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This week's Italian recipes:
-Asparagus Soup
-White Bean Stew
-Marinated Pot Roast
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Recipe: Asparagus Soup |
Asparagus Soup
Zuppa di Asparagi
Ingredients:
1 pound fresh asparagus, chopped
2 handfuls fresh spinach leaves
3 stalks celery, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
1 cup vegetable broth
1 and 1/2 cups cashews, soaked for 1 hour
Splash extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper, to taste
Directions:
Saute onion, celery, asparagus and spinach in olive oil.
Add vegetable broth.
Simmer until asparagus is tender.
Transfer to blender (in batches if necessary).
Add cashews and puree on high until smooth.
Return to pot to keep warm.
Season with pepper and salt.
Garnish with asparagus tips when serving. Serves 2-3.
That's it!
Recipe: White Bean Stew |
White Bean Stew
Spezzatino di Fagioli Bianchi
Ingredients:
Two (19-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed and drained (3 cups)
One (1/2-pound) piece cooked prosciutto (1/2 to 3/4 inch thick), cut into 1/2-inch cubes
One (14 to 15-ounce) can stewed tomatoes
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1/4 cup plus 1/2 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 and 3/4 cups chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
One (5-ounce) bag baby arugula (10 cups loosely packed)
8 (3/4-inch thick) slices baguette
Directions:
Cook garlic in 1/4 cup olive oil in a 3 and 1/2 to 4 and 1/2-quart heavy pot over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden, about 1 to 2 minutes.
Coarsely cut up canned tomatoes with kitchen shears.
Add (with juice) to garlic in olive oil.
Stir in broth, beans, prosciutto, and pepper and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, about 5 minutes.
Stir in greens and cook until wilted, 1 minute for arugula.
While stew is simmering, preheat broiler.
Put bread on a baking sheet and drizzle with remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil.
Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat until golden, 1 to 1 and 1/2 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
That's it!
Recipe: Marinated Pot Roast |
Marinated Pot Roast
Arrosto Marinato
Ingredients:
For the Beef:
2 lbs (900 grams) topside beef
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 oz (50 grams) butter
1/2 oz (15 grams) plain flour
Salt
For the Marinade:
1 onion, sliced
1/2 bunch of mixed fresh herbs including parsley
7 fl oz (200 ml) extra virgin olive oil
6-8 black peppercorns
Directions:
Mix together all the marinade ingredients in a dish.
Add the meat, turning to coat, and leave to marinate for about 6-7 hours.
Drain the meat, reserving the marinade.
Heat the olive oil and half the butter in a flameproof casserole.
Add the beef and cook, turning frequently, until browned all over.
Season with salt and cook over a low heat for 1 and 1/2 hours or until cooked through and tender.
Remove the meat from the casserole and leave to stand.
Mix together the flour and remaining butter.
Stir the paste into the cooking juices.
Cook, stirring until slightly thickened.
Strain in a little of the reserved marinade.
Carve the beef and serve with the sauce. Serves 6.
That's it!
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