Gourmet Italian: All-Time Favorite Recipes Review
As a nation, we are in love with Italian food. Over the years, Gourmet helped shape our tastes, expanding our repertoire from pizza and spaghetti with red sauce to risotto, osso buco, and panna cotta. For this sterling collection, the editors chose their best from the hundreds of Italian recipes published over the years.
There are vegetarian classics, including Pasta with Lentil and Kale and a sumptuous rendition of Manicotti. From Calamari Salad to Quick Chicken Ragu to Lasagna Bolognese, most of these recipes are perfect for easy entertaining. Whether it’s Three-Cheese Pizza or luscious Tiramisu, these dishes will prove irresistible to kids. Each recipe comes with cooking times and kitchen tips.
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Gourmet Italian: All-Time Favorite Recipes Specifications
Sample Recipe from Gourmet Italian: Garlic Knots
Makes 5 dozen | Active time: 40 minutes | Start to finish: 1 hour
Be sure to make enough for a crowd, because these chewy, garlicky knots--a pizzeria classic--will go fast.
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus additional for greasing pan
2 pounds pizza dough, thawed completely if frozen
1 garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Preheat oven to 400°F, with racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. Lightly oil two large baking sheets.
Divide dough in half. Keep half of dough covered with a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth). Gently roll out other half into a 10-inch square on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin. (Use your hands to pull corners. If dough is very elastic, cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest about 3 minutes.)
Cut square in half with a pizza wheel or a sharp heavy knife, then cut each half crosswise into 15 strips (about 2/3-inch wide). Cover strips with a clean kitchen towel.
Keeping remaining strips covered, gently tie each strip into a knot, pulling ends slightly to secure (if dough is sticky, dust lightly with flour) and arranging knots 1 inch apart in staggered rows on 1 baking sheet. Keep knots covered with clean kitchen towels. Repeat with remaining dough on second baking sheet.
Bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden, 20 to 25 minutes total.
While knots bake, mince garlic and mash to a paste with salt, then stir together with oil in a very large bowl. Immediately after baking, toss knots in garlic oil, then sprinkle with parsley and cheese and toss to coat. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Cooks' Note: Knots can be baked, but not coated, 2 hours ahead. Reheat knots on a large baking sheet in a preheated 350°F oven until hot, 3 to 5 minutes, then toss with garlic oil, parsley, and cheese.
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