De Cecco Anellini n.71 (500g)

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It is not difficult to make, however preparation is lengthy. But the good news is you can easily breakdown the tasks into manageable steps. The condiment for homemade anellini alla pecorara has 3 main components, a tomato sauce, sautéed vegetables and fresh ricotta. Traditionally the latter is sheep’s ricotta, but you can use cow’s milk ricotta instead. The tomato sauce. For example, prepare the meat ragu, eggplant and hard boiled eggs a day or two ahead. If you happen to have a batch of meat sauce in your freezer, defrost it and stir in some peas. Meanwhile, in a large, heavy-based pan, warm the oil and butter, and gently fry the onion, celery, carrot, rosemary and a pinch of salt until soft and translucent. Well those are anelli! I recently read that not only are SpaghettiOs still being produced, but they sell over 150 million cans a year! When Campbells first launched them on the market they used the advertising tag line"The neat round spaghetti you can eat with a spoon" I just love that! Round spaghetti!

Sometimes, recipes call for garlic in the soffrito as well, although in general onions and garlic aren’t used together. Southern Italian tomato sauce is normally made without soffrito. Instead, they use tomatoes, garlic and basil. You will find a similar combination of ingredients in a couple of my other Sicilian pasta recipes such as lasagna and pasta al forno. Possible variations of this dish Anelletti al forno with eggplant is a classic Sicilian baked pasta made with meat ragu and peas, eggplant, hard boiled eggs and anelletti, a small ring shaped pasta of Sicilian origin. This impressive pasta dish is prepared on special occasions or for Sunday lunches with family.Of course, you can serve this sauce with other types of pasta. I think it would go really well with orecchiette or cavatelli, especially if they are homemade. However, if you make homemade anellini, I’m sure you’ll love the authentic version of this pasta recipe from Abruzzo as much as we do. Serve with sautéed veggies, extra ricotta and grated pecorino (if using) Place the eggplant slices on the baking sheets without overlapping them. Brush the tops with olive oil (about 2 more tbsp.) and sprinkle lightly with salt. Known in the UK by the rather undignified title of ‘spaghetti hoops’, anelli are a pasta variety that has become synonymous with childhood nostalgia, served in a soupy, tomatoey sauce fresh from a Heinz tin. However, despite these slightly unsophisticated associations, they are in fact an authentic Italian pasta shape. Anelletti al Forno is a wonderful dish to spoon up for a crowd or for a mid week meal for your family, you can even make it meatless if you prefer, kids love it as well as adults because they look like spaghetti O’s. Prepare a 10 inch (24 cm) spring form pan by coating it with olive oil. Coat the bottom and sides with a layer of breadcrumbs. Place the pan on a baking sheet. Some of the liquid may leak out from the bottom of the pan during baking.

Cover the bottom and sides of the pan with overlapping eggplant slices. Let the slices hang over the sides of the pan as shown.Caciocavallo cheese: cut into cubes. Other cheeses such as mild provolone or mozzarella may be substitued.