In this category you find the traditional recipes of Puglia. From the classic ‘orecchiette con le cime di rapa’ (orecchiette pasta with rapini) to the pasticciotto, typical of the area of Lecce. From ‘panzerotti’ to sgagliozze (fried polenta). Simple ingredients, as they were used by our ‘nonnas’, and flavours that remind of home.
Ingredients 500 g flour 2 eggs evo oil salt 200 g eggplants and zucchini 400 g pork meat or veal scamorza or caciocavallo pepper 2 tomatoes Prepare a dough with flour, eggs, lukewarm water, some drops ov evo oil, a pinch of salt. When it gets velvety cut it into two parts and roll them out into two thin sheets, one bigger than the other. The filling is made with...
Ingredients 1,5 kg cuttlefishes 2 eggs pecorino cheese, grated breadcrumbs parsley garlic clove salt, pepper evo oil Clean the cuttlefishes (you can fry the ink-sac separately, they say it is aphrodisiac!). Prepare the filling as follows. Blend 2 eggs with one handful of grated pecorino cheese, 2 handfuls of crumbled soft-bread or breadcrumbs, chopped garlic and...
Serves 4 500 g mince meat 2 eggs 1 garlic clove parsley breadcrumbs pecorino cheese, grated 1 dash white wine evo oil salt pepper Mix first with a fork and then with your hands the meat, eggs, breadcrumbs, minced garlic, chopped parsley, cheese, wine, salt and pepper to form a smooth dough. Form medium sized meatballs and fry in hot oil. The fried meatballs can also...
Serves 4 1 aubergine (400 g) 150 g burrata or mozzarella cheese 150 prosciutto crudo a few peppermint leaves 1 dash white wine evo oil salt Wash and cut the aubergine into slices. Prepare the filling with burrata cheese or mozzarella, prosciutto cut into strips, peppermint, salt and oil. Place the filling on the sliced aubergine, roll and close with toothpicks. Place...
Ingredients 500 g of all-purpose flour 1/2 brewer’s yeast 280 ml of lukewarm water 4 tbsps evo oil salt pepper a pinch of sugar 300 g of piquant ricotta cheese tomatoes anchovies cipolla tritata Mix together flour and water where you had previously melted some brewer’s yeast. Knead and add sugar and oil. Mix until you obtain a smooth dough and let rise for 1...
