30 sicilian hot Recipes

basil leaves, pine nuts, toasted, extravirgin olive oil, garlic cloves, minced, grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese, crushed red pepper, chopped plum tomato (about 3 medium), salt, freshly ground black pepper, red snapper or other firm whitefish fillets, salt, hot cooked orzo

distilled white vinegar, water, sugar, kosher salt, yellow mustard seeds, dried hot red-pepper flakes, head cauliflower (2 lb), trimmed and broken into 1- to 1 1/2-inch florets (6 cups), red bell pepper , cut into 1-inch pieces, yellow bell pepper , cut into 1-inch pieces, carrots, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch-thick slices (2 cups), celery ribs, cut into 1-inch-thick slices (3 cups), drained bottled whole peperoncini (4 oz), brine-cured green olives (preferably sicilian; 6 oz), oil-cured black olives (6 oz)

top 1/3 of 3 large celery stalks with leaves, carrot, fresh sage leaves, tightly packed tsp fresh italian parsley leaves, robust extra-virgin olive oil, thick slice salami (such as soppressata or genoa), coarsely chopped, onions, cut into 1/2-inch dice, salt and freshly ground black pepper, garlic, minced, generous pinch to 1/4 tsp hot red pepper flakes, or to taste, dry red wine, tomato paste, whole tomatoes , both thoroughly drained, penne rigate or bucatini, boiling salted water, creamy whole-milk ricotta (sheep s milk if possible)

kosher salt, israeli couscous, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling, pine nuts, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, currants, caperberries, hot red pepper flakes, white wine, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, cleaned calamari, tubes cut into 1/4-inch rounds, tentacles halved, scallions, thinly sliced , reserve some for garnish, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, 1/4-inch dice, garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced, chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tbsp dried, carrot, finely grated, peeled whole tomatoes , crushed by hand and juices reserved, salt

swordfish steak , trimmed of skin, lemons, garlic , cracked away from skin, coarse salt, a generous handful flat-leaf parsley , about 1/4 cup of leaves, coarse black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, tuna steak, oranges, rosemary, stripped and finely chopped, aged balsamic vinegar , eyeball it, scallions, chopped, panzanella with the works , recipe follows, cubed day-old crusty bread, roma or plum tomatoes, cubed, red onion, chopped, cubanelle pepper or green bell pepper, seeded and chopped, pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers, chopped, roasted red peppers, drained, chopped, pitted olives , kalamata or sicilian green or a combination, flat fillets of anchovies, drained and chopped, basil leaves , torn, lemon, juiced, red wine vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil , eyeball it, splash of liquid from bottled pepperoncini or hot cherry peppers, coarse salt and black pepper

london broil, trimmed and diced, center cut pork loin, trimmed and diced, bacon, coarsely chopped, ground sicilian sausage or hot sausage, coarsely chopped onion, chopped onion, coarsely chopped green or red pepper, chopped garlic, hot chilies, tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, pinto beans, bar-b-que sauce, hot sauce, juice of 1 lime, molasses, butter, peanut oil-divided, water, pepper, sage, basil, crushed red pepper flakes, cinnamon, cilantro, chili powder

leek , halved lengthwise,cleaned,and sliced into 1/4 inch half moons, garlic, thinly sliced, extra virgin olive oil, hot red pepper flakes, sicilian green olives, fresh tomato, chopped, cherrystone clams, mussels, shrimp, peeled and deveined, quick-cooking couscous, fish stock or 2 cups bottled clam juice, dry white wine, calamari, cleaned and cut into 1/4 inch rings, salt and pepper, italian parsley, finely chopped

swordfish, each about 1/4-inch thick (about 2 lb), virgin olive oil, spanish onion, chopped into 1/8-inch dice, salted anchovies, rinsed and filleted, pine nuts , plus 1/4 cup, currants plus 1/4 cup, zest of 2 oranges, bread crumbs, parsley leaves, basic tomato sauce , recipe follows, sicilian black olives, hot chilies, white wine