Does anyone know an Italian recipe for wild mustard?!
Does anyone know an Italian recipe for wild mustard?
I live in Northern New York. At this time of year all the fields and open areas are filled with a yellow weed my parents called wild mustard. Once, when I was a child, my parents had friends who, on one visit , brought a friend from Italy. I cannot remember what he cooked them with, but I remember my sister and I tried to refuse to eat it and ended up liking them. Any ideas or recipes?
Answers:
You could substitute them for the sharper Brassica leaf vegetables like 'Cime di Rapa', Broccoli Raab, as well as for Endive, Chicory etc. Here's a Broccoli Raab one to give you an idea, and I have left a clutch more for you in 'sources' below:
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Cavatelli with Broccoli Raab, Scampi and Baby Cuttlefish
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 pound (300 g) cavatelli [a shape of pasta, use penne, orecchiette or farfalle instead if need be]
1/2 pound (200 g) broccoli raab [you replace these with the wild mustard or a mixture of both]
3 ounces (75 g) shelled, deveined scampi or shrimp
1/4 pound (100 g) cleaned baby cuttlefish (you can also use baby squid)
1 clove garlic
1 fairly sweet hot pepper
5 tablespoons olive oil
Salt
PREPARATION:
Bring abundant lightly salted water to boil.
In a large skillet, heat the pepper in the oil until it begins to brown, then remove and shred it. Stir in the broccoli raab, shrimp, and cuttlefish; salt the mixture to taste and cook it for a few minutes over a medium flame.
While the shrimp are cooking, cook the pasta. Drain it when it's al dente, reserving a little of the water it cooked in, and stir it into the skillet. Cook for a minute or so, tossing the pasta as if you were flipping an omelet, and stir in the reserved water if the dish looks too dry (it may well). Stir in the shredded pepper and serve at once.
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If you'd like to search for recipes for them specifically by name, wild mustard is "mostaza silvestris" in Italian. Hope this helps.
Source(s):
http://italianfood.about.com/od/fishsauc...
http://dolcevita.com/cuisine/recipes/win...
http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europ...
http://www.barillaus.com/campanelle_with...