Italian Food Recipes

Another way to cook asparagus, vegetable typical of this period, is au gratin with Parmesan and breadcrumbs, like the recipe presented below. But if you want eat something more tasty and spicy you can add ham according to a typical recipe of Emilia Romagna, a region in the central part of Italy.



INGREDIENTS (for 4 people):
800g of Asparagus
40 g of Butter
50 g of Parmesan
30 g of Breadcrumbs

PREPARATION TIME: 15 minutes

COOKING TIME: 50 minutes

WINE: Torgiano Chardonnay Doc (White Wine)

PRPEPARATION
Clean the asparagus and cut the woody ends of the stalks if necessary. Put them vertically in a pan with salted water and let them boil and cook for about 30 minutes.


Drain the asparagus paying attention to not break them. Then butter a baking pan and place the asparagus in it. Add some pieces of butter over the asparagus


and sprinkle them with the Parmesan and the breadcrumbs.


Bake at 180° C for about 10 -15 minutes until they become slightly golden. Serve hot.
This is the result:

BUON APPETITO!