Italian Recipes
The dishes that anchor a Italian table — written the way they are actually cooked, with exact ingredients, honest timings and steps you can follow while your hands are full.
22 recipes
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Budino Di Ricotta
Mash the ricotta and beat well with the egg yolks, stir in the flour, sugar, cinnamon, grated lemon rind and…
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Spaghetti Bolognese
Put the onion and oil in a large pan and fry over a fairly high heat for 3-4 mins. Add the garlic and mince…
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Spinach & Ricotta Cannelloni
First make the tomato sauce. Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the garlic for 1 min. Add the sugar…
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Spaghetti alla Carbonara
STEP 1 Put a large saucepan of water on to boil. STEP 2 Finely chop the 100g pancetta, having first removed…
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Rigatoni with fennel sausage sauce
Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large saute pan for which you have a lid. Add the sausage pieces and fry on a…
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Ribollita
Put 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large pot over medium heat. When it’s hot, add onion, carrot, celery and…
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Osso Buco alla Milanese
Heat the oven to 300 degrees. Dredging the shanks: pour the flour into a shallow dish (a pie plate works…
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Chicken Alfredo Primavera
Heat 1 tablespoon of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season…
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Venetian Duck Ragu
Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the duck legs and brown on all sides for about 10 mins. Remove to a plate…
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Vegan Lasagna
1) Preheat oven to 180 degrees celcius. 2) Boil vegetables for 5-7 minutes, until soft. Add lentils and bring…
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Squash linguine
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the squash and garlic on a baking tray and drizzle with the olive oil…
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Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil Add the pasta, stir once and cook for about 10 minutes or…
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Lasagne
Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Use kitchen scissors to snip the bacon into small pieces, or use a sharp…
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Fettucine alfredo
In a medium saucepan, stir the clotted cream, butter and cornflour over a low-ish heat and bring to a low…
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Chilli prawn linguine
Mix the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Set aside. Cook the pasta…
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Spicy Arrabiata Penne
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add kosher salt to the boiling water, then add the pasta. Cook…
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Potato Gratin with Chicken
15 minute potato gratin with chicken and bacon greens: a gratin always seems more effort and more indulgent…
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Pilchard puttanesca
Cook the pasta following pack instructions. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and cook the onion, garlic…
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Affogato
Affogato, or "affogato al caffe", is an Italian preparation consisting of gelato or ice cream topped with…
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Salmon Prawn Risotto
Melt the butter in a thick-based pan and gently cook the onion without colour until it is soft. Add the rice…
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Pizza Express Margherita
1 Preheat the oven to 230°C. 2 Add the sugar and crumble the fresh yeast into warm water. 3 Allow the mixture…