Parmigiana di Melanzane Ingredients 4 medium size aubergine 2 eggs ½ cup of flour 1 cup of milk ¾ cup of extra-virgin olive oil 200g Parmigiano Reggiano 250g Buffalo Mozzarella 2 cups of tomato ragu or Muraca tomato passata Fresh leaves of basil and salt to season [...]
Buy Meal Box Shop for Ingredients Carbonara Originale It has always been Antonio's vision to share with New Zealanders his experience of Italy as much as possible. There is a beautiful story behind each dish, each ingredient and the way to put them together… Here is [...]
Risotto with Tomato & Chilli Ingredients 150g Arborio rice 1 onion, finely chopped Generous handful of parmigiano Salt and black pepper to taste 1 glass dry white wine 700ml vegetable stock Small handful fresh basil, roughly chopped Sicilian Chilli Flakes 3 tbsp olive oil 100g ripe cherry tomatoes [...]
Risotto con Zucca e Pancetta Ingredients Onion – finely chopped 2tb Olive Oil 300g Carnaroli or Arborio Rice 250ml White Wine 2½-3l Vegetable Stock 200g Pancetta – cut into cubes 200g Pumpkin – peeled, seeded, and cut into cubes 150g Parmigiano-Riggiano – grated 50g Butter ¼c Flat-leaf Parsley [...]
Linguine Zucchini and Clams Ingredients 500g Zucchini Costa D'Oro Exrta Virgin Oil 100g grated cheese (provolone dolce) 100g Clams Plentiful quantity of chopped parsley Salt & Pepper 500g Linguine Gerardo di Nola Method Cut the Zucchini into rounds of at least 3mms and brown them alongside [...]
Cannoli Cream Ingredients ¼ cup whipping cream 2 cup sheep’s milk ricotta cheese, strained ¾ cup powdered sugar ¼ cup pistachios or candied fruit, chopped (or 1 tsp vanilla essence) 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional) ¼ cup dark chocolate, roughly chopped Method In a bowl whip [...]
Fusilli Pasta with Tomatoes and Capers Ingredients 500g fusilli pasta 2Tlbs of Sicilian salt capers (soaked for 20 minutes, drained and chopped) 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped Extra virgin olive oil 500g tomato passata Dried Sicilian chili flakes 4 anchovies in oil (chopped) Method In a [...]
Penne with Eggplant Caponata Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 large eggplant (about 500g), cut into 2cm cubes 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 teaspoons caster sugar 1/2 cup (60g) pitted green olives 1/3 cup (65g) drained capers 2 [...]
Gnocchi ai Quattro Formaggi Ingredients 25g Butter 25g Flour 400ml Milk 50g mild provolone cheese, finely chopped 50g gorgonzola cheese crumbled 50g taleggio cheese, finely chopped salt and finely ground black pepper 500g packet potato gnocchi 25g parmesan cheese grated Method Melt the butter in a [...]
Cannelloni alla Sorrentina Ingredients 12 Cannelloni Divella (uncooked or slightly boiled) 150g Parmigiano Reggiano 250g Mozzarella di Bufala 125g Italian Ricotta 2 Egg yolks 250g mixed beef and pork mince Parma Ham or salami shavings Salt, pepper and nutmeg Tomato ragout sauce for the filling Method [...]