Napoletana spice mix
Light, cheerful and playful like a canzonetta, the Napoletana spice mix is extremely versatile and can be used in any Italian recipe for pasta, pizza or stew. It carries the warmth of the Neapolitan nights and the mystique of sleeping Vesuvius. You can always add some fiery chili to it and it will immediately show you its southern character.
Ingredients:
oregano, basil, garlic, onion
Net weight: 30 g
Neapolitan cuisine
Naples stretches from the skirt of Mount Vesuvius, where San Marzano, the best tomatoes in Italy grow, to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, rich in fish. It is the center of the Campania province, famous for its durum wheat and its diverse cheeses (mozzarella, ricotta and provolone) and vegetables.
All these are the ingredients of the most famous dishes created in Naples – Pizza Margherita, Spaghetti alla Puttanesca and Eggplant Parmigiana. The most famous local seafood dishes are spaghetti alla Vongole and Fritto Misto (fried seafood). The cuisine of the region is rich in fresh products, fish, cheeses and herbs.
Italian meatballs with tomato sauce
Ingredients
- 500 g minced meat
- 400 g tomatoes/tomato passata
- 2 tbsp breadscrumbs
- 3 tbsp Napoletana spice mix
- parmesan
- parsley
- salt and black pepper
Preparation
- Grate pecorino/parmesan cheese.
Cooking
- Combine minced meat with 1-2 tbsp. Napoletana Spice mix, 1-2 tbsp. breadcrumbs and 1 tsp. salt. Add 50-100 ml of water and mix everything well.
- Make small meatballs about 3-4 cm big and roll them in flour.
- Heat 1-2 tbsp. oil over medium-high heat and sear the meatballs until golden - about 2 minutes per side. Do not overcrowd the pan and if necessary do it in batches.
- Take the meatballs out of the pan and add tomatoes, 1 tbsp. Napoletana Spice mix, 200 ml water and 1 tsp. salt. Mix well and bring to a boil. Cook for about 10 minutes on low heat.
- Return the meatballs to the pan with all their juices and cook for another 15-20 minutes. If the sauce becomes too thick, add some water. Stir carefully without breaking the meatballs.
- Serve sprinkled with grated parmesan/pecorino.
Nduja and mozzarella homemade pizza
Ingredients
- 200-250 g pizza dough
- 80 g nduja (spicy, spreadable pork sausage from the region of Calabria)
- 80 g mozzarella
- 400 g tomatoes/tomato passata
- 1 tbsp Napoletana spice mix
- oil
- parsley
- fresh basil (optional)
Preparation
- Heat your oven to maximum temperature and if you have a pizza stone, heat it well. If you don't have one, put a flat tray in the oven and heat it.
Cooking
- Mix tomatoes with 1 tbsp. Napoletana Spice mix, some olive oil and salt to taste. Mix well and let it rest.
- Stretch the pizza dough on a piece of baking paper, making a border at the end.
- Spread about 100 g of the tomato sauce on the dough. Top with pieces of nduja and mozzarella.
- Place the dough with the baking paper on the pizza stone/baking tray and bake until done (depending on how hot your oven is and the size of the pizza).