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Baked Lasagne

Ragu and béchamel layered thin between dried pasta sheets, baked until the top blisters and rested so it cuts into squares.

2 hrServes 8

Main coursesItalian

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Classic Margherita Pizza

Three toppings, nothing hidden — this is the pizza that shows whether your dough is any good.

4 hr 42 min

Serves 2

Main coursesDinnerItalian

by cosypuffin

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Herbed Farro Salad

Farro boiled loose in salted water like pasta, dressed while it is still hot, then packed with three soft herbs.

9 hrServes 6

Side dishesItalian

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Pork and Fennel Meatballs

Pork mince bound with a milk and bread panade and toasted fennel seed, browned in a pan and finished in tomato sauce.

1 hr 45 minServes 4

Main coursesItalian

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Potato Gnocchi with Sage Butter

Baked potatoes riced while hot and bound with as little flour as they will take, which is the difference between light gnocchi and bullets.

2 hr 5 minServes 4

Main coursesItalian

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Slow-Cooked Beef Ragu

Coarse beef mince browned in batches then held at a bare simmer for three hours, finished in the pan with the pasta.

4 hr 35 minServes 6

Main coursesDinnerBeef

by zestykestrel

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Vanilla Panna Cotta

Cream set with just enough gelatine to hold its shape for a moment on the plate and then slump under the first spoon.

6 hrServes 6

DessertsItalian

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Mushroom Risotto

Carnaroli rice cooked in stock a ladle at a time and beaten with butter at the end, so it spreads on the plate rather than sitting in a heap.

1 hr 10 minServes 4

Main coursesItalian

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Braised White Beans with Sage

Dried beans soaked in salted water and held at a bare simmer, so the skins stay whole and the liquor turns silky.

10 hr 5 minServes 6

Side dishesItalian

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No-Knead Sourdough Focaccia

A slow sourdough focaccia fermented overnight in the fridge, dimpled deep so the pockets fill with olive oil and flaky salt.

Basil Pesto

Basil, pine nuts, garlic and cheese pounded to a coarse sauce, kept cold throughout so the leaves stay green instead of bruising brown.

25 minServes 6

BasicsItalian

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Simple Tomato Sauce

Tinned tomatoes crushed by hand and cooked slowly with garlic until the oil splits back out, which is when the sauce is done.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca

A store-cupboard sauce of anchovies, olives, capers and chilli melted into tomato, salty enough that it needs no cheese and barely any salt.

40 minServes 4

Main coursesItalian

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Spaghetti Carbonara

Guanciale, egg yolk and pecorino brought together off the heat into a glossy sauce, with no cream anywhere near the pan.

25 minServes 2

Main coursesItalian

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Cacio e Pepe

Spaghetti in a sauce of nothing but pecorino, black pepper and starchy pasta water, emulsified off the heat so it stays smooth.

22 minServes 2

Main coursesDinner30 minutes

by quietgecko

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Minestrone

A chunky vegetable soup built on a slow soffritto, with beans and small pasta simmered in the broth so it thickens as it stands.

1 hr 25 minServes 6

SoupsPastaItalian

by brightosprey