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The sweet contrast of the blueberries makes the taste of the orecchiette with friggitelli more rounded and enveloping for the palate.
Ingredients
- 320 g semolina orecchiette
- 300 g friggitelli
- 1 burrata
- 70 g blueberries
- basil
- bread crumbs
- grated salted ricotta
- olive oil extra virgin
- salt and pepper
Preparation
Start preparing the orecchiette with friggitelli, blueberries and burrata cream by boiling the orecchiette in plenty of lightly salted water.
In the meantime, wash the blueberries and the fritters, eliminate the central part with the seeds of the latter, then cut them into small pieces and brown them in a pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Meanwhile, blend the burrata with a spoonful of oil and a pinch of salt in the mixer glass until you obtain a cream.When the friggitelli have softened and slightly roasted, remove them from the heat.
Cut the blueberries in half and place them in a bowl with the fry them, then add the drained pasta and mix gently, add the burrata cream and continue to mix.Perfume with a few basil leaves, sprinkle with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs and grated salted ricotta, then serve the orecchiette immediately.
Curiosities and advice
Friggitelli are small cone-shaped green peppers so called because they are normally cooked by frying them with olive oil.In the Agro Nocerino Sarnese they are called "friarielli", although in the rest of Italy "friarielli" means turnip tops.Steps
- Boil the orecchiette in plenty of lightly salted water.
- Wash the blueberries and the fritters.
- Remove the central part with the seeds of the friggitelli, then cut them into small pieces and brown them in a pan with 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil.
- Blend the burrata with a spoonful of oil and a pinch of salt in the blender glass until you obtain a cream.
- When the friggitelli have softened and slightly roasted, remove them from the heat.
- Cut the blueberries in half and place them in a bowl with the fritters.
- Add the drained pasta and mix gently.
- Add the burrata cream and continue to mix.
- Perfume with a few basil leaves, sprinkle with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs and grated salted ricotta.
- Serve the orecchiette immediately with friggitelli, blueberries and burrata cream.
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