7 sopranos peppers and Recipes

olive oil, pork chops, 1 inch thick, salt & fresh ground pepper, garlic, minced, sliced mild pickled peppers (plus 2 tsp. juice), hot pepperoncini peppers (optional)

olive oil, meaty pork neck bones or 1 lb pork spareribs, veal stew meat or 2 veal shoulder chops, italian sausage, garlic cloves, tomato paste, peeled italian tomatoes, water, leaves fresh basil , torn into small pieces, ground beef (or combination of beef or pork), plain breadcrumbs, eggs, minced garlic, freshly grated romano cheese or 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, salt, pepper, olive oil, pasta shells or 1 lb rigatoni pasta, cooked and hot, freshly grated romano cheese or parmesan cheese

escarole (about 1 medium head ), garlic cloves, finely chopped, olive oil, tomatoes, ripe, chopped or 1 cup italian tomato, diced and peeled, crushed red pepper flakes, chicken broth (or use water, i prefer chicken) or 4 cups beef broth, preferably homemade (or use water, i prefer chicken), cannellini beans (cooked or canned , i prefer blackeye peas) or 3 cups great northern beans (cooked or canned, i prefer blackeye peas), elbow macaroni (i omit this) or 1 cup pasta shells (i omit this), salt & freshly ground black pepper, pecorino romano cheese or 1/4 cup parmigiano-reggiano cheese, freshly grated

lemons, boneless skinless chicken breasts, potatoes , fist-sized, peeled and cut into wedges (preferably yukon gold), olive oil, dried oregano, garlic cloves, chopped, salt & freshly ground black pepper

water, salt, if desired (see notes below ), extra virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, finely chopped, diced tomatoes, drained (i used no salt added), fresh oregano or 1 tsp dried oregano, fresh basil or 1 tsp dried basil, fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, conchiglie (medium shells pasta), black olives , oil-cured, pitted, halved lengthwise, capers , rinsed well, anchovy fillets, drained, chopped (i used all 12 in the flat can), red pepper flakes (see notes )