Italian food: the most interesting recipes

Italian food has found its fans in many countries around the world. Residents of our country did not stay aside and with pleasure prepare the most popular dishes. From our article you will learn simple Italian recipes and can easily repeat them in their kitchens.

Shellfish with minced meat

First of all, Italian food is associated with pasta and pasta. Therefore, the first dish with which we will introduce you, will include this favorite by everyone product.

• Large shells (konkilye) boil until half cooked in a large saucepan. Do not forget to add a little water. Transfer the pasta into a large container filled with warm water.
• Forcemeat fry in a frying pan, season with salt and favorite spices. After this, put it in a deep dish and cool it down a little. Add a raw egg, grated cheese, and then mix everything thoroughly.
• After this, prepare a real Italian sauce - fry in a frying pan, where minced meat, chopped onion and garlic was prepared. Then add the crushed sweet pepper, tomato paste to the vegetables and fry for a few more minutes. Pour a glass of water into the frying pan and, after five minutes, grind all the ingredients with a blender.
• Half of the finished sauce is poured into a roasting dish. After this, lay out an even layer of stuffed with meat shells. Mix the second part of the sauce with sour cream and pour in the pasta.
• Sprinkle the dish with grated cheese and put it in a preheated oven for half an hour.

As you can see, a delicious dish is prepared very simply, and even the most experienced culinary expert can not cope with it.

Italian frittata

Exotic name conceals a familiar to all Russians dish - an omelette with different fillings. However, like all Italian recipes, this one has some distinctive features, which we will describe below:

• Young potatoes in a uniform (600 grams) boil until half cooked, and when it is slightly cooled, cut into large slices.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry on it crushed onions until golden.
• Whisk eight chicken eggs, add salt, add grated cheese and mix again.
• Transfer the potatoes to the onion, lightly fry, and then pour the egg mixture.
• Cook the dish on an open fire for a quarter of an hour, and then put it under the grill for a few minutes (so that it is covered with a beautiful crust).

This dish can be prepared for breakfast for the whole family.

Salad with chicken

The Italian menu is very diverse, the dishes often include cheese and fresh herbs. Therefore, we want to introduce you to the original snack from smoked chicken and fresh cucumbers. The recipe is read below:

• Five chicken eggs boil until cooked, cool and cut into strips.
• In the same way, chop 200 grams of chicken (smoked can be replaced with boiled brisket) and one large cucumber.
• Onion cut into strips and marinate in vinegar for 20 minutes.
• 100 grams of hard cheese, grate on a large grater.
• In a large salad bowl, mix the prepared ingredients, add salt to taste, olive oil and a little lemon juice.

Fans of hearty food can fill the salad with traditional mayonnaise in our country.

Lasagna in the oven

The Italian menu can not be imagined without this traditional dish. Prepare it at home can be very simple:

• Grate the carrot on a large grater, chop the onions and garlic.
• Fold the vegetables in a frying pan and fry in butter until soft.
• After that, add to them 600 grams of ground meat, salt and pepper it to taste. Fry the filling until done.
• At the end of cooking season the meat with nutmeg and Provencal herbs. Add the diced tomato and tomato paste. Simmer all together for another 20 minutes.
• For sauce, fry a little flour on the butter, and then pour 350 ml of cream or milk into the dishes. Add the nutmeg, ground pepper and salt. Cook the sauce over low heat until thick.
• At the bottom of the baking dish, lay out the lasagna sheets, then put a piece of minced meat, pour it into the sauce and sprinkle with grated cheese. Repeat the procedure two more times.

Prepare the dish in a preheated oven for half an hour.

Pizza with ham

Every Russian knows that pizza is real Italian food. The recipes of this dish are huge, and we want to share with you one of them:

• To cook the dough, combine 450 grams of flour, five grams of yeast, 250 ml of water, a little salt and a tablespoon of olive oil.
• Prepare the sauce from fresh tomatoes. To do this, remove the peel from the tomatoes and whisk them in a blender with basil, garlic, salt and ground pepper.
• Roll out a thin enough cake and put it on a baking sheet covered with parchment for baking. Lubricate the base for the pizza sauce and sprinkle it with grated cheese.
• Lay on top of the chopped ham, roasted minced meat, fresh pepper slices, olives and olives. Sprinkle the whole structure once again with cheese and bake in a preheated oven for ten minutes.

It is better to serve this tasty treat to a table hot with tea or coffee. Also pizza will be a wonderful snack for a friendly party.

Strawberry Tart

In conclusion, I would like to share with you a wonderful recipe for sweet dessert. Do not forget that Italian food is very tasty, it is difficult to tear it away. Therefore, it is important to monitor the size of the portion so that your figure does not suffer. So, the recipe:

• In a large bowl, mix half a glass of sifted flour, cinnamon, salt to taste.
• Separately, whisk together six spoons of soft butter and a third of a glass of sugar. Add to the resulting mixture two tablespoons of warm milk and two chicken eggs.
• Combine the prepared foods and mix them thoroughly.
• Lubricate the form with oil, pour the dough into it, and decorate the surface with berries.

Bake the tart in a preheated oven. When the dessert is ready, take it out of the oven, cool it a bit and sprinkle it with sugar powder. The dish can be served to the table not only in hot, but also in a cold form.

We will be happy if you like the Italian recipes, which we described in our article. Prepare your loved ones delicious dishes and please them every day with new flavors!