Sauce & More
Besciamella sauce
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Milk 17,5 fluid oz.
All-purpose flour 1,5 oz.
Butter 1,5 oz.
Salt To taste
Preparation:
(Preparation time: 20’)
• In a small pot melt the butter and the flour.
• Little by little add the warm milk, bring to boil and add salt.
Bolognese sauce
Water 5,6 fluid oz.
Pork shoulder 3,5 oz.
Beef 3,5 oz.
Carrots 1,4 oz.
Celery 1,4 oz.
Golden onions 1,4 oz.
Extra virgin olive oil 10,5 oz.
Peeled tomatoes 1,7 oz.
Tomato paste 2,6 oz.
Garlic 1 clove
Rosemary To taste
Black pepper To taste
Table salt To taste
Red wine 3,5 fluid oz.
Preparation:
(Preparation time: 75’)
• Mince the meat, the vegetables and the herbs.
• Place in a saucepan at medium heat the oil, the vegetables and the herbs, and let whiter.
• Add the minced meat and make turn the heat higher in order to brown it.
• Add the red wine and let evaporate completely.
• Turn the heat lower, add the tomato paste and the peeled tomatoes.
• Add salt, pepper and water, and let cook at low heat for about 50 minutes.
Meat Broth
Ingredients:
Fresh chicken 10,5 oz
Piece of lean beef 6,3 oz
Carrots 4,2 oz
Celery 4,2 oz
Golden onions 4,2 oz
Salt To taste
Water 33,8 fl.oz
Preparation:
- Put salt and water in a saucepan over a moderate heat.
- Add chicken and meat.
- Wash vegetables and cut into chunks, add to saucepan.
- Simmer for a couple of hours. Strain and use in preparations where required.
Pesto alla Genovese
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Basil 0.8 oz.
Pine nuts 1 Tsbp.
Garlic ½ n
Extra virgin olive oil 8,7 fluid oz.
Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, grated 1,7 oz.
Pecorino grated 1,4 oz.
Salt and pepper To taste
Preparation:
(Preparation time: 20’)
• Put basil, pine nuts and garlic in a mortar or mix blender and beat by adding the oil little by little.
• Add Parmigiano Reggiano and Pecorino cheese into the mixture obtained in the mortar.
Red tomato pesto
Ingredients for 4 servings:
Red ripe tomatoes 10 oz.
Ricotta cheese 3 oz.
Parmigiano Reggiano 2 oz.
Nuts (almonds, pine nuts, whole nuts) 2,5 oz.
Extra virgin olive oil 0,5 fluid oz .
Garlic 1 clove
Mint leaves 6/8 n
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
• Blench, peel and take the seed off the tomatoes.
• In a blender, mix all the ingredients except for the ricotta cheese, that has to be added at the end.
• Cook the pasta in salted water, drain and toss in the sauce away from the heat.