Saturday's Receipe - Finocchi al vapore

This is a really very simple and tasty food. Try it!!

Ingredients (serves 4):    Fennel 4 - tuna fish 70gr (2,46oz) - ricotta 100gr (3,53oz) - anchovy fillets 2, capers 1 tablespoon - lemon few drops.

Instructions:

1 - Clean fennel, cut it into 4 pieces and cook with steam for 20 minutes

2 - Meanwhile put all the other ingredients in a blender until you get a creamy mixture

3 - Ready to eat! - Buon appetito!

Saturday's Receipe - Cordon Bleu

Ingredients:  Chicken breast fillets, slices ham, slices of cheese (such as Swiss), 1 egg beaten, 1 cup bred crumbs, butter.

Instruction:
1 - Take the chicken breast fillet and if too thick pound it to about 6 mm (1/4 inch) with the appropriate tool

2 - Sprinkle lightly with salt (and pepper if you like it) to both sides

3 - Top the chicken breast fillet with a slice of ham and a slice of cheese

4 - Roll the chicken up tightly. Use toothpicks to hold them together

5 - Dredge the roll with the egg...

6 - ...and then with the bread crumbs coating it well.

7 - Place the roll in an aluminium  backing pan, seam side down and place 1 tablespoon of butter on top of it

8 - Bake at 180°C (350°F) for 30 to 35 minutes.

9 - Done!

Saturday's Receipe - Bigoli in Salsa

Bigoli in salsa is a Veneto traditional pasta I cooked last December 31st dinner. It is very good and simple to make. Here is the receipe:

Ingredients:  4 tablespoons olive oil, a 200 gr. onion, parsley, 70/100 gr. salted anchovies.

Instructions:

1 - Chop onion finely

2 - Heat olive oil and finely chopped onion in a pan over a medium heat until onion is softened.

3 - Add hot water. (Not too much)

4 - Cover the pan; reduce heat to minimum and let the onion cook until it is quite transparent(20 to 30 minutes)

5 - Bone, wash and chop the anchovies coarse

6 - Chop parsley finely

7 - Add anchovies and parsley to cooked onion and mash over a medium heat for 2 minutes. 

8 - Sauce is ready.

9 - In the meantime make bigoli boil(you can use wheat flour spaghetti as well). When boiled and drained, heat and stir them in the pan with ready sauce for a couple of minutes. Done!