BAGNA CAUDA
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Ingredients for 4 people
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Put a glass of oil ( 100 ml) and the butter in a fondue - pot (or other flame proof enameled or earthenware casserole that fits over a candle warmer or electric hot tray) with finely sliced garlic and let cook on low flame for almost half an hour until garlic is almost mushy (not burnt !) Add the remaining oil and the anchovy fillets and let simmer , stirring occasionally . Do not let the sauce boil . Serve with fresh vegetables cut into a size and shape suitable for dipping . You can use a big pot in the middle of the table or individual little pots on candle warmers . At the end of the dinner you can scramble an egg in the sauce. |
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RATATUIA PIEMONTESE
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Ingredients for 4 people
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Put oil in a big skillet
with the garlic clove and the bay
leave . Let saute just a little (don't burn
garlic) then add two sliced onions . Saute over moderate heat until light golden brown
. Add diced vegetables in the following order , French
beans and carrots then potatoes and
zucchini then peppers and celery , at last
tomatoes , sugar and egg - plants . Let cook covered ,
stirring from time to time , until vegetables
are tender but not mushy (it takes
about 1 hour over moderate heat).
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ASPARAGI CON SALSA TARTARA NOSTRANA
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Ingredients for 4 people
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Boil the asparagus and cut off
the hard white part . Put them in a
plate round dish into a wheel shape with the
top side converging to the middle .
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GIARDINIERA CON TONNO
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Ingredients for 4 people
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Let boil tomatoes for at last one
hour and a half . Sieve and put them in a
skillet over moderate heat . Add diced vegetables and
vinegar . Let cook for almost 1 hour until
vegetables
are tender but not mushy . Add sugar , oil
and salt to taste . Let cool and
combine with the coarsely chopped tuna -f ish
and capers .
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