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Abruzzo Recipes (21)

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Maccheroni alla Chitarra in a Lamb Sauce

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Here's a tasty pasta dish made from the classic pasta of Abruzzo and a classic sauce - ragù di agnello. We enjoyed the version pictured in a trattoria in the main square of Lama dei Peligni. ingredients 500 gr. Maccheroni pasta, 1kg lamb, 250 gr. mature tomatoes, 3 spoonfuls of extra virgin olive oil, half a cup dry white wine, 2 garlic cloves, laurel leaf, your favorite pecorino cheese, meat stock or brodo, salt and pepper to taste

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Last modified on 30 May 2013

Marcello Spadone's Roast Milk Fed Baby Lamb

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When I had first travelled to the village of Civitella Casanova, Pescara, in Abruzzi, La Bandiera Hotela and Restaurant were surrounded totally by shepherds tending their flocks ... Not all has changed on our last visit, however, for certainty not the roast milk fed baby lamb prepared by Marcello Spadone, owner and Restaurateur of La Bandiera, one of the best restaurants in the Abruzzi region. Here is the recipe ... INGREDIENTS 1 five pound leg of milk fed baby lamb or leg, trimmed of excess fat, 7 tblsps. of Extra virgin olive oil, 1/3 cup minced finely fresh herbs…

Last modified on 06 April 2013

Easter Cake recipe

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This cake is very much part of Abruzzo tradition and grandmothers typically would shape the cake in a variety of ways, from boats and goslings to 'pupazzette' or dolls. ingredients flour (500 gr.), sugar (250 gr.), 5 eggs, olive oil (3 spoons), milk (0,5 dl), vanilla powder, butter, baking powder, lemon peel. to garnish: coloured pralines, caster sugar, egg white and lemon juice

Last modified on 27 March 2013

Minestra di stracciatella e cardone

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cardoon soup traditional Christmas dish in Abruzzo

This cardoon soup is traditionally prepared in Abruzzo for Christmas dinner

Last modified on 20 December 2012

Spaghetti with clams recipe

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This recipe for spaghetti pasta with clams comes from the Province of Chieti in Abruzzo. It is simple to make and very tasty. We can vouch for this having enjoyed the dish by the beach in Vasto at Bagni Vittoria. The pasta was by Giuseppe Cocco, perhaps the best of all the dried pastas in Italy. ingredients 400g spaghetti, 1 kg clams, 2 cloves garlic, tin of tomatoes, 1 sprig of parsley, 1 red pepper, handful of basil leaves, olive oil.

Last modified on 15 August 2012

Maccheroni alla Chitarra

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This recipe comes from the Province of Teramo in Abruzzo and the "chitarra" (guitar string-shaped pasta), is made with an 'instrument' that is easy to find in any market in Abruzzo. ingredients 700 gr. flour, 6 eggs (1 egg per person), 200 gr. lamb, 200 gr. lean pork, 3 large cartons peeled tomatoes (or 2 one-liter bottles), 50 gr. butter, 1 cup oil, 1 small onion, 1 carrot, salt, plenty of Parmesan cheese.

Last modified on 08 May 2012

Scrippelle 'mbusse, crepes from Abruzzo

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This recipe for Abruzzese crêpes in broth comes from the Province of Teramo and serves 6. ingredients 10 eggs for making the "scrippelle", fried breaded artichoke slices, 3 pieces of scamorza cheese, 3 hard boiled eggs sliced into small pieces, butter, about 80 gr. of grated Parmesan cheese, salt and as much milk as you like.

Last modified on 27 April 2012