12 pasticcio Recipes

olive oil, plus extra for brushing, onion, thinly sliced, red pepper , deseeded & chopped, garlic, chopped, lean ground beef, chopped tomatoes, dry white wine, chopped fresh parsley, anchovies, drained & chopped, salt & pepper, fusilli or 8 oz other short pasta, shapes, heavy cream, plain yogurt, eggs, nutmeg, freshly grated parmesan cheese

lasagna noodle, butter, onions, finely chopped, minced steak (, or normal mince), salt & pepper, tomato, peeled and chopped, grated cheese, beaten egg, grated cheese, butter, flour, milk, cream (optional), salt and pepper

unsalted butter, divided, all-purpose flour, whole milk, nutmeg, grated, salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, kefalotiri, grated, divided (or parmesan cheese), egg yolks, beaten, penne (or greek macaroni no.2)

unsalted butter, heavy cream, salt, tortellini, freshly grated parmagiano-reggiano cheese, bolognese sauce

fusilli, peeled tomatoes, drained, fresh asiago cheese, in cubes, sharp asiago cheese, grated, sweet italian sausage, asparagus, steamed, chopped onion, chopped garlic, tomato paste, butter, olive oil, salt and pepper

penne , mostaccioli, or ziti, grated parmesan, whole milk, eggs, olive oil, unsalted butter, yellow onion, finely chopped, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, salt and freshly ground black pepper, lean ground turkey, ground pork, crushed tomatoes , with juices, ground cinnamon

swiss chard, washed and spun dry, extra-virgin olive oil, spanish onion, thinly sliced, garlic cloves, thinly sliced, fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/8 cup, eggs, salt and freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano, bread crumbs

potato gnocchi , recipe follows, boned leg of lamb, trimmed and cut into 1-inch cubes, yellow onion, sliced thinly, bay leaves, garlic, peeled and smashed, fresh rosemary, olive oil, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, dry red wine (recommended : montepulciano), lamb or veal stock, eggplant, pecorino romano (4 oz grated and the rest broken into medium to large pieces )

lean beef round, salt and pepper, to taste, extra-virgin olive oil, carrot, coarsely chopped, onion, coarsely chopped, rib celery, coarsely chopped, red wine, tomato puree, ziti, fresh ricotta, fresh caciotta, cut into small dice, parmigiano-reggiano

basic pasta dough , recipe follows, dry white wine from the veneto, onion, roughly chopped, bay leaves, salt and pepper, sole fillets, shrimp, milk, unsalted butter, flour, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup, toasted bread crumbs, all-purpose flour, extra-large eggs, extra-virgin olive oil