Tag: Pumpkin

Pumpkin in oil – 's pumpkin in oil recipe – Italian Cuisine

Clean the pumpkin and cut it into very thin slices.

Bake it in the oven with a drizzle of oil, on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, for about 15 minutes at 200 ° C, in a preheated convection oven.

take your sterilized jars and start composing your preserves, alternating pieces of pumpkin with garlic, mint and chilli (or other flavorings of your choice), gradually adding the oil as well.

The pumpkin in oil is ready: complete with a layer of oil and let it rest 1-2 days before tasting it, after which you can keep it in the fridge and consume it within 1 week (or, alternatively, boil the jars tightly closed for 20-30 minutes, in a large pot, so as to completely cover them with water, then drain it, let it cool upside down and store in the pantry, in the dark, even for a few months).

Pumpkin flowers, let's season the pizza! – Italian Cuisine

For those who have tried zucchini flowers in every way, but not yet on pizza. A delicate condiment to combine with anchovies, but not only

You have tried them fried, gratin is stuffed, but have you ever thought about putting i courgette flowers on pizza? It can be combined with anchovies, whose strong flavor goes perfectly with the more delicate one of the courgette flowers, but everyone is free to choose other ingredients and thus find your perfect match.

The pizza topped with courgette flowers

Ingredients

To prepare the dough for pizza with courgette flowers you will need: 450 g of flour 0, 50 g of wholemeal flour, 300 ml of water, a spoonful of extra virgin olive oil, salt, fresh brewer's yeast. For the filling: 100 g of courgette flowers, 150 g of fiordilatte mozzarella, 100 g of anchovy fillets in oil.

Method

For the preparation of thepizza dough with pumpkin flowers we refer you to ours recipe with all the useful tips to do it at home without problems. The Advice is to combine 0 flour with some wholemeal flour for enhance the taste pumpkin flowers.

After doing rise the pizza and having it placed on a baking tray, it is time to bake it in the oven at 220 ° C for 15 minutes, with half of the mozzarella provided by the filling and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. While the pizza is cooking, washed and cleaned courgette flowers e insaporiteli with a little oil and salt in a container.

After 15 minutes, remove the pizza from the oven, add the raw courgette flowers, the anchovies and the remaining mozzarella and put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes.

Browse the tutorial to discover other possible combinations with pumpkin flower pizza

Pasta with pumpkin flower cream – Italian Cuisine

First wash the courgette flowers and clean them (removing pistils and bases).

Then quickly sauté them in a pan with the mixture for sauté and a little oil, then blend them with the addition of cream (for a more delicate flavor, you can use milk or even water) and Parmesan, then add salt.

Chop the anchovies and cut the bread into very small cubes, then fry them both in a pan with a little oil.
Keep them aside and transfer the cream of flowers to the same pan instead.

In the meantime, cook the pasta al dente, drain it, then sauté it quickly in a pan with the cream of flowers, adding a little cooking water of the pasta if needed.

The pasta with courgette cream is ready: serve up, complete with the crumble of bread and anchovies and serve immediately.