130 neapolitans Recipes

butter, divided, bittersweet chocolate, chopped, marshmallows, divided, puffed rice cereal (rice krispies), divided, strawberry marshmallows, maraschino cherries with stems

struffoli - - neapolitan christmas treats, struffoli are (they re always referred to in the plural) now an absolute requirement at the end of a neapolitan christmas day dinner. however, in introducing them in la cucina napoletana, carola francesconi says their inclusion is relatively recent -- crisci mentions them several times in the book he wrote in 1634, but doesn tsp include them in his christmas menu. to make a batch you will need, dough, flour, eggs, grain alcohol, a chunk of butter the size of a small walnut, sugar, zest of a half a lemon, grated, zest of half an orange, grated, salt, pot full of olive oil for frying, seasoning (for want of a better term ), honey, sugar, water, diavolilli (tiny, variously colored candied almonds), candied cherries, halved, candied orange peel, half finely diced and half cut into fine strips, candied citron, half finely diced and half cut into fine strips, candied melon rind, half finely diced and half cut into fine strips

day old bread, cut into 1 inch cubes, ground beef, eggs, beaten, garlic, minced, grated pecorino cheese, chopped italian parsley, pine nuts, baked for 8 minutes in a 400 degree oven, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, basic tomato sauce ( )

butter, softened, sugar, egg, pure vanilla extract, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, almond extract, pecans, chopped, chocolate syrup, semi-sweet chocolate chips, shortening

eggplant , roasted and sliced, spicy pasta sauce, shredded mozzarella cheese, grated parmesan cheese, chopped fresh basil leaf

strawberry ice cream, chocolate ice cream, vanilla ice cream, ground sea salt , preferably gray salt, strawberries balsamic sauce, recipe follows, to serve , optional

all-purpose flour, cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces, eggs, water, sugar, salt, water, fresh ricotta, candied citrus zest , recipe follows, egg yolks, sugar

extra virgin olive oil, boneless beef rump or bottom round, kosher salt, fresh red chile, seeded and chopped, garlic clove, onion, chopped, tomato paste, dry white wine, fresh or canned peeled tomatoes, seeded and crushed , juices reserved, fettuccine