Good morning, today a traditional Sicilian recipe or rather Palermo: pasta with Sicilian cauliflower. You will also find video recipe step by step of the whole procedure on my channel You Tube. Pasta with Sicilian cauliflower is one of my favorite winter dishes. Among the ingredients there are some typically Sicilian such as raisins and pine nuts. Is’ seasoned anchovies and saffron yellow yield. As a rule in Sicily is made with cauliflower, white or violet in Palermo and the pasta is cooking cauliflower in water, but here in Rome, I learned to appreciate what romanesco. You can still use the variety you prefer. If you are looking for inspiration and like Sicilian cuisine, have a look at all my SICILIAN RECIPES.
As for the anchovies, the traditional recipe takes anchovies in oil, but you can also use those salted, Obviously dissalandole carefully. My grandmother put a butter nut in the sauce, and I often do it too to rediscover that taste, but it's a family variant.
Now you know everything, both the Sicilian recipe is my small variations, all you have to do is try! This dish is simple and fast execution: the sauce is made in a few minutes, just before lessiate the cauliflower. In Palermo often pasta with Sicilian cauliflower is prepared like a timballo and baked in the oven. I don't love it because pasta doesn't look al dente the way I like it, but it's a variant to try anyway and it's very convenient if you want to prepare it in advance.
Is, If you are vegetarian or vegan, deleted the anchovies (Maybe by replacing them with a handful of capers, chopped) and cheese, excellently replaced by the breadcrumb toasted in a little oil. You will love it. You can also use the fried breadcrumbs instead of cheese, How do I use in Palermo. I suggest you try even PASTA WITH ARRIMINATE VRUCCOLI, or with the cauliflower, but the red version: It has a completely different and equally amazing taste. Have a good day”
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A classic of our cuisine. I added black olives and Thai chili (fire) bucket’ the results shortly. I used peppery pecorino di Ragusa, pinenuts Buccheri and dough atturrata…………. posterity will judge
He thinks I just today I made the variation in red. I envy the pine nuts Buccheri! Let me know and thanks! ADA
Actually and’ It was an explosion of flavors. Unfortunately the pasta shapes are limited (my pantry needs rifornimrnti) as well as Sicilian and Italian ingredients here that are not found and infattii when shopping in Sicily riemprio a Samsonite coach with all godorie ricotta salata type perorino peppery, “Piacenza”, Oregano Mountains Messina, CACIOCAVALLO, some Provelette, tuna in jars Adelfio Marzamemi, salted anchovies. One time …few years ago’ I remember the wooden barrel where putiiari kept the salted sardines and that with a piece of wood the peeling off one by one and then put them in greaseproof paper and finally in cartapaglia. I do not know why’ but I let you take the memories and …………. just think about the next recipe………… I would be inclined for a risotto with citrus………..what do you think about it?? Good………………
go for the risotto with citrus. I understand that living so far away is complicated in terms of raw materials. I think you already do miracles… a warm greeting. ADA
In fact the raw materials……………. rough ride. In Toronto they have no problem, but here on the west coast I'll let you imagine. However I managed to get me a fabulous STANDARD, using Mexican melamzane, Thai basil and chili, the pasta peeled Molisana Cirio (Thanks to my friend in Montreal) Sicilian ricotta salata and Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon……….. better than nothing!!
Then praise your great commitment so far to rebuild the home flavors. A warm greeting
Home my tradition is that it uses the cauliflower violet Sicilian. with the Green I've never seen, and in rare cases I made it with white, and it is very different.
Hi Luana, you know that in Palermo using the violet: my mother is from Palermo and recalls, but I'm from Messina and Messina is almost non-existent, so we always used the white one. Seeing as though I live in Rome (where violet is very rare and under no circumstances is the variety of Palermo but a very strong scent), I prefer the white broccoli, much more delicate. Obviously each then uses the variety you prefer, the recipe is always the same as proceedings. I the violet I dream at night, some’ I envy you… ADA
No, also I am of messina, and I always used the violet. and anyway I invidiarti, Since I live right outside of Italy, and I can't find either violet or other regional varieties :(
I no longer live in Messina long (16-17 years??? an eternity) but remember it was nowhere to be found. The envy I step back… in any case both in Milan and Rome some kind of cauliflower I always found… I hope to hear from you, a dear greeting, ADA
Is’ one of my favorite pastries and do often.
The video came out great.
Thanks Marina! I can't win the embarrassment in reality, and this time I also had pharyngitis. But I commit :-) See you soon, ADA
Hello! Made Saturday…with some modifications! I did not put the Saffron (because I forgot!!!!) and, instead of pine nuts (I hadn't…) I put chopped almonds…delicious anyway.. Thanks for your recipes, always original!!
Thanks Marilena! Pine nuts almonds hazelnuts, anything goes as long as it is crunchy! I'm so glad you liked it! Good start of week, ADA
Dear Ada, I made it today for lunch. Perfect recipe, As always… I used half sleeve because I am not fond of bucatini, next time I'll try with the touch of the crumb. Keep delighting us ;) !
Hi dear thank you for the confidence you show me always! I keep… There will be always delights but we put all! I embrace you, ADA
And muddica atturrata? Even without I love.
Hello! Also I often toasted crumbs over, but in this case I had the cheese at home and I wanted to exploit it. But I would add the alternative to recipe, Thanks for reminding me! See you soon, ADA
I've never seen this format, but inspires me! Thanks for the idea!
I saw it by accident at the supermarket and I was fascinated…