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River possum

River possum

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I am having a hard time finding new shit to cook so figured yall would be the best people to ask lol. I prefer Italian or southern cooking. But I'll take anything at this point. What say you?
 
Have you ever made manacotti? Think tubes of stuffed noodles, in a cassarole pan. It's like fancy lasagna with extra steps.
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[My kitchen-secret for making these, is to stuff uncooked noodles. They will cook in the oven for almost an hour, as the sauce reduces, and caramelized onions sweat from within.]
 
I did something similar to this manicotti once, but using shells instead. It was really tasty
 
I honestly think Pinterest is good for this. A lot of the recipes are shit, so you have to know how to pick a good one, or just use trust-worthy sites. But I use it mostly for inspiration. Just type in an ingredient, or general cuisine, or even just "new ideas for dinner," then start clicking around.
 
You want new recipes or a challenge? You mentioned italian and southern food, south of Italy I assume.
I attempted the kebab risotto(not an actual recipe, just bullshit in the kitchen) and failed. It should be doable though, so give that a try. You can live where I died.
 
Saute some yams cut in flat cylindrical shapes. Pinch of salt and you got a quick and easy sweet potato snack.
 
Southern and Italian? Try a classic, buttery Roman carbonara, if you're hungry and don't have a heart condition. It only requires a bit of care with timing.

1. Boil a portion of spaghetti or linguine for however long it says on the packet.
2. With 8 minutes left on the pasta, melt a knob of butter with a dash of oil in a frying pan on high heat, adding guanciale (cured pigs cheek, if you can get it) or just 1cm+ cubes of good fatty bacon. Reduce the heat to medium and let it go dark and crisp, but also let the oil and bacon fat swim in the pan.
3. While that's cooking, put into a seperate bowl two whole eggs and an egg yolk, with a little butter and two heaped tablespoons of parmesan cheese and a generous dash of ground black pepper.
4. Once the pasta is cooked, take the bacon and pasta both off the heat, then drain the pasta, let it cool for 10 seconds, then add it to the bacon. Stir hard and let it hiss; let the red of the bacon fats darken the pasta and splutter with the pasta water.
5. After 20 seconds or so, add the egg and parmesan mixture and stir for another 20 seconds or for however long you like - the egg mix can be left creamy and unctuous or turned into scrambled flakes. Finish with more ground black pepper and parmesan as you like and top with some coriander or watercress.

If you want to turn it into a hot pasta salad, hard boil the eggs instead, add the parmesan separately and add a pack of rocket (arugula) and a very small dash of vinegar and oil.

I wouldn't use pecorino cheese or pancetta, despite their authenticity - you may find them unpleasantly salty.
 
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Vect said:
Southern and Italian? Try a classic, buttery Roman carbonara, if you're hungry and don't have a heart condition. It only requires a bit of care with timing.
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im pretty sure the romans dont use so butter in this. the bacon is fatty enough...
 
My late husband made arancini all the time. Little rice balls with cheese in the middle and are fried. In Rome, I had the best pumpkin sauce pasta. It was so good. I made a great fish stew it is a mix between what you would get in Sicily and San Francisco. I hope you find some recipes you like.
 
As a middle aged bachelor with decent skills but a mediocre kitchen and not as much motivation lately (not many people to cook for, feels bad man) getting an instant pot and just doing those recipes really expanded my staples. There's half a dozen easy soups you can make as well as stews that take hardly any prep work just some cutting and measuring and throwing it into the pot.
 
Stoneheart said:
im pretty sure the romans dont use so butter in this. the bacon is fatty enough...
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No, they don't. But the idea is the melted butter and bacon fat is what forms the sauce that coats the pasta, which is not always enough with bacon fat alone. Admittedly not a health food.
 
Vect said:
No, they don't. But the idea is the melted butter and bacon fat is what forms the sauce that coats the pasta, which is not always enough with bacon fat alone. Admittedly not a health food.
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stop huffing paint... you use fresh! Eggs to form the sauce.
 
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