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7/20/2014

Fake fish ( finto pesce).




This is an old recipe often made on Christmas holidays, it comes from Genoa and it's a classic lowly dish but it's so easy and tasty!
Don't mind if you don't have a fish mould, I don't too but I used a simple plum-cake pan.
You can serve it with green salad and have a perfect lunch/dinner.
You can use less mayonnaise or a light version or even no mayo at all, just some milk.

36 oz potatoes

10 tablesp.  mayonnaise

2 cans of tuna in oil (drained)

1 tablesp. capers

6 anchovies

1 bunch of parsley

lemon zest to taste

salt and pepper

2 boiled eggs

Boil potatoes untill tender, peel them and mash with a potato masher.
In a mixer blend anchovies, tuna, capers, lemon zest, parsley and eggs, when potatoes are cold add the mixture and the mayo, then salt and pepper to taste.
If it's not creamy enough just add more mayo or some milk, pour in a mold or a pan covered with a baking sheet and then cover with cling.
Let it rest in fridge for at least 6 hours (but not more than 24 as it's easy to spoil because of mayo).




7/04/2014

Bell peppers rolls.



It's been a long time since the last time I've written on this blog.
I had a lot to do in real life and I'm always more into my Italian cooking blog mainly because it took me a while to write in english and I'm always afraid to cut a poor figure.
Now and then, anyway, I feel the need to come back and share something: today it's time for bell peppers rolls.
It's the right time of the year for bell peppers and it's a recipe you can serve as appetizer or side dish, it's quite easy but you have to turn on the oven :D

For about 6-7 rolls:

2 bell peppers ( I did one red and one yellow)

1 cup breadcrumbs

1 teaspoon unsalted capers

2 canned anchovies

1 garlic clove

3 tablespoon olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Put in the oven, pre heated at 390°F, the bell peppers.
Let them roast untill they're soft then put them into a sealing bag while they're still hot.
When peppers are warm peel them and cut them in large stripes.
In a mixer put breadcrumbs, capers, garlic, anchovies, salt and pepper and olive oil. Blend untill everything is pulverized.
Put some mixture on the peppers stripes and roll them.
Put all the rolls on a baking pan, sprinkle with the rest of the breadcrumbs mixture and put in the oven just the time to brown the bell peppers.
Let them cool down and serve.