This Super Bowl Sunday, ditch the store bought salsa for some real food. These recipes from Chef Simone are an Italian twist on some classic favorites to keep you warm, full, and happy (no matter the outcome) this game day.
And why not complete your foodie football day with some beers from Birra Perugia? Stop by our store in Georgetown to get your hands on the most unique imported brews and view the game in style.
POLLO ROLLO:
Ingredients:
Ground chicken meat
Salt
Pepper
Parmigiano cheese
Oil
Garlic
Sundried tomatoes – chopped
Sundried tomatoes – paste
Materials: Carta Fata Paper, available at Via Umbria
Instructions:
Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl, setting aside part of the tomatoes.
Lay out the Carta Fata on a table, put the meat in the middle of the paper. Press and spread the chicken out until is about half an inch thick.
Put the rest of tomatoes in the center of the chicken. Wrap the meat well until you have formed a tube.
Close the top and the bottom of the tube with string.
Boil for 20 minutes in hot water. The Carta Fata will not melt because it is magic!
After boiling, slice and serve with fresh salad by the side. Drizzle olive oil over the entire plate and serve!
MEAT BALLS WITH HOT SAUCE:
Ingredients:
Beef ground 30% fat
Bread crumbs
Milk
Garlic parsley
Salt
Pepper
Parmesan cheese
Egg yolks
Garlic
Chili pepper
Instructions:
Mix the meat with Rosemary and sage, and then the breadcrumbs, egg yolks, and parmesean. Start to make little ball.
In a pan, sauté the garlic and add the tomato sauce. Cook the sauce with salt and hot pepper until it thickens. Add the meat ball and go on to cook for 20 minutes.
BEAN SOUP
Ingredients:
Beans
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Garlic
Tomato sauce
Instructions:
Sauté the greens in a pan with the herbs too. When they are fragrant and cooked, add the beans (if using dried beans, they must be hydrated. The day before, put them in a bowl with water, and then boil them for 30 minutes and let stand). Sauté all of the ingredients little more and then add the tomato paste. Heat on low flame, simmering until soup becomes thick. Garnish with sour cream or Italian cheese and serve!
— Via Umbria