Italian cuisine is recognized as one of the best in the world. Practical recipes are known to all citizens of the country. In our state, not everyone is familiar with them. National dishes in Italy (a photo of them will be presented below) are distinguished by a wide variety of seasonings and ingredients. In the dishes you can taste the seafood, vegetables, poultry, lean pork, beef, cheese, fruits, rice, berries and legumes.
Italian cuisine, the national dishes of which involve the use of all kinds of vegetables and spices, such as zucchini, lettuce, tomatoes, eggplant, artichokes and others, is very tasty. Vegetables can be an independent dish. They are also served as a side dish for fish or meat.
Further we will consider the most delicious and famous national dishes of Italy. Recipes with photos will help you cook such dishes yourself.
Bruschetta
What are the famous Italian dishes? For example, bruschetta. This is a great option for a daily snack or breakfast. There are many cooking options for bruschettas. We will now consider one of them.
To prepare you will need:
- one clove of garlic;
- ciabatta;
- spice;
- one large tomato;
- olive oil;
- balsamic vinegar;
- spicy herbs (slightly to taste);
Cooking Italian snacks at home:
- Cut the ciabatta in half, dry in a frying pan without oil.
- Peel the garlic, grind on a grater (fine).
- Grind the spicy greens.
- Rub dried bread with garlic and herbs. Top with olive oil (small amount).
- Cut the tomato into small cubes, combine with chopped greens, pour olive oil, balsamic vinegar. Next, add spices and mix.
- Then put the tomatoes and herbs on the ciabatta and serve the dish to the table.
Neapolitan Pizza
What other national dishes of Italy are known? Of course, the most popular dish of this country is pizza. There are a large number of its species. We will now talk about real Neapolitan pizza. This is a fragrant cake of thin dough with high sides at the edges. The dish is very hearty, tasty, cooks quickly.
To prepare the dough for Neapolitan pizza, you will need:
- twenty grams of sugar, fresh yeast;
- 250 grams of flour;
- two tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- a pinch of salt;
- 130 ml of water.
For the filling you will need:
- thirteen leaves of dry basil;
- 175 grams of mozzarella;
- one teaspoon of oregano;
- 200 grams of tomatoes in their own juice (without skin, crushed);
- spice.
The process of preparing a delicious dish at home:
- Dissolve salt, yeast and sugar in warm water.
- Next, add olive oil and flour. After knead the dough. Knead it until it no longer sticks to your hands.
- Next, cover it with a towel, leave it under it for thirty minutes.
- Then cut the mozzarella into cubes.
- Grind tomatoes (without juice) using a blender or a fork until the consistency of the sauce. Next, add spices and mix.
- Put the finished dough on the form, roll it.
- Then put the sauce, distribute it evenly over the dough. Add basil leaves, oregano and mozzarella cubes. Then form the edges of the pizza.
- Cook in a preheated oven for twenty minutes.
Risotto
Continuing to describe the national dishes of Italy, we will talk about risotto. This dish is made from rice.
For cooking you will need:
- three shallots;
- fifty grams of butter, pecorino romano cheese ;
- one hundred grams of shrimp, mussels in shell;
- water or fish stock;
- 100 ml of white wine;
- 200 grams of aborio rice;
- 200 grams of sea cocktail.
For the marinade you will need:
- three tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil;
- pepper;
- a bunch of fresh thyme;
- salt;
- a tablespoon of lemon juice;
- white wine.
Cooking process:
- Sort and wash seafood. Put in a container.
- Next, add the ingredients for the marinade. Shuffle. Leave on for ten minutes.
- Fry seafood for five minutes
- Peel the mussels, pickle separately. Fry one minute on each side.
- Do the same with tiger shrimps.
- Next, fry shallots (finely chopped) in olive oil with a thick bottom.
- Add rice, fry for a minute.
- Pour in the wine. Once it has evaporated, spot ten minutes. At this time, the risotto continues to cook. Add broth as needed.
- Next, put seafood in risotto. Cook another seven minutes.
- After add cheese, butter. Knead well. Serve the dish, pre-decorated with seafood, herbs.
Focaccia
Focaccia - Italian tortilla. It is prepared from the same dough as pizza. Only on top of the tortillas do not stack the filling.
To prepare you will need:
- sprig of dry rosemary;
- 250 grams of flour;
- a teaspoon of dry yeast;
- 130 ml of water;
- 1 tsp dry yeast, sugar;
- some coarse sea salt;
- 100 grams of potatoes;
- three tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil.
Cooking process
- Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm water. Stir further. Cover the container with a tissue. Leave it like that for fifteen minutes.
- Then boil the potatoes until cooked, cool.
- Then cut into small cubes.
- Next, combine flour, potatoes. Shuffle.
- Add water with yeast, oil. Knead the dough.
- Grind the rosemary. Next, add his dough. Continue kneading.
- Then cover the dough with a towel. Leave it in a warm place to double in volume.
- Put the dough on a baking sheet, cover with a napkin. Leave on for twenty minutes.
- Then sprinkle with salt.
- Put in a preheated oven to two hundred degrees for twenty minutes.
- Take out the bread, cover with a towel, let it rest a bit.
Tiramisu
We examined the national dishes of Italy, now I would like to talk about the sweet treats of the country. The traditional dessert is tiramisu. Its base is made from mascarpone cheese.
For cooking you will need:
- 400 grams of savoyardi cookies;
- ten eggs;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- 500 ml cream (fat content 35%);
- 200 ml espresso coffee;
- 25 grams of dark chocolate;
- 500 grams of mascarpone;
- 30 ml of brandy;
- cocoa powder - (optional)
Making a delicious Italian dessert
- First separate the whites from the yolks. The first component we will not use in the preparation.
- Beat the yolks with sugar until completely dissolved. Add the mascarpone, mix gently.
- Whip the cream separately.
- After, enter them gently into the cream.
- Then add a tablespoon of brandy and sugar to the coffee.
- Then put the cream in the glass first, then place the cookies soaked in coffee.
- After repeat the layers. The latter should be cream.
- Next, sprinkle cocoa dessert, garnish with chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate for seven hours or more.
Panna cotta
Panna Cotta is the most delicious dessert, which is prepared from gelatin and cream. The name of the cake literally translates as "boiled cream".
To prepare this dessert, you will need:
ยท A glass of milk, cream;
Lemon
Half a glass of sugar;
ยท 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar;
ยท 8 grams of gelatin;
250 grams of freshly frozen strawberries;
ยท Chocolate balls (needed for decoration).
Dessert preparation:
- Soak gelatin in cold water first.
- When it swells, put in a water bath to fluff.
- Combine cream with sugar (with two glasses), lemon zest, vanilla sugar. Warm the mass on fire to eighty degrees.
- Next, add gelatin to the mixture, mix.
- After the mass pour into molds, put in the refrigerator for three hours or more.
- To prepare the sauce, unfreeze strawberries, grind with sugar (to taste) using a blender.
- Make a powder from a few tablespoons of sugar.
- Remove the dessert from the tins by turning the containers on a plate.
- Pour sauce, garnish with chocolate balls, sprinkle with powder.
Conclusion
Now you know the national dishes of Italy, a list of them is presented in our article. We hope you can cook them at home.