During the #stayathome Coronavirus I am cooking a lot. Using old recipes and trying some new. This was a fantastic preparation for the swordfish. Planning to try it again with Tuna steaks. Ingredients for 2 people: 2 swordfish steaks 8 olives 1 tin anchovies 1 peperoncino 2 tbsp capers 2 tropea onions (if not available…
Tag: anchovies
Spaghetti ai funghi porcini
Ingredients for 2: 200gr Porcini (Boletus) mushrooms 2 garlic cloves olive oil 3 anchovies (at your choice) parsley salt pepper vegetable stock parmesan 250gr spaghetti (I only use Garofalo) Put a salty water pan to boil for the spaghetti and cook them according instructions. In the meanwhile put some olive oil in a skillet…
Ossobuco alla milanese
This is a very rare cut to be found here, so when there was a promotion at the supermarket I did not hesitate! Ingredients for 4 people: 1 kg veal shanks (ossobuco) 50 gr butter 1 onion 0.5 liter beef stock salt a little bit of flour at your taste 1 spoon of Concentrate of…
Spaghetti tomato eggplants and mushrooms
Another Pasta variation. Ingredients for 2: 2 garlic cloves 4 anchovies chopped chllies (i used 3 without seeds) 1 small eggplant 100gr champignons olive oil basic tomato sauce or passata di pomodoro (tomato puree) a little bit of cream Spaghetti Garofalo (half a package) In a first big pan add salted water and when…
My Caesar salad
This is a nice summer dish that we love. Ingredients for 2 Lettuce 1 garlic clove 1 egg yoke 30 gr grated Parmiggiano 4 spoons sunflower oil 1 spoon Sherry vinegar 4 anchovies 1 little spoon dijon mustard 250 gr sliced chicken piri piri seasoning croutons First you prepare the salad sauce. In a…
A variation of Penne alla Sorrentina
Pasta alla sorrentina is basically with tomato sauce and some mozzarella added at the end (I put it with switched off fire and leave it for 1 minute to melt). Sorrento is a little bit south of Neapel. Campania, the region is home of the mozzarella. As I had some Asparagus left I added them….
Today a little experiment: Tuna burger
Today a little experiment, I tried to make some tuna burger. I saw some recipes based on canned tuna so I thought I could give it a try. 1 little can of tuna (80gr) 2 anchovies some roasted sesame seed 1 slice of toasted bread some milk lime juice 2 small thai chili fresh coriander…
Pumpkin flowers filled with Mozzarella, Tuna and anchovies
One of my favourites! 10 pumpkin flowers 1 mozzarella di bufala 80gr of canned tuna 5 anchovies 5 capers some breadcrumbs some parmesan Start the oven at 180 C. Wash and dry the flowers. Carefully remove the pistil. Put in the mixer the mozzarella in pieces, the anchovies, the capers, the tuna, peppers and…
Zucchini ligury style
Zucchini, a little bit of old bread, some spoons of milk, tuna, anchovies, capers, parmesan, an egg, onions and pine nuts. One of my favourite Zucchini recipe. Ingredients: 4 medium sized zucchini 1 old small bread 50 gr Parmesan Pepper 80 gr Tuna net weight 1 onion 1 spoon capers 1 spoon Marjoram 2 anchovies…
The epicurean kitten 