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Paola Bacchia

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Italian

Cabbage risotto

You can use vegetable stock to make this dish vegetarian, but I like the depth of flavour you get from using homemade chicken stock. I generally use everyday...
Italian

Passatelli in fish broth

If you don’t like fish, you could enjoy the passatelli with chicken or vegetable broth instead.
Italian

Livia’s apple strudel

This strudel is best eaten cold, several hours after it is made when the pastry has softened and wrapped itself around the silky apple purée. It is even better...
Italian

Braised chicken

To make a traditional pollo in potacchio, the chicken must be cooked with very little sauce – the wine, tomatoes and chicken juices make the charred skin very...
Italian

Flat bread with greens

Cut these ancient Italian flatbreads in half and serve with a crisp white wine. 
Italian

Cocoa cannoli with ricotta

Cannoli are one of the most popular sweet Sicilian street foods. This unique version adds cinnamon, cocoa and coffee to the pastry. 
Italian

Fried mozzarella balls

Fried little balls of cheese are simple perfection. Be sure to drain the bocconcini well, for the perfect crumbed crust. 
Italian

Focaccia Bari-style

This focaccia makes the perfect entertaining snack, with its crisp outer, moist inner, and topping of sweet tomatoes and salty olives. 
Italian

Polenta chips

Scagliozzi (pronounced skah-lee-oh-tsee) are fried shapes of leftover polenta, found predominantly in Bari and Naples in the south of Italy. 
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