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Cucina Papoff Recipes

The choices seem endless, but for your consideration we've chosen three recipes from our menu. For success, we recommend you use the freshest ingredients available.

Gnocchi with Gorgonzola (Italian blue cheese) and Pistachios
Serves six.
Ingredients:480 grams of gnocchi, 200 grams of Gorgonzola, 30 grams of butter, 250 grams of whole milk, about a cup of shelled pistachios.
Preparation: Boil the gnocchi until hot and tender, but not too soft. In a small pan melt butter with milk, bringing to a slow boil. Add Gorgonzola. Pour sauce over gnocchi and sprinkle with pistachios.

 

Swordfish and Citron Kebabs
Serves several people.
Ingredients: Five pieces of fresh swordfish for each wooden skewer, four citron slices for each kebab, capers (in water), white wine, lemon juice, salt, pepper.
Preparation: Place the fish and citron (alternating fish and fruit slices) on a skewer. Grill the kebabs, steaming with white wine. When they're almost completely cooked, add capers, lemon juice and pepper to taste. Grill some more before serving warm.

 

Fettuccine with Sword Fish
Serves four people.
Ingredients: 400 grams of fresh fettuccine or similar pasta, 250 grams of fresh swordfish cut into small cubes, two small cloves of garlic diced, white wine, two sprigs of fresh mint leaves chopped, two large ripe (fresh) tomatoes chopped into small pieces, about two cups of fried zucchine and eggplant (aubergines) diced, olive oil.
Preparation: Boil pasta. Brown the garlic and swordfish together and steam in white wine. Add mint and tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Let cook for a few more minutes. Mix this sauce with the pasta, sprinkling the eggpland and zucchine pieces over it.

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