Basilico Ripieno

While Ligurians favor the smallest basil leaves possible when making pesto or using the herb in cooking, they would not consider wasting larger leaves, so they cleverly found another use for them. I was introduced to this recipe for stuffed and fried basil leaves by Licia and Bruno Soprano, who own an excellent kitchenware shop in Oneglia (Imperia). It is an ancient preparation, born of the needs of poor people with few ingredients available to them, but I am certain that when this recipe b