Cooking Italian Comfort Food

Puree them for a smoother sauce or to keep a homestyle feel use a wooden spoon to break them into chunks while the sauce cooks.

Cooking italian comfort food. Posted on august 21 2011 by peter bocchieri try the veal it s the best in the city. Italians make some of the comfiest dishes in existence. But nothing else i cook has to do with chinese food and i thought this was the only chance i had to fit in this story.

Besides to me chicken chow mein is comfort food. Peter was born and raised in bensonhurst brooklyn ny and is a second generation italian american. I know it s a stretch.

In a large skillet or sauce pot with a lid heat olive oil over medium high heat. Cooking italian comfort food new york ny. So bear with me.

The italians have mastered the art of comfort food. No one else does comfort food quite like italians do heavy on the carbs and sauced up with an unapologetic use of cheese. As we enter into the season of hearty soul warming dishes we put together a collection of italian inspired comfort food recipes that are guaranteed to get you through the next couple of months.

Add the onion and salt and cook down for 3 5 minutes. Meatloaf italian style posted on november 17 2010 by peter bocchieri my early memories of meatloaf go back to when i was a child and my mother was in the hospital for about a week. Cooking italian comfort food.

Filippo trapella s bolognese ragù is a simple and delicious version of the italian classic whilst sally abé s spaghetti alla carbonara is rich with parmesan pancetta and egg and just as pleasing. Here are five favorites to carry you through fall. Perfectly al dente spaghetti pasta dressed with a classic homemade tomato sauce.