my sis-in-law jacque served her mission in italy and has some of the best (and easiest) pasta recipies from italy. i thought i would share a few for my adventuresome friendly food eaters out there.
la pasta gialla (yellow pasta)
3 sticks of celery
3 sticks of carrots
3 sticks of fresh rosemary
3 large cloves of garlic, peeled
3 small onions, peeled
1 c. butter
1 c. water (or white wine)
1 bullion cube
1 large turkey thigh
in a large pot, put all of the ingredients together, including the whole sticks of rosemary (you don't really have to cut the ingredients unless they don't fit). bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer and leave until meat is cooked (about 45 minutes). pull out the meat and the sticks of rosemary. you can use the meat as a side dish if you want. put the rest of the ingredients into a blender/food processor and mince until the sauce is chunky, yet mixed. toss with your favorite short pasta and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
salmon pasta
cook .5-1 pound salmon in a pan with some butter until the salmon is flaky and falls apart. add about 1 cup heavy whipping cream, fresh basil (cut up), and a little salt and pepper. cook and stir on medium heat until thickened. toss with cooked pasta...and enjoy.
pasta alla carbonara
spaghetti
salt
olive oil
garlic cloves, minced
onions, minced
uncooked bacon, cut into squares
eggs (one per person)
fresh parmesan cheese
in a frying pan...put in olive oil until 1/2 inch tall in the pan. heat on a medium heat. add minced garlic and onions and cook until golden brown. add uncooked bacon and cook thoroughly.
as the bacon is cooking, add salt to boiling pot of water for spaghetti. cook spaghetti "al dente" (refers to the desired texture of cooked pasta in italian cooking. it literally means "to the tooth". when the pasta is cooked al dente, there should be a slight resistance in the center when the pasta is chewed).
scramble eggs in a separate bowl and add salt and pepper.
add cooked spaghetti to the oil, garlic, onion and bacon mixture and toss.
stir in scrambled eggs into the spaghetti mixtures (the eggs will be cooked by the pasta).
add fresh parmesan cheese and serve.
....thanks jax for sharing these recipes. they are scrumptious and more importantly my kids LOVE them and eat them up in a jiff.
3 comments:
Thanks for the recipies!! I can't waite to try them. I also printed them for my brother, who just got his mission call to Itally. He leaves in October. We are all really excited for him. You are awesome My!
Brooke
Aha, you did send the recipes! Dad is getting the ingredients right now. We'll tell you how it all turned out.
Love, MOM
Oh my goodness gracious... these look SO FREAKING GOOD! I went out with friends for dinner tonight, and I'm stuffed to the gills... but reading these recipes got my mouth watering. Oh man, I've got to try these! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
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