Eye Round in Wine Aggrassatu
Eye Round Braised in Wine ( Girello Stracotto alla Palermitana – Lucertu Aggrassatu ) In Palermo, our butcher (il carnezziere) was Mr.Giarrusso, owner of “The Giarrusso Meat Market”. In my hometown, the loyalty to the…
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Liver Sweet & Sour Sauce
Liver in Sweet & Sour Sauce ( Fegato all’Agrodolce – Ficatu ca’ Acitu ) I loved this dish and my mother made it for me very often. The liver is high in cholesterol but by…
Braised Pork with Lemon
Braised Pork with Lemon ( Maiale Brasato – Rassu Mauru ) The delicious and much celebrated dish particularly popular in Palermo, called Farsumagru, which literally means false (deceptive) lean (as meager, poor), is in fact to…
Pig Skins in Tomato Sauce
Rolled Pig Skins in Tomato Sauce ( Cotenne con il Sugo – Cutichi – Pittinicchia cu Sucu ) Rolled pork skin is a tasty piatto unico, one course meal, usually prepared on Sundays. The cotenne are stuffed with…
Homemade Sausage Recipe
Homemade Sausage Recipe The basic Sicilian style sausages are made with ground pork meat, fennel seeds, salt and pepper; then to add more flavor and taste, cheese and wine are added. In addition, In Palermo, the…
Baked Sausages Squash Papillote
Baked Sausages and Summer Squash in Papillote ( Salsiccia e Zucchini al Cartoccio – Sasizza e Cucuzza a Cartoccio ) This dish requires greased parchment paper or aluminum foil, and a barbeque or an oven.…
Braised Sausages Cauliflower
Braised Sausages with Sauté Purple Cauliflower ( Salsiccia alla Siciliana con Cavolfiore dell’Etna Affogato – Sasizza e u Bastardu ) In Catania, the quality of the meat used to make sausages is different and typical,…
Sausages with Peppers and Onions
Sausage with Peppers and Onions ( Salsicce con Peperoni e Cipolla – Sasizza chi Pipi e Cipudda ) Sausage with Peppers and Onions is not an easy dish to find on Sicilian tables or in…
Chicken Breast Tomatoes & Capers
Chicken Breast with Tomatoes and Capers ( Pollo con Capperi e Pomodori – Gadduzzu chi Cappareddi e Pumaroru ) The tender and light meat of the breast of chicken combines well with a simple lightly…
Chicken, Veal, Pork Piccata
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…