- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 1x
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh ricotta di bufala
- 1 pound cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 pound fusilli (or spaghetti)
- Salt, to taste
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
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- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil for the pasta. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the olive oil and add the onions. Cook until translucent. Add the tomatoes and salt and pepper.
- Cook for 10 – 15 minutes, until slightly wilted.
- Place the ricotta in a mixing bowl. With a wooden spoon, whip together with salt and pepper until creamy.
- Cook the pasta until al dente, drain it, and add it to the skillet with the tomatoes. Cook together for about a minute. Mix in the ricotta. Serve immediately,
Ed's Review
"Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam. And the skies are not cloudy all day." Now, I'm not talking about a little house on the prairie where the buffalo are actually called buffalo. I'm talking about a home (tastefully restored, 19th century, local stone and Carrara marble) where the buffalo are actually called bufala. And their milk is used every day to make mozzarella.
Tuscany would be just fine for me and my herd of bufala. There, just last week, we were lucky enough to tour Caseificio Inno al Sole, where 400 bufala roam free, 390 of which are female, along with 10 lucky (or harassed) bulls. We then watched the team make mozzarella by hand, and tasted it and many other delicious buffalo milk cheeses, including ricotta. We ended with gelato di bufala. Mmmm.
Ricotta is made when the whey from the mozzarella is “re-cooked” and gives up its proteins. The formed solids are then drained, traditionally, in a basket, leaving a woven pattern. Fresh ricotta in Italy is far creamier than anything in a U.S. supermarket; bufala milk adds a slightly tangy taste.
Owner Giulio Inno suggested the following recipe. Fresh Ricotta di Bufala con Pomodorini. E basta. Deliziosa! Grazie Guilio.
Buon Appetito!
Ed Garrubbo
p.s. The pasta in the photo, fusilli corti by Setaro, and the ricotta di bufala can be purchased at Buonitalia.com.
Buenas noches, quiero darles las gracias por tanta e importante información y conocimiento en cuanto a la buena y exquisita gastronomia Italiana, mi interes actual esta en conocer y dominar a la perfeccion la elaboración de la autentica “Salsa Bolognesa”, por los que les agradecería me la enviaran con todos sus detalles y considerando la terminología de los ingredientes por estas tierras (Venezuela).
Agradecido de antemano por su amable apoyo;
Saludos
Aqui es la receta por una salsa Bolognese. Es de Bologna! http://3.92.192.88/sunday-pastatagliatelle-alla-bolognese/. Si vas al Garrubbo.com, puedes verla en espanol si empuja el boton “select language.” Buena suerte y gracias! Ed