An excellent plate of trenette with clam sauce

Un ottimo piatto di trenette al sugo di vongole

An excellent plate of trenette with clam sauce.
Since it is my wife's favorite condiment, in almost all the restaurants we go to eat, we order a plate of pasta with clams.
In this case, not the classic spaghetti but some equally good trenette!

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Venerupis decussata, synonym of Ruditapes decussatus, known as the true clam, is a bivalve mollusc of the Veneridae family. It can be found in the Mediterranean Sea, from a few meters to over 20 meters deep, buried in shallow, muddy or slimy coastal or lagoon seabeds covered with vegetation.
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An excellent dish of trenette, a type of pasta, with clam sauce – Un excellent plat de trenette, un type de pâtes, avec une sauce aux palourdes – Un excelente plato de trenette, un tipo de pasta, con salsa de almejas – Um excelente prato de trenette, uma espécie de massa, com molho de amêijoas – Ein ausgezeichnetes Gericht aus Trenette, einer Nudelsorte, mit Muschelsauce – Một món ăn tuyệt vời của trenette, một loại mì ống, với nước sốt nghêu – 一道美味的意大利面食,配蛤蜊酱 – パスタの一種であるトレネットにアサリのソースを添えた絶品料理

I ravioli di pesce del ristorante 5 Maggio a Genova

Un bel piatto di ravioli di pesce del ristorante 5 Maggio a Genova

Un bel piatto di ravioli di pesce del ristorante 5 Maggio a Genova.
Qualche tempo fa sono stato a mangiare a pranzo a Genova in uno dei ristoranti sul mare a Quarto dei Mille.
Il ristorante era il 5 Maggio e devo dire che questo piatto mi ha veramente soddisfatto!

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A nice plate of fish ravioli from the 5 Maggio restaurant in Genoa – Une belle assiette de raviolis de poisson du restaurant 5 Maggio à Gênes – Un buen plato de ravioles de pescado del restaurante 5 Maggio en Génova – Um belo prato de ravióli de peixe do restaurante 5 Maggio em Gênova – Ein schöner Teller Fischravioli aus dem Restaurant 5 Maggio in Genua – Một đĩa ravioli cá ngon từ nhà hàng 5 Maggio ở Genoa – 来自热那亚 5 Maggio 餐厅的一盘美味的鱼馄饨 – ジェノヴァのレストラン「5 Maggio」の魚のラビオリの素晴らしいプレート

Spaghettoni with prawns and pistachios, the recipe

Spaghettoni with prawns and pistachios, the recipe.
Some time ago I was in Palermo in Sicily and I tasted this dish that amazed me for its taste.
At home I tried to repeat it and the result (which I can certainly work on) was not bad at all.
I'll explain how I did it!

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Ingredients

– spaghetti number 5 (or larger);
– about ten cleaned prawns (preferably fresh);
– a handful of pistachios (shelled but those with the shell are also fine, but you need to spend a bit of time shelling them);
– garlic;
– olive oil;
– a lemon (we will only use it to grate a little zest);
– white wine.

Preparation

Let's put a pot of salted water on to boil (where we will boil the pasta) and while the water is boiling, let's prepare the dressing.

We heat some water in a saucepan and throw in the pistachios to blanch, just for a minute. Once this is done, we remove them from the water and place them on a cloth. We close the cloth with the pistachios inside and by pressing we drag the seeds against each other and against the cloth; in this way the skin that wraps the pistachios comes off (or should) very easily (it doesn't matter if some skin remains.
Once peeled, with a knife, we cut them into large pieces.
In a pan we put the olive oil and the garlic to fry; when the oil is hot we add the prawns and, when they become white, we blend with the wine and add half of the pistachios that we have prepared; we let the alcohol evaporate for less than a minute and turn off.

Meanwhile, if the water is boiling, throw in the pasta.

Once the pasta is almost al dente, pour it into the pan to finish cooking and release a little starch (which makes the cream) and the dish is almost ready.
Pour into a plate, add the remaining pistachios and grate the lemon (to taste)!

And this is the result:

Spaghettoni con gamberi e pistacchi, la ricetta

Spaghettoni con gamberi e pistacchi, la ricetta

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Spaghetti pasta with prawns and pistachios, the recipe – Pâtes spaghetti aux crevettes et pistaches, la recette – Pasta espaguetis con gambas y pistachos, la receta – Macarrão espaguete com camarão e pistache, a receita – Spaghettoni với tôm và quả hồ trăn, công thức – 大虾和开心果意大利面,食谱 – エビとピスタチオのスパゲットーニ、レシピ

La pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino e gamberi

Un bel piatto di pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino e con i gamberi

Un bel piatto di pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino e con i gamberi.
Qualche tempo fa, un mio amico chef, mi ha fatto assaggiare questo piatto di pasta che unisce due preparazioni che non avevo mai provato prima: la pasta aglio, olio e peperoncino con l’aggiunta di alcuni gamberi.
Devo dire che, nella sua semplicità, è stato un piatto veramente delizioso e che sicuramente riproverò a preparare a casa mia.

