Un ricordo delle vacanze lo dedico alla Puglia.... lo dovevo ...soprattutto a Taranto , Martina Franca ,Grottaglie,Ostuni,Cisternino,Mesagne, ai paesi di pietra bianca che dai loro balconcini fioriti, affacciati sulle stradine strette come in un labirinto, ti sussurrano storie di uomini e donne protagonisti di antiche gesta e mitiche civiltà.Affascinante .la Puglia ti ammalia con i suoi colori esaltati dal contrasto del bianco delle costruzioni e l'azzurro del mare o il verde degli olivi,o il rosso bruciato della sua terra fertile e curata come un immenso giardino artisticamente diviso e delimitato dai muretti a secco.
In una serata in cui la luce della luna metteva in risalto la pavimentazione e l'architettura della piazza Main Mesa, we came across a pizza special, in which managers address a cordial greeting for the kindness shown to me.
I asked to photograph their traditional dishes for my blog and to my surprise, I was given a bottle of excellent extra virgin olive oil, poduzione them. People with a big heart, that I remember with great sympathy.
The restaurant is located under a balcony historic, unique ,in estate dispone i tavoli all'aperto e la piazza si trasforma in un grande salone le cui pareti sono da scoprire ed ammirare , pietra dopo pietra.
I piatti tipici scelti alla nostra tavola: monacelle
braciole....
arrosto misto...
These days, autumn now, I'm thinking back to holidays in Apulia and comes to my mind, or rather the scent of mint in the nose of the eggplant in oil, an appetizer that I found a bit ' everywhere, from the area near Matera to Cisternino. bouquet "virtual" to the realization of the recipe for me I love spignattare, the distance is short and so I do a few jars for the winter, when it will no longer even a distant scent of perfume and the Apulia region so far very dear to me. The eggplant that I find at the supermarket in Tuscany even resemble those that grow in the south of Italy, but I try ....
EGGPLANT BASIL MINT
Ingredients
eggplant (preferably seedless)
lemon
white vinegar water (Annaferna suggests replacing the water with white wine, x better conservation)
salt pepper garlic
spearmint
extra virgin olive
Cut into slices not too thin eggplants and place them in layers, sprinkled with a bit 'of salt and a few slices of lemon. Place a weight on top and wait at least three to four hours until they have thrown out their marrone.Mettere water to boil vinegar and water (two glasses of water for a cup of vinegar) lightly salted. Remove the eggplant from the press, drain well and dry. Boil water and vinegar, considering that just lifts the boil, to be removed almost immediately, otherwise cottura.Stenderle spend on a kitchen towel to dry them.
Place them in pots and then, taking a first layer that is flavored with mint, garlic, chilli and extra virgin olive oil.
Helping with pliers to fit well the slices on each other. Continue to alternate layers, divided by the mint, garlic and seasoned with 'oil, until it is exhausted.
Before storing, check the oil level and "top up" with more oil if necessary to avoid leaving melanzane.Aspettare discovered, if you can ... at least two months ... before sampling.
... a kiss to Puglia and the people close to me who live there!!