First Courses

Baked dried fava beans - Minestra di fave secche   Ingredients: 400 gr. dried fava beans extra virgin olive oil salt Preparation: Seak the fava beans in a pan covered with water for a period 12 hours. Drain an ...

  Black mussels au gratin Ingredients: 1kg. black mussels 5 eggs breadcrumbs parsley extra virgin oil salt pepper Method: Srub the mussels and open them with a pointed knife.   Discard half of the shell a...

Cavatelli pasta with arugula - Cavatelli con la rucola   Ingredients: 400 gr cavatelli 300gr. arugula 8 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil 2 cloves of garlic anchovies desalted and boned salt Preparation: Bolt the arugula in salted ...

300 gr of tria (tipical pasta from Lecce) 2 steams of celery 1 white onion 250 gr di chickpeas salt 3 leaves of laurel extra- virgin olive oil The night before leave the cheakpeas to sook with some bicarbonate . The day after, ...

GRAIN CAVATELLI PASTA AND BEANS Ingredients 500 gr of cavatelli 500 gr of cooked grain 250 gr of dried beans 2-3 fresh tomatoes extra virgin olive oil 500 gr of cavatelli from Bari 250 gr of peeled tomatoes or tomato sauce garlic...

Ingredients 400 gr of drum wheat 1 dl of tepid water salt Pour on the pastry board the drum wheat and same salt make a round open dish and add the tepid water you need. Work the dhug for ten minutes till you see some little bubbles...

ITALIAN LINGUINE PASTA WITH BRINDISINA SAUCE Ingredients 500 gr of spaghetti pasta 600 gr of peeled or fresh tomatoes 40 gr of onion 100 gr of black olives 70 gr of extravirgin olive oil salt, parsley   In a small pot let ...

Maccheroni & Meat Bake  Ingredients for 6 500 gr.(1,1 lbs) of maccheroni  500 gr.(1,1 lbs) of mozzarella  1lt. (2 pts.) tomato sauce  2 eggs hard bread (damped in milk)  500 gr.(1,1 lbs) of minced meat  600 gr.(1.3 lbs) ...

Maccheroni and baked tomatoes  Ingredients:  350 gr. (12.5 oz) of maccheroni  400 gr. (14.3 oz) of tomatoes  2 cloves garlic chopped  parsley  extra-virgin olive oil  salt, pepper  To prepare:  Wash and cut the ...

MACCHERONI PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE COOKED IN THE OVEN Ingredients 350 gr of maccheroni pasta 400 gr of tomatoes from Puglia 2 cloves of garlic minced parsley extravirgin olive oil salt pepper   Wash and cut in slices the ...

MACCHERONI PASTA WITH TOMATO SAUCE COOKED IN THE OVEN Ingredients 350 gr of maccheroni pasta 400 gr of tomatoes from Puglia 2 cloves of garlic minced parsley extravirgin olive oil salt pepper   Wash and cut in slices the ...

ORECCHIETTE PASTA ( typical apulian pasta ) AND CACIORICOTTA Cacioricotta is the tipical cheese of Puglia made of milk of sheep through a particulare process which, during the manifacture, both the rannet and the flakes of ricotta appearing on the...

ORECCHIETTE PASTA AND RICOTTA FORTE Ricotta forte. Together with mozzarella it is one of the most traditional diary product from Puglia. It is obtained after  along process of seasoning and fementation of ricotta of sheep that, in 1 year time, ...

ORECCHIETTE PASTA MARI E MONTI Ingredients 1 kg of orecchiette 1,5 kg of mixed shellfish (mussels, clams, fasolari, lupini…) 3 little tomatoes 2 fresh cuttlefishes (1 kg more or less) 150 gr of fresh rocket extra virgin olive oil ...

ORECCHIETTE PASTA  WITH ROCKET It’s a dish eaten in spring and summer especially in the area of Murgia and it is passed on from generations of peasants and sheperds. The rocket, for those who don’t know it, is the Tennifolia diplotaxis of the Cruc...

  Orecchiette con cime di rapa Ingredients: 125 gr/4oz semolina 250 gr/8oz plain white flour pinch of salt 6 tablespoons warm water 400 gr/13oz turnip tops roughly chopped 8 tablespoon olive oil red chilly pepper + 2 cloves of garlic 4 ...

Orecchiette ( typical apulian pasta ) with seafood Ingredients 1kilo (2.2 lbs.) of orecchiette (typical apulian pasta)  1,5 (3.3 lbs.) kilos of seafood (mussels, clams etc.)  2 fresh cuttlefish (about 1 kilo or 2,2 lbs)  3 small tomatoes  ...

PASTA AND WHITE BROAD BEANS SAYING          So sciote a mamma p’abbende’                          So occhiete e’ fete da muzzeque.                             I went to mum’s house to rest                             And I found the beans ...

INGREDIENTS FOR 6 SERVINGS: 500 grams (1.1 pounds of mezzi zitis) 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of ground beef 500 grams (1.1 pounds) of drained and shredded mozzarella 600 grams (1.3 pounds) of beef stew (with the bone), and a thick slice of bacon...

CICERI E TRIA  (PASTA WITH CHICK PEAS) 300 gr of tria (tipical pasta from Lecce) 2 steams of celery 1 white onion 250 gr di chickpeas salt 3 leaves of laurel extra- virgin olive oil   The night before leave the cheakpeas t...

Penne pasta of St. John - Maccheroni di San Giovanni   Ingredients: 350 gr penne pasta 400gr. plum tomatoes 4 anchovies desalted an boned black olives, extra virgin olive oil capers, garlic, salt, pepper or chili pepper Preparation: In ...

Spaghetti with mussels  Ingredients:  500 gr. (1.1lbs) of spaghetti  500 gr. (1.1lbs) of peeled tomatoes  1 kilo (2.2 lbs) of mussels  1 clove garlic  parsley  extra-virgin olive oil  salt and pepper  To prepare:...

TIELLA OF RICE, POTATOES AND MUSSELS RECIPE Ingredients 300 gr of rice 500 gr of potatoes 1 kg of mussels parsley 1 clove of garlic onion extra virgin olive oil pepper   Clean and brush well the mussels in abundant ...