Gennaro Contaldo

Savour the art of slow cooking the Italian way where flavours deepen and texture is softened to create comforting inexpensive meals with little fuss In this newly updated edition Slow Gennaro shows you how to prepare authentic Italian meals in minutes and cook them to perfection with minimum effort by letting your oven or appliance do the work Accompanied by refreshed photography you ll find a selection of new vegan recipes to balance out the meat heavier chapters and complement cherished classic recipes that celebrate both the slow food movement and slow cooking Think hearty casseroles and one pot dishes that simmer to perfection succulent roasts that tenderise from oven cooking and comforting soups that quietly bubble away on the stovetop Delight in sweet treats like meringues and fruit compotes as well as freshly baked bread Gennaro a traditional Italian cook showcases the use of economical meat cuts beans root vegetables and pulses all enhanced by the slow cooking process With plenty of options to suit the thrifty home cook this collection features timeless Italian classics like Stuffed Whole Roasted and Filled Pumpkin Rigatoni with Meatballs Vegetable Lasagne and Orange infused Baba At the front of the book you ll find a handy chart to conver

Ask a foodie about the Amalfi Coast and lemons immediately spring to mind The sweet aromatic large and thick skinned Sfusato Amalfitano is the extraordinary and delectable citrus fruit which Gennaro Contaldo grew up with Lemons were and still are a part of daily life for locals of the Amalfi Coast and when Gennaro came to the UK over 40 years ago he continued this tradition From a sliver of zest in his morning espresso to helping with minor ailments and even household chores lemons have a wealth of uses No part of the lemon is wasted flesh pith and skin are chopped into salads juice is drizzled over meat fish and veggies while the aromatic zest adds a complexity to a dish s flavour Even the leaves are used to wrap meat fish and cheese for extra flavour or finely chopped and made into a tea infusion Lemons can cleanse refresh preserve cook and add a vibrant flavour to dishes as giving colour and an uplifting aroma From Ravioli with Ricotta Lemon and Mint and Sicilian Chicken Involtini to Lemon Biscuits and Coffee and Lemon Semi freddo this is not only a beautiful and inspiring homage to the most revered of fruit but Gennaro s most inspirational book to date Chapters are Introduction including The Amalfi Lemon and Lemons in the Kitchen S

In an era of excessive convenience and disposable food waste Gennaro s Cucina could not come at a better time you will learn how to use simple ingredients in inventive ways eat seasonally spend less and ultimately eat better Cucina povera is the food that traditionally fed the poor of Italy yet remains the basis of most Italian dishes we love to eat today It s a simple philosophy delicious hearty meals using accessible and affordable ingredients Encouraging an ethos of zero waste Gennaro s Cucina ensures that every part of the ingredient and your budget is put to good culinary use Along with the majority of post war Italian families a young Gennaro was raised on a diet harvested on a limited budget Restricted choice of scarce ingredients meant they learnt the value what they had how to cook dishes lovingly and use imaginative methods of preservation to make simple dishes go far including salting drying and curing In this inspirational cookbook Gennaro takes you on a culinary journey of regional basic Italian staples and turns them into beautiful meals With tips and ideas of what to do with leftovers Gennaro helps home cooks squeeze maximum use from the cucina povera ethos turning humble ingredients into nourishing feasts without taste sacrif

«Nuestro regreso a Italia se convirtió en un asombroso viaje de descubrimiento, tanto del país y su gastronomía como de nosotros mismos y nuestra amistad. La calidad y abundancia de los alimentos y e