Pesce all’acqua pazza (fish cooked in ‘crazy water’)
This simple – and wonderfully named! – dish from Campania shows you just how easy it…
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🍽 Serves 2⏱ 10 min. Simmering time 20 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
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Coda alla vaccinara (Roman braised oxtail)
Coda alla vaccinara is an iconic dish of Rome’s ‘quinto quarto’ (fifth quarter) cuisine, which focuses…
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🍽 Serves 4⏱ 40 min. Simmering time 3-4 hours hands-on · 4 hours oven◆ Easy
Bistecca alla fiorentina (florentine porterhouse steak)
Master the art of the perfect Florentine steak with this Bistecca alla Fiorentina recipe. A thick…
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🍽 2 servings
Angela Hartnett’s gnocco fritto (deep-fried pasta)
Deep-fried pasta sounds like something you’d dream up after getting in from a night out, but…
🍽 Serves 4-6 (makes 40)⏱ 40 min hands-on◆ Easy
Ziti spezzati nduja e ricotta (ziti with ’nduja and salted ricotta)
’Nduja – a spicy, sweet and soft salami – has taken the UK by storm over…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 20 min . Simmering time 1 hour 15 min hands-on · 1 hour 15 min oven◆ Easy
Risi e bisi (classic Venetian rice and peas)
Food writer Ursula Ferrigno shares her recipe for risi e bisi. This classic Venetian dish of…
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🍽 Serves 4⏱ 45 min hands-on◆ Easy
Lasagne di salsiccia piccante e polenta (spicy sausage and polenta lasagne)
This lasagne-with-a-twist from food writer and author Ursula Ferrigno hails from Italy’s Veneto region. “Hearty and…
🍽 Serves 4-6⏱ 1 hour. Oven time 40 min hands-on · 40 min oven◆ Easy
Bigoli in salsa (caramelised onion and anchovy pasta)
Bigoli in salsa is a classic Venetian dish and chef Joseph Denison Carey shares his version…
🍽 Serves 2⏱ 15 min. Simmering time 35 min hands-on · 35 min oven◆ Easy
Ciaudedda (artichoke and pancetta stew)
An artichoke, broad bean, pancetta and potato stew from Italy’s Basilicata region, ciaudedda is often served…
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🍽 Serves 4⏱ 1 hour (depending on your artichoke turning skills!) hands-on◆ Medium
Spaghetti all’assassina (‘killer spaghetti’)
Have you ever heard of spaghetti all’assassina – ‘killer spaghetti’? Forget everything you know about cooking…
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🍽 Serves 2⏱ 35 min hands-on◆ Easy
Pasta alla norcina
Umbria is famous for its pork products, and this indulgent pasta dish from the town of…
🍽 Serves 4⏱ 30 min. Simmering time 10 min hands-on · 10 min oven◆ Easy
Tuscan panzanella
Learn how to make the classic Tuscan bread salad panzanella with Dara Klein’s delicious recipe. It’s…
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🍽 Serves 4⏱ 15 min. Oven time 20 min hands-on · 20 min oven◆ Easy
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