italian recipes
Italian Recipes
Italian cuisine is famous for its spices and aroma. It has a rich culture and comprises varied dishes for each and every occasion.
Italy is famous for its pizzas and pastas. But the depth of its cuisine is much more, in totality. Here are a few mouth-watering recipes that are extremely flavorsome and simple to prepare.
Basic Stuffing
Ingredients
- White Bread, 1 loaf (cubed)
- Eggs, 6 (beaten)
- Prosciutto, 1 cup (diced)
- Pepperoni, 4 oz. (diced)
- Salami, 1 cup (diced)
- Mozzarella Cheese, 16 oz. (cubed)
- Parmesan Cheese, ½ cup
- Fresh Parsley, 2 tsp.
- Chicken Broth, 2 cups
- In a large bowl, place all the bread cubes and sprinkle enough chicken broth to moisten the bread.
- Add salami, prosciutto, eggs, mozzarella, pepperoni, Parmesan, and parsley to the bowl. Mix the entire mixture well.
- Place the mixture in a bowl or casserole.
- If you plan to use a casserole, then bake the mixture after covering it with an Aluminum foil at 375° F, for 35 - 45 minutes.
- Your Italian stuffing is ready.
- Potatoes, 2
- Egg, 1
- Refined Flour, 2 cups
- In a large pot, add water and salt. Heat the pot till the water starts boiling.
- Peel the potatoes and add them to the pot.
- Boil the potatoes till they become tender and firm. This will take about 15 minutes.
- Mash the potatoes in a bowl with an egg and flour.
- Knead the mixture till it becomes smooth and even. Make small portions of the dough into long ropes. On a floured surface, cut these pieces of dough into half-inch each.
- In a large pot, add water and salt. Heat the pot till the water starts boiling.
- Drop in the gnocchi and let it boil for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Take them out and serve hot. Garnish with grated cheese.
- Fresh Spinach, ½ lb.
- Chicken Broth, 6 cups
- Italian Sausage, ½ lb. (finely chopped)
- Onion, 1 (minced)
- Garlic Cloves, 2 (minced)
- Arborio Rice, 2 cups
- Dry White Wine, 1 cup
- Parmesan Cheese, 1 cup (grated)
- Unsalted Butter, 5 tsp.
- Salt, 1 tsp.
- Heat the chicken broth and simmer it over a low flame.
- Remove the stems of the spinach and wash it properly under cold water. In a medium-sized pot, add water and salt. When the water starts boiling, add the spinach and cook till the leaves become tender. It should take about 3 minutes. Drain the water and chop it finely.
- Melt 4 tsp. of butter in a large saucepan over medium flame. Add the onion and garlic when the butter starts foaming. Cook for a few minutes till the onion turns golden brown in color.
- Add the sausages to the saucepan and stir for sometime. Break the sausage apart with a large spoon and cook till it turns brown in color.
- Add rice in the saucepan and stir it with the sausages for a minute. Add the spinach and wine. Stir the entire mixture till the broth gets absorbed completely.
- Continue the process of cooking and stirring the rice, adding broth as and when required, for about 20 minutes.
- Add the required seasoning and stir in the remaining butter and cheese. Mix them well.
- Rice should become moist and creamy.
- Sprinkle the rest of the cheese and serve immediately with toasted white bread.