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This week's Italian recipes:
-Lamb Meatballs with Eggplant
-Cream of Ricotta and Vegetable Soup
-Veal Cutlet Bolognese
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Recipe: Lamb Meatballs with Eggplant |
Lamb Meatballs with Eggplant
Polpette alle Melanzane e Agnello
Ingredients:
2 eggplants
1 lb and 2 oz (500 grams) lean minced lamb
Pinch of dried oregano
2 egg yolks
1 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprig, chopped
4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) Gas Mark 4.
Wrap the eggplants in foil, place on a baking sheet and bake for about 30 minutes.
Unwrap the eggplants and leave to cool slightly, then cut them in half and scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon.
Mix together the lamb, eggplant flesh, oregano, egg yolks and parsley in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Shape the mixture into small meatballs.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, add the meatballs and cook over a medium heat, stirring frequently, until golden brown all over.
Transfer to a warm serving dish. Serves 4.
That's it!
Recipe: Cream of Ricotta and Vegetable Soup |
Cream of Ricotta and Vegetable Soup
Crema di Ricotta e Verdure
Ingredients:
2 small potatoes, diced
2 lettuces, finely chopped
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) spinach, finely chopped
2 leeks, white parts only, finely chopped
7 oz (200 grams) ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 fresh flat-leaf parsley sprig, chopped
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Put the potatoes, lettuces, spinach and leeks into a pan, pour in 1 and 3/4 pints (1 liter) water, bring to the boil and season with salt and pepper.
Lower the heat to medium, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat, transfer the mixture to a food processor and process until smooth, then pour back into the pan.
Press the ricotta through a sieve, stir into the pan and set over a medium-low heat.
When the soup is heated through, pour it into a tureen and add the olive oil.
Sprinkle with the parsley and serve. Serves 4.
That's it!
Recipe: Veal Cutlet Bolognese |
Veal Cutlet Bolognese
Cotolette alla Bolognese
Ingredients:
For the Meat Stock:
1 and 3/4 lb (800 grams) lean beef, cut into cubes
1 lb 5 oz (600 grams) veal, cut into cubes
1 onion, coarsely chopped
2 oz (50 grams) carrots, coarsely chopped
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) leeks, trimmed and coarsely chopped
1 celery stick, coarsely chopped
For the Veal Cutlet:
1 egg
3 oz (80 grams) breadcrumbs
4 veal slices
3 oz (80 grams) butter
4 prosciutto slices
3 and 1/2 oz (100 grams) Grana Padano cheese, shaved
1 small black truffle, sliced
1 oz (25 grams) butter
Salt and pepper
Directions:
Prepare Clarified Butter:
Put the butter in the top of a double boiler or a heatproof bowl and set over barely simmering water.
Heat for 1 hour.
At this point, the water content of the butter will have evaporated and the casein will be deposited on the bottom in a hazelnut-color layer.
Line a strainer with muslin and pour the liquid through.
Prepare the Meat Stock:
Place the meat in a large saucepan, add cold water to cover and bring to the boil, bearing in mind that slow cooking and
gentle simmering are essential for successful stock.
Skim off any residue that rises to the surface and add the onion, carrots, leeks and celery and season with salt.
Lower the heat and simmer for about 3 and 1/2 hours.
Remove from the heat, strain into a bowl, leave to cool, then chill in the refrigerator.
When the fat has solidified on the surface carefully remove and discard.
Prepare the Veal Cutlet:
Beat the egg with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper in a shallow dish.
Spread out the breadcrumbs in another shallow dish.
Pound the veal until even with a meat mallet, dip in the beaten egg and then in the breadcrumbs.
Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the veal and cook until golden brown on both sides.
Put a slice of prosciutto, Grana Padano shavings and 2-3 slices of truffle on each slice.
Pour in the stock, cover and cook until the prosciutto and cheese are translucent.
Just before serving, coat the veal slices with the clarified butter. Serves 4.
That's it!
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40 Dead In Italy Hunting Accidents
Rome - February 9, 2009 - Some 41 people died and 85 were wounded in hunting accidents during the five-month season that just ended, the Italian Association for Hunting Victims (AVC) said Monday.
There were 86 casualties among hunters, AVC said: 24 dead and 62 wounded between the start of September and the end of January. Civilian casualties were 40: 17 dead and 23 wounded. Tuscany had the highest number of deaths, 17, followed by Sardinia with 12 and Veneto with ten, AVC said.
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About 70% of Italian hunters are concentrated in the central and northern areas of the country with Tuscany, Umbria and Sardinia being the most popular regions. "What minchioni!" Is anyone reading this stupid newsletter? Will someone explain to these people about the wonderful world of pottery class and scrapbooking?
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