Serves: 5-6 Prep: 10min Cooking: 2h Difficulty: medium Christmas is approaching and I want to share with you some of my family’s recipes you can make during the Christmas holidays. Today I am going to share a Classic Bolognese recipe my mum always makes on 25th Dec. You can make some nice pappardelle or rigatoni with it. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Add some pancetta for extra flavour Ingredients: 1l tomato passata 500g minced beef 250g minced pork 70g onion finely chopped 70g carrot finely chopped 70g celery finely chopped 4 tea spoons tomato purée 3 tbsp olive oil ½ glass of red wine ½ glass of water Rosemary Bay leaves Salt Tools: 1 big pot Method: Place the carrot, onion and celery finely chopped in the...
Prep: 45min Cooking: 45min Serves: 4 People Difficulty: medium Whenever someone asks me which one is my favourite dish I have no doubts: Parmigiana is the winner! It is such a tasty meal that your friends will keep on asking for it, no jokes! It can be served as a main or as a side in smaller portions. Mamma Flora’s tip: choose carefully the aubergines, not too watery nor too many seeds. When you fry them, don’t be scared to use a good amount of oil to fry, the aubergines will not be soaked if you follow the steps below. Ingredients: 4 long aubergines 2 pelati cans of 250 each 250gr mozzarella (leave it to dry some min before using) 20 tablespoons peanut oil to...
Serves: 2 Prep: 10min Cooking: 30min Difficulty: easy I have always thought cooking is magical, with few raw ingredients you can create something delicious, there are certain recipes that make you go back in time and then there are those that help you remember a special person. This is my favourite grandma’s dish, I have learnt it from her and whenever I cook it I know she is next to me. Ingredients: 4 chicken drumsticks 3-4 plum tomatoes 1 carrot cut in long thin pieces 1/2 celery cut in long thin pieces 1/2 onion cut in long thin pieces 2 tbsp olive oil 1/2 a glass of white wine a clove of garlic rosemary and bay leaves Salt and pepper Tools: 1 pan Method:...
Serves: 2-3 Prep: 10min Cooking: 15-20min Let’s continue with Mamma Flora’s Christmas preparation. Today I want to introduce you to a simple but very tasty side: sauteed lemony artichokes. In my family we love artichokes and this is a quick way to prepare them and serve as a side. Ingredients: 4 artichokes 2 lemon slices ½ cup of water 1tbsp of oil Salt and pepper Tools: 1 pan Method: Cut off and discard all but 3cm of the artichoke stalks and with you hands remove the tough outer leaves. Once you reach the softer leaves underneath, cut off the top part of what is called the heart of the artichoke. Now cut in 4-6 parts In a pan place the artichokes, the oil,...
