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Sicilian-style swordfish

Difficulty: very easy Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 2) 300 g sliced swordfish 300 g cherry tomatoes 50 g green pitted olives 1 garlic clove 10 gr pine nuts oregano salt black pepper 30 g of P.G.I. Sicilia Oil PREPARATION Wash the tomatoes and cut them in

Tuna Stew

Difficulty:medium Preparation:10 minutes Cooking:1 hour INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 1 tuna fillet (approx. 800 g) 4-5 garlic cloves 4-5 emperor’s mint 300 g double concentrated tomato paste P.G.I. Sicilia Oil PREPARATION To prepare a delicious Tuna Stew insert the skinned garlic cloves and the mint leaves inside the tuna fillet by

Sicilian fried turnovers

Difficulty:easy Preparation:45 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (30 pieces) FOR THE BATTER: 500 g all purpose flour 75 g granulated sugar 1 tbsp brandy grated zest of 1 lemon 2 tbsp lemon juice water 1/2 cup P.D.O. Valli Trapanesi FOR THE RICOTTA FILLING: 400 g ricotta cheese 200 g granulated sugar

Aubergine caponata

Difficulty:easy Preparation:40 minutes Cooking:10 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 800 g round aubergines 2 peppers 1 celery stalk 1 red onion 1 clove garlic 2 carrots 50 g green olives 50 g almonds a handful of desalted capers 150 ml tomato sauce    1 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp vinegar table salt

Sardines a beccafico

Difficulty:medium Preparation:30 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 800 g fresh sardines the juice of half an orange 2 tsp honey bay leaves to taste FOR THE FILLING 50 g breadcrumbs 25 g raisins chopped parsley to taste 25 g pine nuts 2 anchovy fillets in oil 15 g sugar

Swordfish carpaccio with vegetable tartare

Difficulty:medium Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:– NOTE: + 2 hours marinating INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6) 1 trancio di pesce spada circa 350 g 250 g mixed vegetables (pepper, carrot, green zucchini, celery) seasonal salad thyme lemon salt P.D.O. Valli Trapanesi oil PREPARATION Remove the skin and backbone from the swordfish steak. Sprinkle with

Roast beef sirloin with black pepper

Difficulty:medium Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:25 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6-8) 1 piece beef sirloin (1.5 kg) 2 tbsp black peppercorns 1 medium onion 1 sprig rosemary 30 g butter 1 glass full-bodied red wine P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To correctly prepare roast beef sirloin with black pepper, tie the beef

Cream of leek and potato soup

Difficulty:easy Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:15 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 500 g potatoes 250 g leeks 2 celery stalks 100 g fresh pecorino cheese vegetable broth salt pepper P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION Wash the potatoes and boil in salted water. Peel and puree them.Clean and wash the leeks and slice

Broad beans and chicory

Difficulty:easy Preparation:30 minutes Cooking:2h 30min INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6) 600 g dry broad beans 1 kg chicory Garlic Salt P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To prepare the very best broad beans and chicory, soak the broad beans overnight in cold water.Cook in plenty of salted water until they start to

Orecchiette with turnip greens

Difficulty:easy Preparation:25 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 400 g orecchiette (or any other short format durum wheat pasta) 400 g turnip greens pepper (or chili pepper) salt P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To prepare the very best orecchiette with turnip greens, cook the pasta al dente with the

Sicilian-style swordfish

Difficulty: very easy Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 10 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 2) 300 g sliced swordfish 300 g cherry tomatoes 50 g green pitted olives 1 garlic clove 10 gr pine nuts oregano salt black pepper 30 g of P.G.I. Sicilia Oil PREPARATION Wash the tomatoes and cut them in

Tuna Stew

Difficulty:medium Preparation:10 minutes Cooking:1 hour INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 1 tuna fillet (approx. 800 g) 4-5 garlic cloves 4-5 emperor’s mint 300 g double concentrated tomato paste P.G.I. Sicilia Oil PREPARATION To prepare a delicious Tuna Stew insert the skinned garlic cloves and the mint leaves inside the tuna fillet by

Sicilian fried turnovers

Difficulty:easy Preparation:45 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (30 pieces) FOR THE BATTER: 500 g all purpose flour 75 g granulated sugar 1 tbsp brandy grated zest of 1 lemon 2 tbsp lemon juice water 1/2 cup P.D.O. Valli Trapanesi FOR THE RICOTTA FILLING: 400 g ricotta cheese 200 g granulated sugar

Aubergine caponata

Difficulty:easy Preparation:40 minutes Cooking:10 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 800 g round aubergines 2 peppers 1 celery stalk 1 red onion 1 clove garlic 2 carrots 50 g green olives 50 g almonds a handful of desalted capers 150 ml tomato sauce    1 tbsp sugar 2 tbsp vinegar table salt

Sardines a beccafico

Difficulty:medium Preparation:30 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 800 g fresh sardines the juice of half an orange 2 tsp honey bay leaves to taste FOR THE FILLING 50 g breadcrumbs 25 g raisins chopped parsley to taste 25 g pine nuts 2 anchovy fillets in oil 15 g sugar

Swordfish carpaccio with vegetable tartare

Difficulty:medium Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:– NOTE: + 2 hours marinating INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6) 1 trancio di pesce spada circa 350 g 250 g mixed vegetables (pepper, carrot, green zucchini, celery) seasonal salad thyme lemon salt P.D.O. Valli Trapanesi oil PREPARATION Remove the skin and backbone from the swordfish steak. Sprinkle with

Roast beef sirloin with black pepper

Difficulty:medium Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:25 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6-8) 1 piece beef sirloin (1.5 kg) 2 tbsp black peppercorns 1 medium onion 1 sprig rosemary 30 g butter 1 glass full-bodied red wine P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To correctly prepare roast beef sirloin with black pepper, tie the beef

Cream of leek and potato soup

Difficulty:easy Preparation:20 minutes Cooking:15 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 500 g potatoes 250 g leeks 2 celery stalks 100 g fresh pecorino cheese vegetable broth salt pepper P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION Wash the potatoes and boil in salted water. Peel and puree them.Clean and wash the leeks and slice

Broad beans and chicory

Difficulty:easy Preparation:30 minutes Cooking:2h 30min INGREDIENTS (SERVES 6) 600 g dry broad beans 1 kg chicory Garlic Salt P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To prepare the very best broad beans and chicory, soak the broad beans overnight in cold water.Cook in plenty of salted water until they start to

Orecchiette with turnip greens

Difficulty:easy Preparation:25 minutes Cooking:20 minutes INGREDIENTS (SERVES 4) 400 g orecchiette (or any other short format durum wheat pasta) 400 g turnip greens pepper (or chili pepper) salt P.D.O. Terra di Bari oil PREPARATION To prepare the very best orecchiette with turnip greens, cook the pasta al dente with the