Sausages with Turnip Tops

This is an Italian second course made of sausages of pork and turnip tops. This is a dish typical of Campania but also of other regions in the south part of Italy such as Puglia and Basilicata. It is a deliciuos second course!

INGREDIENTS (for 4 people)
1 Kg of Turnip top
4-6 Sausages of pork
2 Cloves of garlic
3 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Water

PREPARATIONE TIME: 15 minutes

COOKINGIN TIME: 30 - 40 minutes

WINE: Rosso di Canosa (Red Wine)

PREPARATION
Clean, wash and cut in pieces the turnip tops.

Preheat the extra virgin olive oil in a pan, add the cloves of garlic and let them brown. Then add the sausages and let them brown for about 5 minutes.

When the sausages are browned add the turnip tops with 1 glass of water

and cook for about 30 minutes adding water if necessary.

This is the result:

BUON APPETITO!

Potatoes and Sausage Pie

This is another delicious pie!It is made of potatoes and sausage. You can replace sausage with bacon or ham, as you prefere! You can prepare it to go for a spicy picnic!

INGREDIENTS FOR THE DOUGH

150 g of Flour
1 or 2 Eggs
50 g of Butter
2 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Salt

INGREDIENTS FOR THE FILLING

8 Potatoes
125 ml of Milk
100 g of Pecorino Sardo (1 Slice) (cheese made from ewe’s milk)
150 g of Sausage
1 Egg
3 Tablesppons of extra virgin olive oil
30 g of Parmesan
Salt
Pepper


PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes

COOKING TIME: 45 minutes

DIFFICULTY: medium

WINE: Castel del Monte Chardonnay Doc (White Wine)

PREPARATION
To make the dough, put the flour on a clean surface into a mound, add 1 or 2 egg (depending on the consistency of the dough), the pieces of butter, the oil and the salt. Mix all together until you obtain a solid and smooth dough.

Place the dough on a floured board and roll out it 0,5 mm thick and then cover the bottom and the sides of the pie pan.
Preheat the oven to 180-200 °C.
Now prepare the filling. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes into quarters. Cook the potatoes in a pot of boiling, salted water until fork tender. Drain the potatoes, and put them through a potato masher and then back into the pot together with the egg.

Then add the milk, season with pepper and mix all together.

Put the pecorino sardo on a chopping board, cut it into cubes and add to potatopes.

Then heat the extra virgin olive oil in a frying pan, place in it the sausage and cook for about 10 minutes or until it becomes brown.

When it is ready, add it to the potatoes mixture and mix.

Put the mixture over the dough and sprinkle with some Parmesan.

Bake for about 30-40 minutes, or until the pie is golden brown.
In the meanwhile prepare 1 egg hard-boiled. Then cut it into 2 halves and when the pie is ready put them over it.
Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Thhis is the result:

BUON APPETITO!