251 mario batali italian the Recipes

virgin olive oil, onion, chopped 1/4 inch-dice, rib celery, sliced 1/4-inch dice, carrot, scraped and chopped 1/4-inch half moons, garlic, thinly sliced, dry white wine, basic tomato sauce, grouper fillet, cut 1-inch cubes, snapper fillet, cut 1-inch cubes, halibut fillet, cut 1-inch cubes, cod fillet, cut 1-inch cubes, salt and pepper, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, country bread

flour, ricotta cheese, smoked ricotta finely grated, eggs, beaten, salt, currants, bitter chocolate, nutmeg, lemon zest, grated, sliced scallions, chopped italian parsley, chicken stock, sage leaves, butter

water, quick cook polenta, olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced, italian sausage , cut into 1-inch pieces, portobello mushroom , foot removed, cap thinly sliced, chopped rosemary leaves, red wine, sour cream, salt and pepper to taste

strong espresso , or 2 tsp instant coffee dissolved in 1/2 cup water, italian brandy, egg yolks, sugar, egg whites, mascarpone, bittersweet chocolate, broken into 1/4-inch pieces, milk chocolate, shaved or grated, savoiardi, or 15, broken in half, equipment : 6 large wine goblets

extra virgin olive oil, spanish onion, finely sliced, garlic, thinly sliced, fennel seeds, pork shoulder meat, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, red wine vinegar, sugar, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, dry red wine, fresh mint leaves, eggs plus 2, freshly grated pecorino, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, all-purpose flour plus 1/4 cup, fine semolina, warm water with 4 oz butter melted in it, salt, recipe courtesy of mario batali, spanish onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice, garlic, thinly sliced, virgin olive oil, fresh thyme (or 2 tbsp dried ), carrot, finely shredded, tomatoes, crushed and mixed well with their juices, salt , to taste

crusty italian bread such as ciabatta, sliced 1/2-inch thick, garlic cloves, peeled, extra-virgin olive oil , brands such as catello di ama or capezzana or da vero, sea salt

milk ricotta, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, grated parmigiano-reggiano plus 1/4 cup, freshly grated nutmeg, eggs, recipe basic pasta, butter, sage leaves, unbleached all-purpose flour plus 1/2 cup, extra large eggs, olive oil

hop shoots , wild asparagus or pencil asparagus (or pea shoots from china town), butter plus 2 tablespoons, hard-boiled eggs, juice and zest of 1 lemon, dry white wine from friuli, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup

onion, chopped, carrot, chopped, bay leaf, cleaned cuttlefish or calamari, ink sac retained, olive oil, spanish onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice, squid ink, rice , vialone nano or arborio, dry white wine, butter, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup

whole rabbit, cleaned, onion, chopped fine, garlic chopped with a handful of italian parsley leaves, chopped fresh oregano, soaked chopped (dried) porcini mushrooms, extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, volpi pancetta, chopped fine, bay leaf, white wine

recipe bigoli noodles (see basic recipe ), extra virgin olive oil, salted anchovies, fillets removed and soaked in milk for 2 hours, spanish onion, chopped into 1/16-inch dice, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup

veal leg , sliced thin by your butcher (about 1-1/2 lb), prosciutto, thinly sliced to yields 8 pieces, sage leaves, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, cubed pancetta (1 lb), unsalted butter

extra-virgin olive oil, red onion, thinly sliced, rabbit livers, capers, rinsed and drained, anchovy fillets, rinsed and patted dry, hot red pepper flakes, dry red wine, salt and pepper, italian peasant bread, cut 3/4-inch thick

recipe basic pasta, rolled to thinnest setting on machine, italian sausage , without fennel seeds, cooked, crumbled and drained, swiss chard, cooked, drained and chopped, ricotta, grated pecorino , plus 1/2 cup, eggs, freshly grated nutmeg, salt and pepper, butter

sweet butter, divided, virgin olive oil, red onion, finely chopped, granny smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced into 1/8-inch pieces, arborio rice, dry white wine , such as albana di romagna, homemade chicken stock , simmering, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, flat-leaf italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, salt & freshly ground black pepper

chicken, cut up into small pieces, flour, virgin olive oil, garlic, thinly sliced, portobello mushrooms, caps cut into 1/4inch strips, black truffles, thinly sliced, dry white wine, tomato conserva or paste, chicken stock, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup

scampi (or lobsterettes), split lengthwise, claws cracked, extra-virgin olive oil , plus 1/4 cup, garlic, thinly sliced, dry white wine, toasted bread crumbs, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, chives, salt and pepper

extra virgin olive oil, celery stalks with leaves cleaned chopped in to 1/2-iinch pieces, spring onions with green tops white and green part sliced 1/4-inch thick, marjoram, parsley, thyme, garlic clove smashed, balsamic vinegar, dozen cherry tomatoes, cut in half, peperoncino cut in half, whole plum tomatoes lightly crush with your hands, cuttlefish cleaned and sliced 1-inch thick, dry white wine, branzino , sea bass or stripped bass, head and tail on, gutted and scaled, cut in half across the mid section., dozen mussels , scrubbed, razor clams, whole langoustine, head on large shrimp whole, squid cleaned and sliced 1/2-inch thick, salt and pepper, to taste, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup