5 maritata Recipes

ground beef, ground veal , pork or turkey, commercial bread crumbs (or grate your own from stale italian bread), egg, parsley, finely chopped, garlic, minced (optional), paprika (optional), salt and pepper to taste, chicken broth, spinach, chopped, grated pecorino romano cheese, orzo - small grains of pasta shaped like barley (optional)

roasting chicken, cut into parts (about 3 1/2 lb), onion, chopped, stalks celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and chopped, chicken broth (canned or fresh ), water, ground beef, breadcrumbs, egg, salt, ground black pepper, chopped fresh parsley (or 1 tsp dried parsley), onion, diced, stalks celery, chopped, carrots, peeled and sliced, escarole, cleaned and chopped, salt and pepper, to taste, pasta , cooked according to package (small , such as acini de pepe or ditalini), parmesan cheese

minced green onions, with tops, minced mushrooms, olive oil, cayenne pepper, salt, crumbled dried oregano, fresh lemon juice, brown chicken stock, made with extra oregano and garlic, vermicelli, broken, recipe chicken balls, cooked , recipe follows, or 1 1/2 cups diced cooked chicken, eggs, beaten, half-and-half, freshly grated romano, plus extra for garnish, salt , black pepper and minced fresh oregano, paprika, minced fresh italian parsley leaves

broccoli rabe, broccoli florets, chicory or escarole, green cabbage, torzelle (another kind of broccoli; you could also substitute something along the lines of collard greens), aromatic herbs such as thyme or basil, to taste, meats, a prosciutto bone, if you like , with some meat attached, prosciutto rind -- if you cannot find this , use a quarter lb of fresh side pork (the cut used to make bacon). do not substitute pork rinds or bacon, which have spices that will throw off the seasoning, italian salami -- any kind of italian salami , including cotechino, pork loin, fresh italian sausages (mild ), cured lard, diced (get this from your delicatessen), well-seasoned caciocavallo (a southern cheese), parmigiano, grated (or pecorino romano, if need be), a bouquet garnis consisting of a rib of celery , a peeled carrot and several sprigs parsley, tied with a string, half a red pepper (spicy) or more to taste (don tsp go overboard)