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Pasta alla Genovese Ingredients: Ziti pasta 0.75 lb (320 g) Beef 1 lb (600 g) – (blade/eye round/silverside) Yellow onions 2 lbs ( kg) Celery 2 oz (75 g) Carrots 2 oz (75 g) Parsley 1 sprig Bay leaves 1 leaf White wine ⅔ cup (150 g) Extra virgin olive oil to taste Fine salt […]

Rigatoni Con Fave, Guanciale e Pecorino Ingredients: 400 grams of pasta 500g fresh broad beans 2 artichokes A handful of peas Extra virgin olive oil to taste 1 fresh onion Salt to taste Pepper as needed 7/8 slices of bacon 500 g pasta (I used homemade pasta) For The Perorino Cream: 50 gr. butter 50o […]

Meatballs in Marinara Sauce Ingredients: Meatballs 2 lb lean ground beef, can substitute lean ground turkey if you prefer 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 medium yellow onion, diced 2 tbsp garlic, minced 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped 3 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped (makes about 1 tablespoon) 1 egg 1 1/2 tsp salt 1 […]

Paccheri alla Scarpariello Ingredients: 320 g paccheri 400 g fresh or peeled cherry tomatoes 1 clove of garlic grated cheese (parmesan and/or pecorino) extra virgin olive oil salt basil Instructions: Step 1: Put the water for the pasta on the heat in a large pan. Step 2: Fry the garlic clove in a pan with […]

Chicken Scarpariello Ingredients: 1½ lb. fingerling potatoes, halved lengthwise 6 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided Kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper 3 links sweet Italian sausage 6 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs 2 large onions, chopped ½ large red bell pepper, chopped 6 garlic cloves, finely grated 1 cup dry white wine 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth ½ […]

Old Time Italian Sausage and Peppers Ingredients 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 pound sweet Italian sausage 2 bell peppers, sliced 2 yellow onions, sliced 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves 4 garlic cloves, chopped 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1 cup […]

Spaghetti allo Scarpariello Ingredients: 350 grams (3/4 pound) spaghetti 600 grams (1 1/4 pounds) cherry tomatoes 40 grams (1 ounce) of freshly grated Pecorino cheese 40 grams (1.5 ounces) of freshly grated Parmesan 2 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 small dried chili peppers (peperoncino) Olive oil A handful of torn basil leaves Salt Instructions: Step […]

Stuffed Artichokes Ingredients: 6 Artichokes Lemon Juice Italian Breadcrumbs Basil Fresh minced garlic Fresh chopped parsley Black pepper Salt Grated cheese Butter Instructions: Step 1: Prepare artichokes: trim the sharp points off of each leaf with scissors. Cut stems off, so that each artichoke stands up straight. Cut off the top of each artichoke (about […]

Homemade Sicilian Arancini Ingredients: Rice: 500 grams Arborio rice 17oz ¼ Onion chopped Pecorino Romano Or Parmigiano Reggiano 120 Butter 4oz 1 L Vegetable stock 4oz. 4 cups 120 g/4 oz butter for cooked rice Extra virgin olive oil EVOO Filling: 500 grams Ground beef 17oz 100 grams Peas 3.5oz 120 grams Tomato paste 4oz […]

Aglio E Olio With Shrimp Ingredients 500 g / 1lb spaghetti 4 tbsp olive oil 4-6 garlic cloves thinly sliced 1-2 tsp chilli / red pepper flakes 500 g (1lb) shrimp peeled and deveined ½ cup grated Parmesan ½ cup parsley finely chopped Instructions Step 1: Bring a large pot of salted water to a […]