, since we were kids. We loved it in this way, because it is dense and creamy. Another version is more like a soup and can be served as a main meal, mainly in winter times. INGREDIENTS (x 6 persons): - 1 large handful of ‘soffritto base’ ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: Otherwise known as poffertjes, these baby pancake puffs are very popular in The Netherlands. Traditionally, they are served with melted butter and sieved powdered sugar. Perfect for Sunday brunch, a lazy lunch or dessert. We made them for the first time for ‘Pancake day’, the traditional last day of Carnival, two days ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: INGREDIENTS: - 1.5 kg of Dutch potatoes (or any other floury type of potato) - 750 g of non raising flour type ‘00’ - 1 egg - salt, sea salt - tomato sauce, already made* - a large handful of grated Parmesan - few fresh basil leaves (optional) - non salty butter WHAT TO DO: 1. Start peeling and boiling the potatoes. 2. ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: INGREDIENTS (x 8 persons): - 500 g mascarpone - 4 medium-sized free range eggs (4 yolks + 4 egg whites) - 150 g caster sugar - 200 g Savoiardi sponge fingers - 6 strong espressos cups, warm - bitter cocoa powder - a glass of Cognac or dark Rum (optional) WHAT TO DO: 1. Start by preparing the coffee. Put the coffee aside in ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: INGREDIENTS: (x4 persons) - 300 g of orecchiette pasta - 200 g tender stem broccoli - 5 anchovies fillets - 2 garlic cloves - salt/sea salt/black pepper - extra virgin olive oil - 1 large handful of grated parmesan - 3 tablespoons of small capers For ‘pan tostato’: - 150 g of plain breadcrumbs - 1 tablespoon extra ...
Continue ReadingDifficulty: Time: INGREDIENTS (x 6 persons) For the cream (check recipe ‘crema pasticcera’) For the dough - 250 g non-raising plain flour (‘00’) - 100 g unsalted butter, diced - 100 g caster sugar - 2 eggs (1 whole egg and 1 egg yolk) - 1/2 organic lemon zest - salt To decorate - 250 g raspberries and strawberries - 2 tablespoons of ...
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