Pasta
What is Bucatini?
Pronounced /boo-kah-TEE-nee/
Definition
Bucatini are thick spaghetti-like strands with a hollow center, often used for amatriciana.
The hole lets sauce cling inside and out.
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Taralli Pugliesi
Wine-and-fennel rings boiled then baked crisp.
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Sugo di Pomodoro
Tomato, garlic, basil, oil. Twenty-five minutes.
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The Sausage in the Swamp
A muddy road at dusk, a princess with a sword, and an ogre-green uncle who solves the whole quest with one link of sausage.
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How do you cook sausage and peppers?
Larry and Sally’s filmed method starts with sliced peppers and onions in a hot skillet. The Italian sausage goes in next, the pan is covered briefly to finish cooking, and Sally brings the skillet home before the browned sausage and tender vegetables are plated with fresh herbs.