8 stracchino Recipes

dry yeast, sugar, warm water, all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface, salt, extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for coating bowl and grill, extra-virgin olive oil, garlic , smashed, crushed red pepper , optional, pancetta, cut into 1/2-inch dice, assorted mushrooms , such as shiitake, cremini, oyster, or whatever you like, cleaned and sliced, stracchino (or another mild creamy cheese, such as ricotta or fromage blanc, at room temperature, grated parmesan, chives, finely sliced, aged balsamic for drizzling , optional

potato , such as yukon gold, sea salt , fine grain, to taste, unsalted butter, plus more for the baking dish, leeks, trimmed, thinly sliced, well washed, garlic cloves, minced, savoy cabbage (about1 lb or 16 oz or 450g) or 1/2 napa cabbage, cored and shredded (about1 lb or 16 oz or 450g), vegetable broth or 1/2 cup water, whole grain mustard, parmesan cheese, freshly grated, fresh sage leaves, sliced, pasta (farro tagliatelle or other), fontina cheese , cut into tiny cubes (stracchino, tallegio, or other soft-rind farmhouse cheese would work, too)

baccala, soaked for 48 hours in 4 changes of water, virgin olive oil, butter, spanish onions, chopped in 1/2-inch dice, salted anchovies, fillets removed and soaked in milk for 4 hours, cinnamon, dry white wine, milk, plus more , if necessary, italian parsley, finely chopped to yield 1/2 cup, recipe soft polenta , recipe follows, water, salt, polenta or cornmeal, stracchino , cut into cubes

unsalted butter, onion, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, rib celery, finely chopped, salt and pepper, pork sausage, ground, chicken gizzards , hearts, and cockscombs, ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped, young parmigiano-reggiano, grated, dried mushrooms, soaked to rehydrate, squeezed dry, and chopped, soft polenta , recipe follows, water, salt , or to taste, polenta or cornmeal, stracchino , cut into cubes

baking potatoes , like russets, peeled, cut into 8 pieces and held in water, butter, chopped onion, garlic, finely chopped, parmigiano-reggiano, grated, plus more for garnishing pasta, diced mortadella, stracchino , or taleggio, chopped thyme, chopped oregano, egg, beaten, recipe basic pasta dough , recipe follows, ragu bolognese , recipe follows, flour, eggs, extra-virgin olive oil, extra-virgin olive oil, butter, onions, finely chopped, stalks celery, finely chopped, carrot, scraped and finely chopped, garlic, sliced, veal, ground, pork, ground, beef, ground, pancetta, ground, whole peeled tomatoes , crushed by hand, with the juices, milk, dry white wine, chicken , beef, veal, or vegetable broth, salt and pepper

pizza dough , recipe follows, extra-virgin olive oil, for frying, prosciutto, thinly sliced, salamini, thinly sliced, soppressata, testa ( head cheese), young pecorino, aged pecorino, stracchino, la spiritosa marinated vegetables , recipe follows, chocolate-hazelnut spread, light red or white wine , fiano di avellino, warm water, fresh yeast, honey, salt, olive oil, flour, extra-virgin olive oil , divided into 5 equal portions, zucchini , cut into 1/2-inch thick medallions, red bell peppers , cut into 1/4-inch thick strips, green beans, ends removed, japanese eggplants , cut into 1/2-inch thick medallions, head broccoli, cut into florets with 4-inch stalks, white wine vinegar, mint leaves, sugar, hot chile flakes