domenica 28 aprile 2013

Beef knees salad (Insalata di nervetti, region Lombardia)

Here’s another summer recipe from Northern Italy, you would usually have as a starter.

Ingredients (4/6 servings)

5-6 beef knees with nerves
1 small carrot
½ onion
½ stalk of celery
rosemary
marjoram
laurel
white wine vinegar
white wine
extra virgin olive oil
salt
pepper 

sabato 20 aprile 2013

Tuna beef (Vitello tonnato, region Piemonte)

This is a typical summer recipe from Northern Italy that you would usually have cold from the fridge. It is very easy to make and absolutely delicious.


Ingredients (4/6 servings)

Low fat beef meat - 1kg
tinned tuna (in olive oil, if possible) – 200 g
4 anchovies
2-3 tbsps of capers
2 boiled eggs
1 carrot
1 onion
1 stalk of celery
1 laurel leaf
1 lemon
1 tbsp of vinegar
extra virgin olive oil
salt

domenica 7 aprile 2013

Lemon ice cream (Sorbetto al limone, a popular Italian refreshment)

The sorbetto is a kind of ice-cream which doesn’t contain milk and is usually made of water, sugar and fruit juice. You usually have a sorbetto al limone (lemon sorbetto) after your meal to favour your digestion or on a hot summer afternoon with friends or family.

Ingredients (4 servings)

4 lemons
1 egg white
250 g of sugar
1 small liqueur glass of vodka