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A nice plate of pasta with garlic, oil and chilli pepper and with prawns – Une belle assiette de pâtes à l’ail, à l’huile et au piment et aux gambas – Un buen plato de pasta con ajo, aceite y guindilla y con gambas – Um belo prato de massa com alho, azeite e malagueta e com camarões – Ein schöner Teller Pasta mit Knoblauch, Öl und Chilischote und mit Garnelen – Một đĩa mì ngon với tỏi, dầu, ớt và tôm – 一盘美味的意大利面,配大蒜、油、辣椒和虾 – ニンニク、オイル、唐辛子とエビの入った素敵なパスタのプレート

A nice plate of tonnarelli cacio e pepe

Un bel piatto di tonnarelli cacio e pepe

A nice plate of tonnarelli cacio e pepe
A few weeks ago I tasted (in Brescia) a truly excellent dish of tonnarelli cacio e pepe.
Creamy to perfection and very tasty.
Sooner or later I will write you the recipe!

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Un bel piatto di tonnarelli cacio e pepe

Un bel piatto di tonnarelli cacio e pepe

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Cacio e pepe is a typical dish from Lazio. As the name suggests, the ingredients are very simple and include only black pepper, pecorino romano cheese and pasta. The most traditionally used type of pasta is tonnarello.
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A nice plate of tonnarelli seasoned with cacio e pepe – Une belle assiette de tonnarelli assaisonnée de cacio e pepe – Un buen plato de tonnarelli sazonado con cacio e pepe – Um belo prato de tonnarelli temperado com cacio e pepe – Ein schöner Teller Tonnarelli, gewürzt mit Cacio e Pepe – Một đĩa tonnarelli ngon với cacio e pepe – 一盘美味的 tonnarelli,用黑胡椒酱调味 – カチョエペペで味付けしたトンナレッリの素敵なプレート

Ravioli with ragù from Cantarana Restaurant in Sesta Godano

I ravioli al ragù del Ristorante Cantarana a Sesta Godano

Ravioli with ragù from the Cantarana Restaurant in Sesta Godano.
A few months ago, on the suggestion of friends, I went to try the ravioli in Sesta Godano (in the province of La Spezia) from the Albergo Ristorante Cantarana.
I have to say that they were truly delicious, nice and plump and abundant and the sauce (the tuccu) was equally delicious.
Absolutely a restaurant to go to again!

Go see my article with my personal ranking of the restaurants where I ate the best ravioli al ragù in the Province of Genoa di Levante.

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Ligurian cuisine is made up of dishes from the culinary tradition of Liguria, a region that uses ingredients linked both to local production (such as preboggion, a mixture of wild herbs) and to imports from areas with which Ligurians have had frequent contact over the centuries (such as Sardinian pecorino, one of the ingredients of pesto).
A poor cuisine, typical of country people, mountaineers and sailors, made of simple, common and cheap foods, which has however become expensive, refined and full of ancient glories.
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Ravioli with meat sauce from the Cantarana restaurant in Sesta Godano – Raviolis à la sauce à la viande du restaurant Cantarana à Sesta Godano – Ravioli con salsa de carne del restaurante Cantarana de Sesta Godano – Ravioli com molho de carne do restaurante Cantarana em Sesta Godano – Ravioli mit Fleischsauce vom Restaurant Cantarana in Sesta Godano – Ravioli sốt thịt từ nhà hàng Cantarana ở Sesta Godano – 肉酱馄饨,来自 Sesta Godano 的 Cantarana 餐厅 – セスタ ゴダーノのカンタラーナ レストランのラビオリ ミートソース添え

Le trofiette al pesto di basilico con le patate

Le trofiette al pesto di basilico con le patate

Le trofiette al pesto di basilico con le patate.
Quando sono a casa mi piace mangiare il pesto preparato dalle mani di mia mamma (a che io lo so preparare ma quello della mamma…).
Io aggiungo solo le patate perché i fagiolini non sempre sono in stagione.
Le trofiette le compro al pastificio oppure prendo quelle della Novella (un pastificio semi-industriale della mia zona).

