6 sicilian puree Recipes

ground beef, fresh parsley, chopped, parmesan cheese, grated, plus more for serving, raisins, dry breadcrumbs, egg, beaten, garlic cloves, minced, salt, fresh ground pepper, olive oil, carrots, cut into 1/4 inch dice, onion, chopped, celery ribs, cut into 1/4 inch dice, zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch dice, low sodium chicken broth or 1 1/2 quarts homemade stock, canned crushed tomatoes in puree, dried rosemary or 2 tsp fresh rosemary, chopped, shell pasta or 1 cup other small macaroni noodles

olive oil, tomato paste, onion, finely chopped, crushed tomatoes, dried basil, crumbled with added puree, dried oregano, crumbled, salt & fresh ground pepper, garlic cloves, minced

flank steaks, mushroom, caps left whole,stems removed and minced, egg, beaten, breadcrumbs, onion, minced, garlic, pureed or minced,divided in half, firm plum tomato, pulp chopped ,and juices reserved, fresh red chili pepper, minced (or 1 tsp chile paste or equivalent, to taste), grating hard cheese (provolone, pecorino, parmesan, etc.), fresh herb, minced (can be 1, or any combination of parsley, sage, or oregano, to taste - or use 2 tsp dried, crumbled), hazelnuts, ground (or fine chopped , or coarse chopped pine nuts), anchovy, mashed (optional), currants (or chopped dark raisins, optional), salt and black pepper (to taste), olive oil (about 1 cup total; for sauteing and marinade), red wine (approx 1/2 cup for stuffing , 1 cup for marinade), whole sage leaf (to be placed on skewers; between speidinis) (optional)

pine nuts, cannellini (white ) beans, rinsed, drained, and mashed (see note above), chopped fresh basil leaves, mayonnaise, grated parmesan cheese, lemon juice, drained capers, dried currants, minced green onion (including green top), garlic, peeled and minced, salt and pepper, firm-ripe tomatoes (about 1 3/4 lbs. total), rinsed, cored , and sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick