Italians have a scrumptious relationship with the standard potato! Though tomatoes are the first veggie in Italy, potatoes have been a staple within the northern area of Italy for hundreds of years. And since my household is from the north (and nonetheless is from Modena), now we have all the time had potatoes served in some ways.
The northern Italian areas of Trentino-Alto Adige, Lombardy, and Piedmont, with their cool, mountainous local weather, are good for rising this beloved spud! Italians used their creativity to incorporate potatoes of their cooking: ‘potato gnocchi’ (potato dumplings), ‘potato al forno’ (roasted potatoes’), and even ‘purè di patate’ (mashed potatoes).
It’s time once more for a GIVEAWAY! On the finish of this submit you’ll discover the entire info to enter for this nice present !!!
However earlier than the giveaway seems, listed here are the perfect Italian potato recipes shared with you on the weblog. Every recipe is a household favourite and has been for years.
Patate al Rosmarino
My mom’s well-known
Roasted Italian Potatoes with Rosemary and Garlic
This straightforward but flavorful dish entails roasting potatoes with olive oil, garlic, and rosemary. I can’t let you know what number of platters of those SUPERB potatoes have been devoured in my household. My mom made these through the week alongside a roasted hen or on the weekends with a succulent pork roast. There have been by no means, ever any leftovers!
My mother-in-law’s well-known
Purè di Patate
Creamiest, Cheesiest Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Sure, Italians love mashed potatoes! And when garlic is added to them, corresponding to on this recipe, you’re in potato nirvana! This recipe is considered one of my most requested, and I’m eternally grateful to my mother-in-law for sharing it with me . . . and now I can share it with you!
Creamy Garlic Dauphinois Potatoes
This superb recipe is borrowed from the French and is closely infused with none apart from garlic, which has a wedding made-in-food-heaven with potatoes! So easy, however I usually serve it with a roast pork tenderloin as a result of it’s so elegant!
Twice Baked Potatoes with FONTINA Cheese
At any time when we grill something, these potatoes are a MUST and requested by everybody. Including Fontina cheese provides an Italian twist to a standard twice-baked potato. And it’s excellent!
Potato Latkes with Italian Herb Sauce
Italy has many Jewish residents and their conventional meals are extremely prized and loved. Class Italian-Jewish dishes embody: ‘Carciofi alla Giudia’ (Jewish Fried Artichokes), ‘Sfinci di Patate’ (Sicilian Potato Doughnuts) and ‘Aliciotti con I’Indivia’ (Anchovies with Endive). Italians add an natural twist to class latkes. They add rosemary, garlic, and parsley. Italian latkes are fried in high-quality olive oil. I add extra Italian herbs to the sauce. These are scrumptious certainly!
Classic Potato Foccacia Barese
This focaccia is simply the perfect! Particularly eaten whereas it’s nonetheless heat from baking! It’s additionally one other tremendous simple recipe that can discover a residence in your recipe field of keepers!
Perfect Italian Potato Gnocchi
Gnocchi di Patate (Potato Gnocchi) are Italy’s traditional model of dumplings. They’re small, delicate, and pillowy little types of yumminess. Though small, they take in sauces. My choice is to serve them with a lemony cream sauce, however Gnocchi Sorrentina may be very standard (purple marinara sauce + a lot of cheese and basil). Gnocchi is great served with a butternut squash sauce, in addition to coated with a recent inexperienced, basil pesto.
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Buon Appetito!
And now for March’s AWESOME GIVEAWAY!!!
What might it’s?
Trace #1: It’s solely made in Italy
Trace #2: It’s solely licensed genuine when made in Modena, Italy (in Northern Italy)
Trace #3: Each household in Modena has made their very own barrels of this because it was first produced.
Trace #4: Within the photograph beneath, I’m in my household’s residence in Modena, holding a bottle that was gifted to me that was comprised of their very own barrels!
Better of luck to every of you for this fabulous present!
