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Antonio Carluccio's Simple Cooking

Author - Antonio Carluccio

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Sample recipes from this book

Pesce Spada Muddica

Grilled Breaded Swordfish

Muddica is a sort of magic ingredient for Sicilians. Basically, it is fresh, flavoured breadcrumbs, which are used in a variety of ways – to stuff sardines, to coat a slice of fish to be grilled, as here, or even as a cheap delicious alternative to sprinkling Parmesan on pasta.

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Pasta Imbottita con Vegetali al Forno

Rich Oven-baked Vegetable Pasta

Not long ago I had the enviable task of cooking a famous timbale for a BBC TV documentary about the Sicilian Principe di Salina, Tomasi di Lampedusa (Il Gattopardo or Leopard). The historical recipe turned out to be a triumph, but was a little too elaborate for this book. So I have devised this dish instead, which requires a little bit of work and should probably be made for celebrations and special occasions. To make life simpler you can prepare it the day before serving.

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