Capunsei

Name: Capunsei (Hostaria Viola, Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantua))
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 6 amaretti biscuits; grated nutmeg; butter; 1 small garlic clove; 400 g stale bread; salt and pepper; salt and pepper; 100 g grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano cheese, plus extra for serving; 100 g grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano cheese, plus extra for serving; 500 ml beef or capon broth; a few sage leaves; 2 eggs; 500 ml beef or capon broth

Hostaria Viola, Castiglione delle Stiviere (Mantua)

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Recipes from Milan and Lombardy

By Slow Food

Published 2018

About

Ingredients

400 g stale bread
salt and pepper
grated nutmeg
6 am

Europe
Italy
Milan
Castiglione delle Stiviere
Mantua
Starter
Lombardy

Method

Coarsely grate the stale bread into a large bowl, then add two pinches of salt. Grate in a half a nutmeg and crumble in the amaretti. Add pepper to taste. Crush the garlic and add to the bowl.

Melt 40 grams of butter with a few sage leaves, then add to the bread mixture (removing and discar