…spinach and ricotta gnocchi (also known as gnocchi verdi, ravioli nudi or ignudi). The polenta chapter includes the wonderful polenta con baccalà alla vicentina, polenta with spareribs and polenta with…
Primi piatti
…Polenta con salsicce e spuntature (Polenta with Sausages and Spareribs) Polenta pasticciata con fagioli e verza (Baked polenta with Cabbage and Beans) Slow Cooker Polenta with Sausage Ragù Spaetzle di…
Spezzatino di manzo (Italian Beef Stew)
…the fresh herbs, if used, and serve your Italian beef stew over a nice, hot bed of freshly made polenta (see recipe here). 3.1 https://memoriediangelina.com/2011/11/20/spezzatino-di-manzo-con-la-polenta-beef-stew-with-polenta/ (c) Frank A. Fariello, Jr….
Il ragù della domenica (Sunday Sauce)
…the Sunday dinners of my childhood. Ragù, along with the meat that simmered in it, is also very good served with polenta, which may sound strange, since polenta is a…
Pan Roasted Quail with Chanterelles
…with some steamed baby potatoes to go with. When served with polenta, Pan Roasted Quail is reminiscent of polenta e osei, a famous Lombardian dish of polenta with small song…
Italian Food Culture: A primer
…with meats as in polenta e osei (polenta with roasted birds) or polenta and sausages. You call this kind of combination dish a piatto unico. Rule 7: Salads are most often…
Fegato alla veneziana (Venetian Liver and Onions)
…the usual polenta is made with white polenta flour. Served this way, the dish can be a piatto unico. But if you want to precede your liver with a primo,…
Baccalà alla vicentina (Codfish Vicenza-Style)
…fish is very tender. Your patience will be richly rewarded, as the flavor of the dish is absolutely ambrosial! Serve your baccalà alla vicentina with soft polenta, preferably the polenta…
