Fantastic book. People often compare Marcella Hazan to Julia Childs in the way that she introduces the tenets of Italian cooking in an approachable fashion as Julia did with French cuisine.
I think butter should be added at the end to avoid it from losing it lovely rich flavor also adding butter to your pasta before adding certain types of sauces will enhance your experience 100%
Yeah butter vs evo oil is a north vs south italian thing. One side used to produce cattle and a lot of dairy and couldn't grow olives outside of very small and specific climate-perfect areas, while the other side grew olives basically everywhere and also had a bit more produce variability. Personally I have no horse in this race, I'half Lombard (Lumbard?) and half Sicilian, but I would suggest using oil when dealing with tomat, unless you have a very specific idea in mind or you are cooking a northern dish (which would be, for example, a risotto instead of a pasta). I really hope this is usefull and AMA.
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Now eat the onion
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<3 love it
The onion is used to balance the acidity in the tomato sauce.
And it can be pureed and used in another dish
No sugar?
Fantastic book. People often compare Marcella Hazan to Julia Childs in the way that she introduces the tenets of Italian cooking in an approachable fashion as Julia did with French cuisine.
Proper san marzanos make a real difference
My fantastic mom got me this for my 18th birthday with a cast iron medium deep skillet and a slow cooker ❤
I think butter should be added at the end to avoid it from losing it lovely rich flavor also adding butter to your pasta before adding certain types of sauces will enhance your experience 100%
Bruh that onion must be so good!
Omg this may just change my life because i absolutely hate cutting onion
But i don't think this is italian,im gonna dice some onion and add some olive oil,and remove of a butter,add some pepper,and lastly,sliced onion
Does it work for pizza?
Yeah butter vs evo oil is a north vs south italian thing. One side used to produce cattle and a lot of dairy and couldn't grow olives outside of very small and specific climate-perfect areas, while the other side grew olives basically everywhere and also had a bit more produce variability. Personally I have no horse in this race, I'half Lombard (Lumbard?) and half Sicilian, but I would suggest using oil when dealing with tomat, unless you have a very specific idea in mind or you are cooking a northern dish (which would be, for example, a risotto instead of a pasta).
I really hope this is usefull and AMA.
I always make this with fresh tomatoes!!!
My mother makes this all the time as an alternate to her own personal recipe. I happen to LOVE Marcella Hazan’s recipe it is the BEST!
The south tapping in….. Nah bruh 🤣