Meat

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,… 

Baked Herbed Chicken with Lemon ( Pollo al Limone – Gadduzzu all’Aspru ) My niece Marzia Greco-Fiorilla who lives in Vittoria in the province of Ragusa sent the following recipe. She prepares Pollo al Limone because “viene molto… 

Baked Chicken ( Pollo al Forno – Gadduzzu ‘Nfurnatu) At Joe’s of Avenue U the “specials of the day” were a stimulating episode in our everyday cooking because it challenged me and the team of… 

Rolled Meat Palermo Style or Marsala-Orange Sauce ( Involtini alla Palermitana o al Marsala – Bracioli ri Carni ) This dish is prepared in all the regional cuisines, not only in Italy but all over… 

Veal or Chicken Scaloppine Marsala (Scaloppine di Vitello o di Pollo al Marsala) Scaloppina is the diminutive of the word scaloppa, from the English scallop and it describes a thin slice of meat quickly sautéed and sprinkled… 

Cutlets of Veal, Chicken, Pork or Turkey (Cotolette di Vitello, Pollo, Maiale o Tacchino – Cutulette ri Viteddu, Addina, Porcu o Gaddurina) The cutlet is a thin slice of meat about a quarter of an… 

Tripe Salad (“Trippa all’Insalata ” – “Trippa a’nzalata”) Tripe salad is a fast way to serve it. I sampled it in popular “osterie” of Italy,. An osteria is a place similar to a wine bar and… 

Tripe Olivetana ( Trippa alla Olivetana – Trippa alivetana) The Church of Saint John of the Hermits is one of the most famous landmarks in Palermo. It was built in the Arabic-Norman style. It has… 

Tripe in Tomato Sauce with Peas (Trippa con Pomodoro e Piselli – Trippa cu’ Sucu e Piseddi) Because to clean and prepare the tripe required a tedious and long process, it was a very inexpensive… 

Stuffed Rolled Meat (Farsumagru Bruciolone) This delicious and much celebrated Sicilian dish is very popular and is cooked all over Sicily. There are variations in the stuffing and on the way of cooking it, accordingly…