Luscious and decadent, Elizabeth Minchilli’s recipe takes two iconic Italian dishes (Maiale al Latte + Filetto in Crosta di Nocciole) and combines them brilliantly. The sweet and mineral Alta Langa hazelnuts shine in combination with the round creaminess of the sauce and the savoriness of the seared pork tenderloin. Ideal during the holidays, this rich…
Category: Gustiamo, the Recipes
Pollo alla Saba (Chicken Vittorio Style)
This is a glorious version of your everyday recipe for chicken thighs. We tasted this recipe for the first time at Mariangela’s table, in Vignola. This recipe was invented and perfected by Vittorio, her father. Thanks to the combination of Balsamic Saba 3 and the sweet Saba, this pollo is an explosion of flavors: slightly…
Pesto alla Trapanese with Busiate Pasta
Busiate and Pesto alla Trapanese are a match made in heaven. Pesto Trapanese is the Sicilian answer to the Genovese version, a recipe originally brought to Trapani’s port by Ligurian sailors on their way to the East and adapted to use ingredients easier to source on the island: almonds and tomatoes. Busiate is a traditional…
Spaghettini with Yellow Tomatoes & Colatura
This recipe comes from Gragnano, the Pasta capital of the world. The day Sergio from Pastificio Faella gave it to us, we ran home to try it. This pasta is extraordinary. It is a creamy marriage of distinct and bright ingredients which requires no effort to achieve an incredible result.
Fricasseed chicken with Piennolo Tomatoes and Taggiasca Olives
The first person we looked to for cooking advice after our first shipment of Taggiasca Olives arrived was Victor Hazan. He told us that “Marcella had a fricasseed chicken recipe that called for olive taggiasche. It was one of her many beloved chicken dishes. It’s on page 273 of MARCELLA CUCINA.” We were especially excited about…
Pasta con la Bottarga
Before you start to tell us that you don’t like fishy flavors, hear us out: we have served this dish to people who didn’t even realize they were eating fish. This pasta dish is a true marriage of Mediterranean flavors and it’s the bottarga that brings them all together, with its umami flavor. So umami….
Pasta al Pomodoro
Pasta al Pomodoro is probably the most iconic Italian comfort food. It makes for a quick meal full of goodness for every day in every season. Here at Gustiamo, we cook Pasta al Pomodoro (at least) once a week. Simplicity is the key: we can never get bored of this one!
Roasted Cauliflower with Almond-Herb Sauce
This recipe is made to bring a spark of summer even during the coldest months of the year: the sweetness and tenderness of the roasted cauliflower are complemented by the brightness and crunchiness of this pesto. If you love almonds, anchovies, and caperberries, this is the recipe for you. It’s super easy, yet extremely tasteful…
Risotto Zafferano and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar
The saffron gives to this risotto rich notes of dried fruit and flowers with a hint of smokiness. Vialone Nano is the perfect rice variety for this dish; it absorbs all the flavors and keeps them locked in its round grains. The best part of this recipe is finishing the creamy, golden risotto with drops…
Spaghetti con la Colatura
Raffaella Nettuno makes Gustiamo’s Colatura (best Colatura you ever tasted). This is her special and secret recipe for Spaghetti con la Colatura. Delicious and very easy to prepare: you just need to know how to boil water!