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Reciper-story. Yes, so we defined the recipes that receive and publish cum by our friend procidano Gian Luca Costagliola. Because we have given the name of recipes-story? Simple. Because in addition to being essentially recipes of a fan of cooking and the table of his island, it is also a story that takes the reader to share with the protagonist writer (Gian Luca) the moments, emotions and states of mind that they led to cook this or that dish. The common denominator of all, passion. What transpires from writing and with which describes the choice of products, their supply and subsequent mise en place.On this occasion, the elaboration of the dish was Sunday and then everything is back to that day. But let the recipe.
“Today is Mother’s Day and the challenge will certainly be tough in the kitchen !! And ‘again on Sunday, and that’s for sure, how sure I am that I can devote myself to my passion for cooking. All this for me, is beautiful and relaxing. But as I wrote it is also Mother’s Day !!!! It’s incredible, my mother-in-law in whose house Sunday lunch often, also called or even (do you) my parents for lunch. You rightly think, but it was not so for me. So, what is the problem you will think. What is the dilemma, the secret embarrassment. I’ll explain it.
Let’s start with my wife (the mother of my daughter Jewel) .. (all his father). E ‘known throughout the island, and perhaps even in the mainland, she and elaborate cuisine, seasoned and tasty are two “entities” the complete opposite, and then for Sunday lunch and family, I have to prepare something that is not only good and at the same time that it is not even very caloric and complicated. And we continue to explain the question. And to do this, we must consider the lady of the house, my mother in law (mother of my wife and with a capital S for respect). Like me, suocerao meravigliao, she loves to cook and has all the cookbooks of the last times, from Paleozoic yesterday evening at 24.00, and every day is not sufficient written it, following two to three cooking programs for the part video.
From this it follows that to even find his approval I will have to prepare something new. You are beginning to understand the human drama? But that’s not all. Last, but only by order of invitation, my mother (mom myself, as well as the wife of my father) who is a good cook, not very demanding to tell the truth, but that goes with (of course) to the previously mentioned brackets my father which it is instead of taste, to define them graciously and love, very special and traditional (not wrong if you are thinking that it is a real pain in the ass cute, at least at the table). Even the latter causal, as you will understand I will have to take this into account. And so I’ll cook something reminiscent of isles. La kitchen feel like giving it so much. The last highlander chef would be attempted.
But then she comes, my daughter, my motivation, no matter who tells me: “Dad for Mother’s Day we prepare together something good, something which, however, is good for small grandmother (91 years) because she is also the mother of grandmother, who in turn is mom mom? “. Ok I’m in, I can not beat a retreat or seek excuses like I was suddenly called to Hollywood to be the protagonist in one of the Fast & Furious movie. I can not disappoint my jewel and at least one detail in my favor there. The little old lady, eats everything. I think all morning and then comes to help me the backyard of the house this morning offers small zucchini and with beautiful flowers as well with the basil leaves from small and of an intense perfume.
Then I remember also to have excellent bacon and aged parmesan 30 who is a spectacle. Provolone buy it from a trusted supplier. Already have in mind the dish is ready. Now only has to be cooked and then photographed to see if the Charme friends want to publish the recipe in their following, beautiful, interesting (I was sufficiently pimp in your opinion?) Website, or if the friends of Casa Lerario, my country of confidence in that of Melizzano, adopt it among the dishes offered to their guests.
Ingredients (for the doses you do depending on how you like to eat): short durum wheat pasta (Strozzapreti), smoked cheese, zucchini flowers and zucchini, onion, bacon, grated aged parmesan cheese, fresh basil, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper.
Making of recipe.
Clean the pumpkin flowers from which the pistil must be eliminated. After they are dried very carefully otherwise burst during frying, dip them in boiling oil (previously flavored with the fresh basil) and let them dry on very high heat for a few seconds by adding a little ‘pepper. Let them then rest. Instead, the zucchini, diced, fried go along with the onion and bacon in short pastry, for the time necessary to ensure that both are golden.
Cook the pasta in salted water and drain it al dente preserving always a little ‘cooking water. Combine everything together and go in the pan for a few minutes, adding a little ‘water from the pasta and smoked cheese, cut into cubes. Before serving add the grated Parmesan aged put in the pot with whole leaves of basil and maybe a flower cooked zucchini in batter for decoration. And I recommend to order a nice coffee made with mocha and … best wishes to all mothers always
Enjoy your meal by Gian Luca Costagliola from Procida. “
