16 alla italian style Recipes

extra virgin olive oil, anchovy fillets, chopped (note ( i used a 2 oz can of reese rolled anchovies with capers added. drained the anchovy oil fr), garlic, finely chopped, whole peeled italian roma tomatoes, coarsely chopped (do not drain! avoid regular tomatoes. they don tsp hold up well in cooking, and tend to make your sauc), salt, fresh oregano, chopped small (or 1/2 tsp dried oregano), capers (rinsed well to remove the very salty brine), kalamata olives, pitted and julienned (purists use unpitted olives. i use pitted, as they re easier to work with. if you get the unpitted v)

chicken, cut into serving pieces, flour, salt, pepper, olive oil, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced, porcini mushrooms (optional) or 2 cups other mushrooms, chopped (optional), white wine or 1 cup red wine, tomato, chopped, water or 2 cups chicken stock, parsley, chopped, fresh rosemary, chopped, thyme, salt and pepper

roasting chickens, cut into serving pieces and skin removed, madeira wine, freshly grated nutmeg, salt, fresh ground black pepper, dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in, boiling water , for 30 minutes, chicken stock (canned is fine ), fresh italian parsley, finely chopped

savoy cabbage, carrots, peeled and sliced, stalks white celery, trimmed and sliced, leek, trimmed and diagonally sliced, fresh basil, finely chopped, fresh parsley, finely chopped, dried bay leaf, dried oregano, borlotti beans, bacon , very fatty and chopped thinly, ground italian sausage, olive oil, salt , to taste, white wine, risotto rice (arborio)

garlic, chopped, red pepper flakes, olive oil, squid, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch rings (about 1 lb when cleaned), dry white wine, tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, salt, water, hard-shell clams or cockles, soaked in cool water for 30 minutes and well scrubbed, assorted firm-fleshed fish filets such as whiting , monkfish, turbot, porgy bream, red snapper, and sea bass, cut into chunks, coarse country bread, toasted and rubbed on 1 side with a garlic clove

garlic, chopped, red pepper flakes, olive oil, squid, cleaned and cut into 1/2-inch rings (about 1 lb when cleaned), dry white wine, tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped, chopped fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, salt, water, hard-shell clams or cockles, soaked in cool water for 30 minutes and well scrubbed, assorted firm-fleshed fish filets such as whiting , monkfish, turbot, porgy bream, red snapper, and sea bass, cut into chunks, coarse country bread, toasted and rubbed on 1 side with a garlic clove

baccala, chicken stock , recipe follows, garlic, finely chopped, extra virgin olive oil, milk, salt and pepper, to taste, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, extra-virgin olive oil, chicken wings, backs, and bones, carrots, coarsely chopped, onions, coarsely chopped, ribs celery, coarsely chopped, tomato paste, black peppercorns, parsley stems

lightly packed fresh italian parsley, walnuts, fresh thyme leave, garlic cloves, extra virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, salt , plus more to taste, fresh ground black pepper , plus more to taste, red bell peppers, seeded & thinly sliced, orange bell pepper, seeded & thinly sliced, yellow bell pepper, seeded & thinly sliced, onions, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, finely chopped, angel hair pasta, fontina cheese, cut into small cubes

extra-virgin olive oil, peeled plum tomatoes , crushed by hand, with their juices, salt and freshly ground black pepper, water, dried porcini , reconstituted in hot water and drained, chicken livers, fresh italian sausage , sliced into 1/4-inch moons, pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch dice, arborio rice, chicken stock, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/8 cup, eggs, bread crumbs

extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, ground pork , ground at the fattest grind, sweet sausage, cut into 1/2-inch thick rounds, pancetta, cut into 1/4-inch cubes, several gratings nutmeg, tomato paste, dry red wine, italian tomatoes , crushed by hand, with juices, recipe basic pasta dough , recipe follows, ricotta, fresh basil , leaves cut into chiffonade, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, butter, flour, eggs, extra-virgin olive oil

extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, stalk celery , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, cremini or portobello mushrooms, quartered, dried porcini mushrooms , soaked 10 minutes in warm water, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, flour, eggs, extra-virgin olive oil, extra virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped in 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely shredded, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt , to taste

shrimp, peeled and cleaned, scampi, peeled and cleaned, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, clams , scrubbed, razor clams , scrubbed, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, calamari, cleaned, lobster, extra-virgin olive oil, lemons , zested and juiced, hot chile flakes, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, salt and pepper, crab meat, lemon wedges, for garnish

shrimp, peeled and cleaned, scampi, peeled and cleaned, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, clams , scrubbed, razor clams , scrubbed, mussels , bearded and scrubbed, calamari, cleaned, lobster, extra-virgin olive oil, lemons , zested and juiced, hot chile flakes, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, salt and pepper, crab meat, lemon wedges, for garnish

young artichokes, trimmed, stalks peeled, extra-virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, to taste