In this category you find the traditional recipes of Puglia. From the classic ‘orecchiette con le cime di rapa’ (orecchiette pasta with rapini) to the pasticciotto, typical of the area of Lecce. From ‘panzerotti’ to sgagliozze (fried polenta). Simple ingredients, as they were used by our ‘nonnas’, and flavours that remind of home.
Ingredients for 16 sospiri for the sponge cake: 150 g flour 5 eggs 120 g of sugar baking powder for the custard: 500 ml of fresh whole milk 60 g flour 100 g of sugar 3 egg yolks the zest of a whole lemon for the icing (or “u naspr “): 7 tablespoons powdered sugar water a few drops of lemon juice for garnish: 16 candied cherries Separate the yolks from...
Ingredients (serves 4) 400 g of pasta 1 kg of black mussels 150 g of boiled white beans 5-6 cherry tomatoes 1 garlic clove parsley, minced extra-virgin olive oil pepper salt Wash the mussels, open them and keep them aside. Filter the water. Fry the garlic in a pot with olive oil, add the mussels, the half cut little tomatoes, the filtered water of the mussels and...
Ingredients 800 g donkey meat in large pieces 1 large onion 1 carrot 1 celery stick 4 large tomatoes 1 bay leaf 1 glass of red wine chilli pepper 125 ml extra vergin olive oil salt Put all the chopped vegetables in an earthenware with the oil until the oil is absorbed. Add the donkey pieces, wine, tomatoes and spices. Cover and let simmer for t least 4-5 hours. ...
“Tette delle monache” (“nuns boobs”) is a typical dessert from Altamura. The name comes from the fact that these cupcakes remember the breast of a woman. This sweet is made with “pan di spagna” stuffed with a soft and tasty cream or whipped diplomatic and finally topped with icing sugar. Ingredients 5 eggs 150 g sugar 50 g potato...
Ingredients (serves 4) 1 bunch wild asparagus 2 eggs 2 tbsps grated pecorino parsley garlic extra vergin olive oil salt pepper Clean the asparagus, retaining only the soft tips, and wash. Separately, beat the eggs, adding the cheese, parsley, garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper. Finally, add the asparagus. Pour into an oiled earthenware pot. Cook for 15 minutes on...
Ingredients (Serves 4) 700 g octopus 3 medium potatoes 300 g green beans 1 lemon 1 garlic clove a few peppermint leaves extra vergin olive oil salt pepper Place the octopus in cold water in a pan and cook for at least 35 minutes. When cooked, remove from the water and allow to cool on a plate. Separately, steam or boil in salted water the green beans and potatoes....
