Below is our short selection of classic Tuscan recipes to try at home. antipasti & primi
Risotto all'Uva e Chianti Rufina
Onion, butter, rice, parmigiano
reggiano cheese, ripe Sangiovese
or Canaiolo grapes, Chianti
Rufina wine, vine leaves.
Fusilli alla Toscana
Fusilli shaped pasta, garlic,
basil, fresh Tuscan pecorino
cheese, tomatoes, ricotta,
olive oil, butter, salt, pepper.
Cod in Elba Sauce
Dried cod, onions, tomatoes,
olive oil, peperoncino, salt
and pepper, parsley, basil,
capers, pine nuts, ripe olives,
parmigiano reggiano cheese.
Scampi and lardo on toast
Scampi tails, asparagus, slices
bread (rustic style), lardo
di Colonnata, 'not over ripe'
tomatoes, basil leaves, olive
oil, salt, pepper.
Pappa al Pomodoro
Stale Tuscan bread, mature
tomatoes, basil, garlic, broth,
olive oil, salt & pepper.
Quarryman's focaccia
Once part of the meagre food
supplies of the marble quarry
workers of the Apuan region.
secondi
Pollo
al Mattone
1 chicken or pigeon or rabbit,
herbs, a big brick, olive
oil.
Cod
in wine and saffron sauce
Baccalà, Vernaccia
di San Gimignano, potatoes,
fish stock, zafferano di San
Gimignano, thyme, sultanas,
extra virgin olive oil, salt
and white pepper.
Acquacotta
Porcini mushrooms, tomatoes,
olve oil, garlic, Tuscan bread,
eggs, parmigiano reggiano
cheese.
Pappardelle
sulla lepre
Flour, eggs, 1 hare, red wine,
onion, celery stick, pepper
grains, thyme and laurel leaves,
pancetta or bacon, carrot,
olive oil, grated parmigiano
reggiano.
dolci
Zuccotto
Almonds, hazelnuts, Madeira
cake, cognac, maraschino liqueur,
Cointreau, semi sweet chocolate,
whipping cream.
Biscotto di Prato
Flour, sugar, eggs, egg yolk,
whole almonds, milk, bicarbonate
soda.
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