Italian Chocolate Salami – MyPinchofItaly.co.uk

Chocolate Salami, Salame al Cioccolato, basically a chocolate sausage-shape dessert stuffed with dry biscuits. No baking required and simply delicious. Once sliced, it is also so scenic! Serves: 6 | Preparation time: 20 mins + 5 h in the fridge Dry biscuits Italian Saiwa Oro Classico : 300 g Dark chocolate 70% cocoa : 200 g Butter, unsalted: 150 g Brown sugar: 80 g Optional yet highly recommended: Rum: 30 ml Eggs: 2 Coffee powder : 1 tablespoon Method Crumble dry biscuits with your hands, place them in a bowl. You need coarse, … Read more

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One Pan Orecchiette with Spicy Italian Sausage and Asparagus – Leels Cooks

I’ve gotten more requests for one pan meals so I threw this together inspired by something similar I’ve had before. A hearty pasta meal that you can throw together in about 20 minutes, that you can customize a few ways depending on preference/available ingredients. At the end of the post I’ll include some substitutions for inspiration! Be sure to use low sodium chicken stock and season at the very end as the liquid will reduce significantly and you can overdo it with the salt! What you need: 8 oz spicy or sweet italian sausage, removed from casing 2-3 cloves garlic, … Read more

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Pesto Recipes from the Italian Islands

Certain brand names become eponymous with the products or foods they represent. Even in this new era of heightened awareness of Italian regional cuisines, the word “pesto” has met a similar fate, becoming synonymous with a specific version: pesto alla genovese, a blend of basil, pine nuts, garlic, olive oil, and grated cheese from Genoa in Liguria. But pesto isn’t defined by a single city’s tradition, and it’s not unique to northwestern Italy. It can be any pasta sauce made by mashing together ingredients in a mortar and pestle (or blending them in a food processor) and is typically composed … Read more

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