Subject: Pancotto
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Tue Feb 19 2002 - 11:52:42 EST
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F O O D F U N N Y
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Several readers have pointed out that yesterday's food funny was
originally published at Chris White's excellent web site TopFive.com.
With apologies to Chris and in the interest of giving credit where
credit is due, here is a link: http://www.topfive.com. Please
consider subscribing to one of his excellent ezines.
Thanks to reader Sally of southern Maryland for this one:
A husband took his young daughter to the grocery store with him. In
addition to the healthful items on the carefully prepared shopping
list, they returned with a box of sugar-laden cookies. The man
noticed the glare of his wife and said, "This box of cookies has
one-third fewer calories than usual."
"Why is that?" the mother asked.
"We ate a third of the cookies on the way home," he replied.
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T O D A Y ' S R E C I P E
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There is a different type of bread soup in every region of Italy, and
every home cook has her own variation on those basic themes. Here is
a simple recipe to which you may add tomatoes, onions, potatoes,
arugula, or any combination of fresh herbs.
All recipes this week are adapted from "Gastronomy of Italy" by Anna
Del Conte (Friedman/Fairfax Publishers, 2001) available from
Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1586632965/worldwiderecipes
Pancotto (Bread Soup)
4 Tbs (60 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup (60 ml) chopped fresh parsley
2 - 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/2 tsp (2 ml) hot pepper flakes, or to taste
2 cups (500 ml) finely chopped, crustless, stale
French or Italian bread
6 cups (1.5 L) beef, chicken, or vegetable stock
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese
for garnish
Heat the oil in a large pot over moderate heat and saute the parsley,
garlic, and pepper flakes for about 30 seconds. Add the finely
chopped bread and saute until light golden brown. Add the stock and
simmer covered for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and serve
with grated cheese. Serves 4 to 6.
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