
Pasta & rice
Pizzoccheri
Wide, ribbon-like pasta made with buckwheat flour, typical of the Valtellina in Lombardy. Cooked with potatoes and cabbage, then baked with butter and mountain cheeses.
Ingredients
Ingredients
Spices & seasoning
Optional extras
Instructions
- Mix both flours, the eggs and a pinch of salt, then knead until you get a firm dough.
- Roll the dough out to 2 mm thick and cut it into ribbons 1 cm wide and 8 cm long.
- Peel the potatoes and cut them into 2 cm cubes; slice the cabbage into strips.
- Bring salted water to a boil and cook the potatoes for 5 minutes, then add the pasta ribbons and the cabbage.
- Cook for another 10 minutes, until the pasta is tender.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter with the crushed garlic and sage in a pan.
- Drain the pasta and vegetables, transfer them to a dish, and add the fontina in pieces and the flavored butter.
- Optionally, brown for 5 minutes under the grill and serve very hot.
Variations and tips
With Parmesan. Sprinkle grated Parmesan over before browning for a golden crust.
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Original Ecomely recipe.

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