Hi there, I want to share with you what I’ve been cooking today.
I got up at 7AM and rushed to Mercato Orientale (the biggest market here in the city centre of Genoa) to get the freshest vegetables possible (especially the basil).
It’s always worth it, pesto tastes a lot better than the one you will get from leaves purchased in a random supermarket.
The ingredients I’ve used in pesto are basil (obviously), olive oil, parmigiano, pecorino sardo, pine nuts and two cloves of garlic (I like it pretty garlicky).
For the polpettone I boiled three big potatoes and 300g of green beans (the one I had left after making trofie for lunch).
I mashed up the potatoes with a ricer and very finely chopped the green beans.
I mixed them together with one egg and 50g of parmigiano, adding also salt and pepper to taste, a touch of nutmeg and some marjoram.
I buttered the baking tray and put the mixture into it, spreading it evenly and topping it with some breadcrumbs.
I baked it for 45 minutes at 180ºC and another 5 minutes with the grill to develop a crust on top.
I know that, as usual, my platings are a little disappointing, and I’m sorry about that.
Greetings to you all from Genoa.
by toradol_
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