Cooking: 15 min Serves: 4 Difficulty: easy I grew up by the sea and I love seafood! Lately I discover that in London you can find the tastiest mussels, coming directly from the wild coasts. So here an Italian recipe from my mum applied to a great British product! Mamma Flora’s Tip: mussels are very delicious but before cooking them, there is a little bit of preparation to do in case they are not pre cleaned from the fisherman. So place the mussels in a colander and run cold water on top. Rinse and scrub to get rid of seaweed and rip the debris you can find on the side of the mussels. Now the mussels are ready to be cooked! Ingredients: 700gr mussels...
Preparation: 10min Cooking: 30min Serves: 3 Difficulty: easy You will fall in love with this dip, you can it use next to a deep fried chicken, spread on bread or to use for your sauce on your homemade tagliatelle. Mamma Flora’s Tip: Make a little more so you can store in the fridge for few days. Ready to use when you need it. Ingredients: 4 Romano peppers 30gr nuts of your choice 20ml of milk of your choice 1 teaspoon fennel seeds Juice of ½ a lemon 2 ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil ½ clove of a garlic salt and pepper Method: Preheat the oven at 200°C Place the peppers on a oven tray and put them in the oven as soon as the...
Preparation: 40min Cooking: 45min Serves: 5 people Difficulty: easy This is one of the most famous dishes from Naples, it is amazingly simple and delicious. It is perfect as a main but when I prepare a buffet for a get together with friends, my gatto is always the first to go! Mamma Flora’s Tip: use your favourite cured meat so that the potatoes are enriched with the flavour of it. I personally love mortadella, it’s so tasty and smells so good. The best one is with pistachio inside. If you have leftovers, you can easily heat it in a pan adding one tablespoon of water or sometimes I eat it cold, really delicious! Ingredients: 500gr potatoes 100ml milk 100gr mortadella or ham or salame 100gr...
Whenever we were doing a picnic, one person was in charge of preparing Spaghetti Frittata. So easy to share and to bring with you either at work or at school. The next day it is even tastier! Preparation: 40min Serves: 4 people Difficulty: easy Mamma Flora’s Tip: For a real Neapolitan touch try to use Bucatini pasta, they are thicker than spaghetti. Ingredients: 500gr Spaghetti or Bucatini 100gr scamorza 100gr salami or any cured meat you prefer 5 eggs 50gr butter parmesan salt and pepper Method: Boil the water for the pasta, cook it al dente and drain it. Let it cool. In a bowl beat the eggs with salt pepper and parmesan. Add the spaghetti in the bowl with the eggs and stir...
Warm Green Beans and Potato Salad Preparation: 40min Serves: 2people Difficulty: easy Such a great side, easy and fun to make. You can also serve it as a main on vegetarian dinners, adding some bread perhaps. Mamma Flora’s Tip: To keep the bright green colour of the green beans, don’t overcook them (max 5-6min), drain them and place them in a bowl over ice otherwise you can place the green beans under cold running water until the steam goes away. Ingredients: 250gr green beans 50gr of crunched nuts 2 medium sized potatos 3 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil 1 clove of garlic dry chilli salt and pepper Method: Fill two medium sized pots with water and place them on high heat In the meantime...
