Name: Chitarra Alla Teramana (Chitarra Spaghetti with Tomatoes and Mini Meatballs)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: Serves: 5
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Grana Padano cheese, grated, to serve; 100 ml dry white wine; 1 celery stalk; 2 carrots; 1 large onion; 1 slice white bread, soaked in milk; 1 garlic clove; 600 g fresh pasta,; 150 g lamb shoulder, boneless; 100 g pork meat, boneless; 100 g veal, boneless; 20 g butter; 1 bay leaf; 3 juniper berries, ground; ½ red chilli; Flour, to dust; 1 egg; 1 small bunch of thyme; 150 g finely minced lean veal meat; 4 g nutmeg; 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; Salt and pepper, to taste; 1 kg Imperiale d’Abruzzo tomato passata

Preparation info

Serves:
5

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
4 hr

Appears in

4 Grosvenor Square

By Danilo Cortellini

Published 2016

About

This is a traditional dish from my home region of Abruzzo, combining fresh homemade spaghetti dressed with a rich sauce of tomatoes and lamb, veal and pork. Chitarra literally means guitar, because this square spaghetti was traditionally made with a machine with strings that looked exactly like a guitar. A very tasty dish for a family lunch, I strongly recommend you indulge with abundant grated Grana Padano cheese on top.