4 zuppa italian peasant Recipes

peeled and finely chopped onions, pancetta, finely chopped, garlic, finely chopped, red chile flakes, fresh mint leaves, finely chopped to yield 1 tbsp, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh tomatoes, seeded and coarsely chopped, heads chicory, approximately 2 lb, cleaned, trimmed and broken into 2-inch pieces, salt, italian peasant bread, toasted, eggs

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, peeled and left whole, scallions, cut into quarters, salt and pepper, dry white wine, ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped, water, red mullet , scales removed, fins snipped, dried chili flakes, thick) slices italian peasant bread, fresh parsley, chopped

extra-virgin olive oil, garlic, crushed, shallot, crushed, whole red mullets, cut in half , scaled with head and tails removed, whole orata (or any type of bass), cut in 4 equal parts, scaled with head and tails removed, whole skate wing , cut in 4 equal parts, dozen manila clams, razor clams (optional), dozen mussels, langoustines, tails split (or 4 jumbo shrimp), whole seppie , remove beak (or 2 tubes of calamari, sliced into rings), baby octopus , remove beak, dry white wine, water, peeled italian tomatoes (or 1 pint vine ripe cherry tomatoes), fresh thyme, salt and pepper, dried oregano, fresh chopped parsley, basil leaves, chopped