Recipes

CASERECCE IN INVOLTINO DI MELANZANA - La Bottega di Forte
CASARECCE IN EGGPLANT ROLLS
Fried eggplant rolls stuffed with Caserecce Pasta Forte baked with meatballs, DOP Caciocavallo Silano, mozzarella, and fresh tomato sauce: a rich and impressive Southern Italian first course that captures the... Read more...
CAVATELLI IN GUSCIO DI ZUCCHINA - La Bottega di Forte
CAVATELLI IN ZUCCHINI SHELL
Cavatelli Pasta Forte in Stuffed Round Zucchini: pasta seasoned with a sauce of Piccadilly tomatoes, zucchini pulp, garlic, and chili pepper is encased in the zucchini themselves, which become the... Read more...
RICCIARELLE ALLA CAPONATA SICILIANA - La Bottega di Forte
RICCIARELLE WITH SICILIAN CAPONATA
Pappardelle Pasta Forte with Sicilian caponata: fried eggplant, green olives, capers, raisins, almonds, and celery in a sweet and sour sauce flavored with basil. A first course rich in history... Read more...
PENNONI FARCITI CON CREMA DI CIPOLLOTTI E CALAMARI - La Bottega di Forte
PENNINE PASTA STUFFED WITH SPRING ONION CREAM AND SQUID
Pasta Forte pennoni filled with baby squid, spring onion cream, and Piccadilly tomatoes, garnished with green tentacles and served directly in cast iron pots: a spectacular and refined seafood first... Read more...
FERRETTO CALABRO ALLE SARDE - La Bottega di Forte
CALABRIAN FERRETTO WITH SARDINES
Calabrian Ferretto Pasta with fresh sardines, anchovies, raisins, almonds, and wild fennel: a seafood first course from the Sicilian tradition, where sweet and savory flavors intertwine in a surprising balance.... Read more...
LAGANE E CECI - PIATTO DI TRADIZIONE - La Bottega di Forte
LAGANE AND CHICKPEAS - A TRADITIONAL DISH
Lagane e Ceci Pasta Forte: a dish from the Italian peasant tradition, where artisanal pasta merges with a rustic chickpea cream, fragrant with bay leaf, rosemary, and garlic. Simple in... Read more...
PACCHERI RIPIENI AL FILETTO DI PERSICO - La Bottega di Forte
STUFFED PACCHERI WITH PERCH FILLET
Paccheri Pasta Forte filled with perch fillet, oven-baked on a bed of cherry tomatoes with capers, thyme and basil: a refined and spectacular seafood first course, perfect for impressing guests.... Read more...
PACCHERI ALLA ZUCCA GRATINATA NAPPATA AL GORGONZOLA - La Bottega di Forte
BAKED PUMPKIN PACCHERI WITH GORGONZOLA SAUCE
Paccheri Pasta Forte with baked gratinated pumpkin, button mushrooms, and sweet gorgonzola: an autumnal first course rich in aromas and contrasts, where the sweetness of the pumpkin is balanced by... Read more...
PENNE AI CARCIOFI IN SALSA FRICASSEA - La Bottega di Forte
PENNE WITH ARTICHOKES IN FRICASSEE SAUCE
Penne Rigate Pasta Forte with fried artichokes and lemon fricassee sauce: an elegant and vibrant first course, where the crispiness of the floured artichokes marries the creamy embrace of the... Read more...
FUSILLI AGLI SPINACI CON RAGU’ DI SALSICCIA E FONDUTA DI PECORINO - La Bottega di Forte
SPINACH FUSILLI WITH SAUSAGE RAGU AND PECORINO FONDUE
Spinach Fusilli with aged sausage ragu and cheese fondue: a rich and enveloping first course, where artisanal pasta meets the depth of slow-cooked sauce and the creaminess of fondue. An... Read more...
FOGLIE AL CARCIOFO CON POMODORINI CONFIT, PESTO E RICOTTA - La Bottega di Forte
ARTICHOKE LEAF PASTA WITH CONFIT CHERRY TOMATOES, PESTO AND RICOTTA
Artichoke Leaf Pasta with basil pesto, confit tomatoes, and smoked ricotta: a fresh and fragrant first course, where the delicate artisanal pasta meets the intense sweetness of slow-cooked cherry tomatoes.... Read more...
STROZZAPRETI ALLA CURCUMA CON SALSA DI POMODORI GIALLI, CIPOLLA ROSSA DI TROPEA E PANE CROCCANTE ALLA NDUJA - La Bottega di Forte
TURMERIC STROZZAPRETI WITH YELLOW TOMATO SAUCE, TROPEA RED ONION AND CRUNCHY NDUJA BREAD
Turmeric Strozzapreti with yellow cherry tomato sauce and 'nduja breadcrumbs: a first course with a strong character, where the sweetness of yellow tomatoes meets the enveloping spiciness of Calabrian 'nduja.... Read more...
STROZZAPRETI BARBABIETOLA E POMODORO CON CREMA DI PATATE, GUANCIALE E SCAMORZA AFFUMICATA - La Bottega di Forte
STROZZAPRETI WITH BEETROOT AND TOMATO, POTATO CREAM, GUANCIALE, AND SMOKED SCAMORZA
A creamy and flavorful recipe: Strozzapreti Beetroot and Tomato by Pasta Forte, creamed with potato purée, crispy guanciale, and smoked scamorza. A rustic and comforting first course, ready in just... Read more...