Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The Essential Italian Pantry


There are some ingredients that should always be on hand in an Italian kitchen:

Olive oil
Butter
Salt
Black pepper
Garlic
Peperoncino (Like bell pepper and chili pepper )
Parsley
Rosemary
Sage
Onion
Carrot
Celery
Canned tomatoes
Anchovies
Capers
Olives
Chicken bouillon (stock cube, broth )
Canned cannellini beans ( white bean )
Canned chickpeas
Canned and frozen peas ( green pea )
Parmesan cheese
Pecorino cheese ( from sheep milk )
Mozzarella cheese ( mozzare means "to cut" )
Pancetta ( similar to bacon , pork belly)
Arborio rice ( short-grain rice. It is named after the town of Arborio in the Po Valley where it is grown.It is used to make Risotto. )
Polenta (in the winter) (cornmeal )
Spaghetti or linguine
Penne
Rigatoni
Tagliatelle
Ditalini ( like short penne )
Any other pasta shape that you enjoy!


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