Two Italian Recipes For a Complete, Delicious Meal

Italian cuisine is delicious and tasty, an almost indulgent style of cuisine giving a real appreciation for great food. All the way from the first courses right through to the final dessert courses and with so many facets to choose from, it can be hard to know where to start if you want the classic Italian dining experience. So here we're going to look at a couple of recipes for great Italian style dining, with a snack that you can eat any time, plus a great meal for later to feed to a group of hungry diners!

Italian Celery Pastella Recipe
Ingredients:
Two celeries with a wide and white stem
2 eggs
Flour
Milk
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt

To prepare this delicious, light snack, start off by cutting the celery stems into 2 inch long pieces, and heat them in salted water for around 7 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the pastella by placing a pair of egg yolks into a dish, adding three tablespoons of flour, a small amount of milk and a tablespoon of oil. Whip with a spoon until it's all bound together, and add the whisked egg white. Join the celery to the pastella and fry it in a pan with a good amount of hot extra virgin olive oil. When golden and crispy, add a pinch more salt, and you're ready so serve up!

Italian Wine Lamb Recipe
Ingredients:
Lamb
Red wine
Rosemary
Salt
1/3 cup of olive oil
Peas (if you wish, you can replace the peas with potatoes)
Water
Spices of your own choice!

This is a great holiday dish, especially for Easter. Get in a couple of lamb chops per person so you can really go to town! Season the lamb with spices, we prepare rosemary as the classic accompaniment, but also add a bit of salt. They should be left with the red wine overnight to marinate really thoroughly and really absorb the flavourings.

Place the meat in an oven dish along with your marinade juice plus peas or potatoes. Add olive oil and enough water to half cover the contents. Place in the oven at 360 degrees Fahrenheit, for around 45 minutes (Adjust according to your oven type), then halfway through cooking add at least one glass of red wine, and if it dries out at a little bit more wine or water. Allow to cool for a few minutes before serving up.Enjoy!

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