Recipes

This chicken liiver and sage risotto recipe is one of my favourite finds from the Friuli region. I love chicken livers. They are full of iron and B-vitamins. They are extremely cheap. And they taste great. And of course, I love risotto. But this dish is more than…

What is Pollo all’ Arancia Pollo all’ Arancia is a zesty chicken dish in a tasty orange sauce. Sicilians love oranges. In fact Sicily grows some of the best oranges in the world. For this reason, they love to use them into their meat dishes wherever possible. Normally…

Pasta alla Norma is perhaps Sicily’s most recognisable dish. To make it, you fry eggplant (sliced or cubed) in olive oil until crispy and golden brown. Then coook garlic and some good quality chopped plum tomatoes in a pan to make a sauce. Add the fried egg plant…

What are Hortobágyi Palacsinta? Hortobágyi Palacsinta is really just Paprikás Csirke (Hungarian Paprika Chicken) in a pancake. First you fill a pancake with paprika spiced shredded chicken. And cover it with a rich sauce made from the chicken’s sauce of mixed with sour cream. Origin Hortobágyi Palacsinta, despite…