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Tuna in Tomato Sauce

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Tuna in Tomato Sauce ( Tonno con Pomidoro – Tunnina cu Pumaroru ) Tuna fish in tomato sauce is very easy to prepare, it requires a few ingredients and it has good taste. Ingredients 4… Tuna in Tomato Sauce

Octopus Salad

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Octopus Salad (Polpo all’Insalata – Purpu Cunzatu) Serving Size4 Sicilian Appetizers  Ingredients 2 lb of boiled polpo and cut into bite size pieces 2 cloves of garlic-chopped 2 lemons chopped parsley (small bunch) ¼ cup… Octopus Salad

Boiled Octopus

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Boiled Octopus (Polpo bollito – Purpu Vugghiutu) Serving Size4 Sicilian Appetizers  Ingredients 2 lb polpo, defrosted, cleaned and washed 1 lemon 3 bay leaves Instructions 1 In a large pot, boil 3 gallons of water.… Boiled Octopus

Chicken, Veal, Pork Piccata

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Piccata Style – CHICKEN,VEAL, PORK,or TURKEY ( Pollo, Vitello, Maiale o Tacchino Piccata ) Anybody with little cooking skills can prepare this dish with professional results. The original piccata is a thin slice of meat quickly… Chicken, Veal, Pork Piccata

Chicken in Wine Sauce

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Chicken in Wine Sauce ( Pollo al Vino – Gadduzzu cu Vinu ) Before World War II and until 1960, chickens were not so popular in Palermo, due to the high price. In my family,… Chicken in Wine Sauce

Pasta con Ceci” – “Pasta chi Ciciri”)

Pasta and Chickpeas

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Pasta with Chickpeas ( Pasta con Ceci – Pasta chi Ciciri ) Chickpeas grow abundantly in Sicily and for centuries it was the staple food for the working class, the peasants in the countryside and… Pasta and Chickpeas

Pasta with Potatoes

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Pasta with Potatoes ( Pasta con Patate – Pasta chi Patati ) Pasta with potatoes is part of the traditional southern Italian cooking. In Sicily, this dish is often prepared because of the fragrant and… Pasta with Potatoes