Italian Recipes
1418 recipes found
Gnocchi With Wild Mushrooms
Kohlrabi Risotto
Kohlrabi, the nutritionist Jonny Bowden writes in his book “The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth,” “looks like a cross between an octopus and a space capsule.” That’s true, especially if the greens are still attached. (If they’re not, it just looks like a space capsule.) But inside its thick skin lies a crisp, juicy vegetable that takes beautifully to risotto. An important note: Peel the kohlrabi thoroughly. Beneath the thick, hard skin is another fibrous layer, which should also be peeled away because it does not soften when cooked.
Risotto With Green Beans
This is a luxurious risotto, enriched with pesto at the end of cooking. This time I used pumpkin seeds for the pesto, with terrific results. They contributed not only great flavor but a rich green color to the pesto.
Malcolm and Kelley McDowell's Pink Rigatoni
Two-Pasta Timbale
Tim McNulty's Skate Wings Piccata
Meatloaf Parmesan
A bit retro, but heartwarming and homey, this recipe is an amalgam of meatloaf, polpettone and meatballs. Ground veal and pork, provolone, pecorino and Parmesan mingle with herbs, broccoli rabe and bread crumbs in what is essentially a sliceable meatball. It is doused with tomato sauce and baked until bubbly, aromatic and mouthwatering.
Mesclun
Polpettone With Spinach and Provolone
Polpette are Italian meatballs; polpettine are meatballs, too, but more diminutive. It follows, then, that polpettone is Italian for meatloaf (or a substantial meatball large enough to share). But polpettone is much more interesting than the somewhat bland everyday meatloaf known in the United States. Made from a mixture of meats and stuffed with spinach, herbs, cheese and mortadella, this moist, savory version is almost like a pâté or terrine, but easier to execute. It is delectable hot or cold. Learn how to assemble the polpettone with this step-by-step tutorial. You can find more of our meatloaf recipes here.
Balsamic Panna Cotta
Spicy Calamari With Fregola
In Sardinia, rustic saucy fish stews are commonly served with fregola, simmered golden nuggets of toasted semolina, hearty and satisfying. A relative of couscous, fregola arrived by ship from nearby Tunisia, became popular and melded into the local cuisine long ago. The little round pellets are the size of a peppercorn, or a bit larger. When cooked, they have a pleasant, slightly chewy texture. Traditionally, fregola is used in vegetable soups as a way to add substance; prepared like a juicy risotto with the concentrated flavor of clams or other shellfish; or served as part of a room-temperature salad. Most Italian stores in the United States carry it, but you may substitute Israeli-style pearl couscous, which has a similar flavor.
Panna Cotta With Figs and Berries
The classic Italian panna cotta — cooked cream — is a pure white custard set with gelatin instead of eggs or starch. It can be prepared up to 2 days in advance, in individual ramekins or a larger mold. In season, it is lovely served with a compote of figs and berries. At other times of year, use other fruits or a simple fruit coulis. Alternatively, a caramel sauce or a bittersweet chocolate sauce drizzled over the panna cotta can be quite nice. Wait until just before serving to unmold.
Strawberry Cassata
The classic Sicilian cassata is a spongecake layered with creamy sweetened ricotta, a heavenly combination. Though usually topped with colorful candied fruits, this summery version is covered with ripe red berries. Ideally, the spongecake should be made a day ahead and the cassata assembled at least several hours in advance. Look for the freshest, tastiest ricotta; most good cheese stores can supply it.
Risotto With Baby Artichokes
Polenta With Parmesan and Olive Oil-Fried Eggs
If you’ve ever decided that cold cereal is a good dinner, here’s another, far better option. Soft and steaming, with plenty of salt and pepper mixed in and perhaps some grated cheese applied at the end, a bowl of polenta or grits is deeply satisfying and requires not much more than a pot and a spoon to prepare. And topping the buttery, cheesy polenta with eggs fried in olive oil makes for a dish that is far more elegant and luxurious than its simple ingredients would imply.
Tiramisu
Gabriella Marriotti's Egg And Eggplant Appetizer
No-Stir Polenta
Scallion Risotto
Passatelli
Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
Risotto Venetian-style
Chicken With Basil And Tomatoes
Roman Egg Drop Soup
Stracciatella alla Romana, or Roman egg drop soup, can be made in any season, and goes together quickly, as long as you have the most important ingredient: good homemade chicken stock. Parmesan and eggs are whisked together and poured into the bubbling broth to make “i straccetti,” or savory, eggy little rags.