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Pork, leek and vegetable ravioli recipe, the oriental recipe – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Pork, leek and vegetable ravioli recipe, the oriental recipe


THE Leek pork ravioli and vegetables are one of the recipes with which we celebrate the year dedicated to Marco Polo700 years after his death in 1324, offering a mix of exotic dim sum and our locals cicchetti for a trip from Venice to the East.

The ravioli it is a gastronomic preparation that crosses many cultures. In Asia it is jiaozi (stuffed parcel) is shaped Crescent moon. In the Han Dynasty period, the good doctor Zhang returned to his freezing hometown in winter where many had frozen ears. Zhang looked after everyone and the grateful villagers prepared for him ear-shaped bundles to thank him: a great success!

Discover the recipe and also try: Polenta sheets with Venetian-style liver, Crostini with cooked meatballs in sauce.

Oriental Pak-choi Recipe | The Italian kitchen – Italian cuisine reinvented by Gordon Ramsay

Oriental Pak-choi Recipe |  The Italian kitchen


Known as Chinese cabbageThe pak choi it is a vegetable originating, in fact, from China. Its leaves are fleshy, crunchy, rich in water, fibre, mineral salts and vitamins.

How to cook it? Pak-choi can be made in many ways, steamed, grilled, baked, pan-fried. In the recipe of oriental pak-choi, we first blanched the cabbages and then grilled them for a few minutes, flavoring them with rosemary and sesame seeds. To accompany them we prepared a dressing based on tamari sauce (a Japanese condiment based on soy sauce), lemon, mirin (a sweet sake) and bergamot.

To cook this ingredient, try these recipes: “Scarpazzone” with pak-choi, Fennel, shallots and pak-choi with balsamic sauce, Grilled vegetable skewers, red onions and pak-choi.

Oriental Octopus Recipe – Italian Cuisine – Italian Cuisine


  • 1 kg an octopus
  • 125 g whole yogurt
  • 100 g dry lentils
  • a stalk of celery
  • a carrot
  • half onion
  • chickpea flour
  • mild curry
  • dry white wine
  • tarragon or parsley
  • laurel
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • peanut oil
  • salt
  • pepper in grains

For the oriental octopus recipe, cook the octopus by immersing it directly in boiling water with celery, carrot, onion, a few peppercorns, a bay leaf, a glass of wine. Boil it for 40 minutes, then drain and let it cool. Cut it into pieces and roast it in a pan with a thin layer of extra virgin olive oil for 3-4 minutes
or until it has taken on a golden color.
For the lentils and the sauce: soak the lentils for 3 hours, then drain and pat dry on kitchen paper. Collect them in a bowl. Mix 2 tablespoons of chickpea flour with 2 teaspoons of curry. Flour the lentils with this mix and then pass them in a fine mesh colander to remove the excess flour. Heat
in a saucepan three fingers of peanut oil; when it is boiling (throw a piece of bread in the pan and check that it sizzles brightly) pour in the lentils and fry them for a minute. Remove them with a colander and spread them on a multiple layer of kitchen paper. Salt lightly.
Mix the yogurt with a tablespoon of oil, a pinch of salt, a grind of pepper and a teaspoon of chopped tarragon or parsley. Serve the octopus with the lentils and the sauce.

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