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Default Timballo of pasta with meatballs (recipe and pic)


"Tracy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Pandora wrote:
>> "Tracy" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> Pandora wrote:
>>>> A present for my RFC friends.
>>>> I have cook it at lunch for my family.
>>>>
>>>> Pic
>>>> http://i39.tinypic.com/n69k7n.jpg
>>>>
>>>> And recipe:
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>>>>
>>>> TIMBALLO OF PASTA WITH MEATBALLS.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Lots of snippage....
>>>
>>>
>>> This reminded me of a dish I had at a New Year's party.
>>> The guy who made it called it lasagna - but it wasn't like any lasagna I
>>> have ever had.
>>>
>>> He basically made a casserole of bucatini and little tiny meatballs and
>>> baked it in the oven. There was probably some cheese in there too -
>>> mozzarella most likely.
>>>
>>> It was delicious.
>>>
>>> While I was at my local produce market - which also happens to sell a
>>> lot of nice pastas, I looked for and found bucatini. My regular store
>>> might carry it, but I never noticed.
>>>
>>> I think I want to try something similar to the above snipped recipe.
>>>
>>>

>> The Pasta made in this way is a typical neapolitan recipe.
>> They often use pasta "Ziti" (very big Bucatini)
>>

>
> Ahh. When I was at the store I almost bought the "long ziti". It looked
> like this:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Anna-Long-Ziti.../dp/B001L498JS


Exactly!!!! But,,,but They are very very expensive if you think we pay 0,60
cent for them...

>
> It is much thicker than the bucatini I bought - which was about the same
> thickness of a regular spaghetti - not "thin" or "vermicelli".


Yes. A little thicker.

>
> I think I will go back and get the long ziti too and use that instead of
> the bucatini. I will eat the bucatini in some other recipe.


Yes. Ziti are better for your Pasta al forno recipe.

>
> Thanks.


You are welcome. Then I wait for a pic...

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Cheers
Pandora
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> Tracy
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