MENU DI NATALE – 40 best Italian recipes for Christmas – homemade in Italy

A summary of the best authentic Italian recipes that you can combine for your Christmas lunch/dinner (or for any other suitable event). This video along with the song „We wish you a Merry Christmas“ will feature proven traditional recipes from Italy that I have individually published on this YouTube channel „Authentic Italian Cooking“.

antipasto/appetizer:
1. arancini siciliani al ragù / crispy fried rice balls filled with beef-tomato sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ur_yYN2V-0
2. zeppole calabresi / fried flour-potato dough, the Italian doughnut: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hN_D5VGA6rw
3. acciughe fritte infarinate / anchovies crispy fried in olive oil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3sqAIt-Wuc
4. polpettine di melanzane / eggplant balls fried in olive oil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn50LeoOsxM
5. grissini al rosmarino / rosemary breadsticks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9eBXvfwgJU
6. pizza rustica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsiGxgLdt3E
7. polpettine di carne / small beef meat balls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5baXeDKE_A
8. melanzane ripiene / filled eggplants oven roasted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7NGcB2SCqA
9. fiori di zucchina ripieni / stuffed zucchini flours crispy fried: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmmG0k4sPDI
10. filone di pane alle olive / homemade rustic olives bread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDuy4kvx1aQ

primo piatto/first main course:
1. spaghettoni alle vongole veraci / pasta with white clams sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7wSnzK-bx0
2. tagliatelle al ragù bolognese / original recipe of pasta bolognese meat sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4hv5fpoH00
3. crema di zucca e pistacchio / pumpkin potato pistachio soup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpWuKYpGGYI
4. pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale / pasta with wild boar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwmJxQQ9Vp8
5. risotto allo zafferano con salamino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hAFAOBnh8E
6. cannelloni ripieni di carne al forno: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4G0R5v_GmY
7. fettuccine al tartufo nero / pasta original Alfredo style with black truffles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86uGbktINn8
8. linguine ai gamberi / pasta with shrimps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wi-5rdPJ1A
9. pasta al pesto di pistacchio e salamino: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYv-5CrXytY
10. orecchiette al gorgonzola e fichi / pasta with gorgonzola and figs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYL1hfzOwSk
11. lasagna al ragù / lasagna with minced beed tomato sauce: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIpvVSPZP0o
12. risotto ai funghi / mushrooms risotto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RKWLj4lpJc
13. tagliatelle al cervo e funghi porcini / pasta with venison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykFZ_0K_Jkk
14. orecchiette con cime di rapa / pasta from Apulia region with turnip greens & anchovies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGh2emHiaYc
15. spaghetti alla chitarra con pallottine alla teramana / quadtratic spaghetti type with small meatballs, original & authentic recipe from Abruzzo region: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux1VzHMM4_g

secondo piatto/second main course:
1. costolette di agnello e patate al forno / oven roasted lamb chops with rosemary potatoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlXkGLwRKyU
2. braciole al sugo / thin rolled & filled beef cutlets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TBleQv2Zv0
3. filetto di sogliola con frittelle di zucchine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUu8HUurxd4
4. saltimbocca alla romana / thin veal cutlets with prosciutto & sage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJkhNHJsALU
5. salsiccia calabrese al sugo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1csG_DDhmg
6. piccata di pollo / chicken piccata: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jr1aZt-iB8
7. vitello al Marsala / veal cutlets with mushrooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ful4_cKrsC0
8. petto di tacchino / turkey breast fillet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRc0OnHnXlY
9. carne alla pizzaiola / steak pizzaiola: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdoWVZSrOMo
10. pollo e patate al forno /oven roast chicken & rosemary potatoes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EzqsK7ZVMc

dessert:
1. panettone artigianale al pistacchio / panettone with homemade pistachio cream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4M9cRR7J4
2. sorbetto al limone /lemon sorbet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8PSnb3rEV4
3. tiramisù (original recipe): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5mNSw2xlg
4. macedonia nel melone / fruit salad in melon bowl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bziEqh76RFQ
5. limoncello fatto in casa

I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS! BUON NATALE!
Copyright by Marco Dilenge
***
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/
#bestchristmasrecipes #italianchristmasdinner #menudinatale