I learnt this technique for cooking asparagus from one of the nonnas I met at the market in Rome. By frying, then adding a little liquid and reducing to a low temperature, you ensure the flavours combine...
Author: Jamie Oliver
In Rome, Nonna Teresa introduced me to this method, which doesn't use eggs. For restaurant service, when the gnocchi mix is made in advance, eggs are useful, but cooked this fresh you don't need them....
Author: Jamie Oliver
Inspired by the investment in flavour that Nonna Franchina made in stuffing her squid, I came up with this recipe, which uses the same principle but in reverse. We're making a mind-blowing salsa to plunge...
Author: Jamie Oliver
Beef cheeks, when cooked gently, are one of the most delicious parts of the whole animal. Inspired by Nonna Miriam and her obsession for slow-cooking and making tough, cheaper cuts of meat the hero, this...
Author: Jamie Oliver
To this day, focaccia is still one of my favourite breads to bake. By stuffing it we get more texture, more layers, more contrast between soft and spongy, crisp and crunchy, and we celebrate seasonal broad...
Author: Jamie Oliver
Celebrating the flavours of the island of Salina, Nonna Marina inspired me to embrace the beautiful bounty growing in her back garden and create this dish, perfect for a feast. Sumptuous, comforting, melt-in-your-mouth...
Author: Jamie Oliver
I enjoyed a taste of this colourful bowlful at the old fruit and veg market on the outskirts of Rome. It's a hectic place, but boy is everyone friendly. What I love is how such a simple combo of good ingredients...
Author: Jamie Oliver
A Tuscan family favourite: think the emotion of Bolognese on the familiarity scale, but with a whole new level of comfort. It's inspired by Nonna Miriam from Panzano, and this simple cooking process gives...
Author: Jamie Oliver
Slow-roasted, jammy red onions, smoky bacon and rosemary is a match made in heaven. Dig in!
Author: Jamie Oliver
Both comforting and luxurious, using a decent, drinking Barolo in this beautiful ruby risotto not only adds a lovely pink hue, but boldly brings the sweetness of the veg and the salty savouriness of the...
Author: Jamie Oliver
I'm excited to share this fantastic method that shows just how easy it can be to cook whole fish, on the bone, giving better flavour and succulence, plus it's harder to overcook the fish and you should...
Author: Jamie Oliver
Pizza fritta is one of the oldest forms of pizza, the classic street food of Naples, where it was easier to cook more using oil than managing a wood oven. The texture is almost doughnut-like on the outside,...
Author: Jamie Oliver
Oozy and cheesy, this is Italian comfort food at its best.
Author: Jamie Oliver
By using top-quality tinned cherry tomatoes, which have a wonderful natural sweetness, you're able to achieve a truly elegant and vivacious sauce that really sings of summer but can be made all year round....
Author: Jamie Oliver
This wonderful, rather delicious baked lemon tart is fresh but comforting and just a stone's throw away from a baked cheesecake. It's great served with ice cream, and really nice with seasonal berries,...
Author: Jamie Oliver
This is such fun - we cook wrapped, stuffed chicken thighs across two skewers so they get crisp and gnarly on the outside, then we slice between them to reveal the tender white meat inside. The potatoes...
Author: Jamie Oliver