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Le trofiette al pesto di basilico con le patate

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Trofiette pasta with basil pesto and potatoes – Pâtes Trofiette au pesto de basilic et pommes de terre – Pasta trofiette con pesto de albahaca y patatas – Macarrão Trofiette com pesto de manjericão e batatas – Trofiette-Nudeln mit Basilikumpesto und Kartoffeln – Mì Ý Trofiette với sốt húng quế và khoai tây – Trofiette 意大利面配罗勒香蒜酱和土豆 – バジルペストとジャガイモのトロフィエットパスタ

Homemade Baked Pesto Lasagna, the Recipe

Le lasagne al forno al pesto fatte in casa

Homemade Baked Pesto Lasagna, the recipe.

Every now and then, my very good mother makes me lasagna al forno and lately she likes to make it with pesto alla genovese instead of ragù. So I decided to write you the recipe.

Ingredients:

– Lasagna sheets (we buy them fresh);
– Genoese basil pesto;
– Butter, flour and milk (for the béchamel);
– Salt;
– Grated cheese.
– Salt;
– Olive oil.

Preparation:

The first step is to boil the sheets of pasta lightly in salted water. While the sheets are cooking lightly, we prepare the béchamel.
The béchamel is very simple to prepare: take the butter and put it in a saucepan on the stove; while it melts, slowly add the flour; when the butter and flour have mixed together, add the milk. I recommend stirring continuously to avoid creating lumps.

When the béchamel is thick we are ready to “assemble” the dish.

In a tempered glass (or terracotta) pan, we begin with the layers: The first, which will then be the outermost, must be puff pastry; then we continue with one of bechamel, one of pesto (but you only need a little per layer), a little olive oil and the grated cheese. We continue to proceed with as many layers as you prefer!

When the pan is abundantly full (and rich) we put it in the oven at 200 °C for about twenty minutes. It doesn't take much because the sheets were already pre-cooked.

Remember, once removed from the oven, to leave them to cool for 5 minutes to allow the various layers to blend together better.

Here is the finished dish:

Homemade lasagna with pesto, the recipe – Lasagne maison au pesto, la recette – Lasaña casera con pesto, la receta – Lasanha caseira com pesto, a receita – Hausgemachte Lasagne mit Pesto, das Rezept – Món lasagna nướng tự làm với sốt pesto, công thức – 自制烤宽面条配香蒜酱,食谱 – ペストの自家製ラザニア、レシピ

Un bel piatto di fusilli con il sugo alla genovese

Un bel piatto di fusilli con il sugo alla genovese

Un bel piatto di fusilli con il sugo alla genovese.
Un piatto preso da una pentolone di pasta condita con un ragù di carni miste veramente buono.
La pasta erano i fusilli (che amo mangiare con sughi ricchi) perchè tra le spire raccolgono ampiamente il sugo mentre il condimento era un sugo alla genovese (o simil dal momento che c’era anche del maiale).

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Il sugo alla genovese è un condimento bianco a base di cipolle e carne di manzo, tipico della cucina napoletana. Viene tipicamente utilizzato per condire la pasta, tradizionalmente i maccheroni della zita (ziti spezzati a mano, la tradizione vuole che da una candela di pasta si ricavino quattro ziti) o le mezzane.
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A nice plate of fusilli with Genoese sauce – Une belle assiette de fusilli sauce génoise – Un buen plato de fusilli con salsa genovesa – Um bom prato de fusilli com molho genovês – Ein schöner Teller Fusilli mit Genueser Sauce – Một đĩa fusilli ngon với nước sốt Genova – 一盘美味的意大利螺丝粉配热那亚酱 – フジッリのジェノバソース添え

Un piatto di spaghetti con le telline gustato a Murano

Un piatto di spaghetti con le telline gustato a Murano

Un piatto di spaghetti con le telline gustato a Murano.
Qualche tempo fa sono stato sull’isola di Murano e, per pranzare, ci siamo fermati in un ristorantino proprio carino san una piazzetta molto carina.
La Dao ha ordinato un piatto di pasta con le telline che non era per niente male.
Gustati nel ristorante Busa alla Torre.

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Un piatto di spaghetti con le telline gustato a Murano

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A plate of spaghetti with cockles tasted in Murano – Une assiette de spaghetti aux coques dégustée à Murano – Un plato de espaguetis con berberechos probado en Murano – Um prato de espaguete com berbigão degustado em Murano – Ein Teller Spaghetti mit Herzmuscheln in Murano verkostet – Một đĩa mì Ý với sò huyết ở Murano – 在穆拉诺品尝的一盘带蛤蜊的意大利面 – ムラーノで味わったザルガイのスパゲッティのプレート