Osteria : hearty Italian fare from Rick Tramonto's kitchen

288 Pages·2008·3.434 MB·English

by  Goodbody, Mary, Tramonto, Rick

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hearty italian fare
from rick tramonto’s kitchen

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RICK TRAMONTO
with Mary Goodbody
PHOTOGRAPHS BY TIM TURNER
published by bro a dw ay bo oks
Copyright © 2008 by Rick Tramonto
All Rights Reserved
Published in the United States by Broadway Books,
an imprint of The Doubleday Publishing Group,
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Book design by Elizabeth Rendfleisch
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tramonto, Rick.
Osteria : hearty Italian fare from Rick Tramonto’s kitchen /
Rick Tramonto; with Mary Goodbody; photographs by Tim
Turner. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
1. Cookery, Italian. I. Goodbody, Mary. II. Title.
TX723.T7357 2008
641.5945—dc22
2007045441
eISBN: 978-0-7679-3093-2
v1.0
I dedicate this book to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who
always leads me down the right road and who brings me
through every storm every time. One verse in particular
guides me through my life: “I can do all things through Jesus
Christ which strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13
To my best friend and wife, Eileen Tramonto, who helps keep
me loved, humble, and close to God.
To my sons, Gio, Sean, and Brian, who kept me cooking and
eating all the time. I love you guys.
And finally to my mom and dad, Frank and Gloria
Tramonto, who have both gone home to be with the Lord.
This book would not be possible without all of these great
food memories with my crazy, loving, Italian family. I love
you and miss you.
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contents
viii acknowledgments
introduction
2
breakfast
6
sandwiches
34
soups and salads
54
antipasti
74
pizza
102
pasta
116
fish and seafood
138
braises
160
poultry and meat
184
side dishes
214
cheese
232
desserts
246
266 sourc es
hard-to-find ingredients and equipment
267 index
acknowledgments
from rick tramonto Thanks to my spiritual family, Pastors Gregory
Thanks to my friend and co-writer, Mary and Grace Dickow of Life Changers International
Goodbody, who for the fourth time has helped Church, for their love, blessings, teachings, and
me put all of my thoughts and recipes into a prayers, and for feeding me the Word of God. I
book. Thanks for your attention to detail and for can’t thank you enough.... Also to Van and Doni
making me sound so good. Crouch; Dr. Creflo and Taffi Dollar; Bishop T. D.
Thanks to my longtime friend and brilliant Jakes; Jesse and Cathy Duplantis; Joel and Victoria
photographer, Tim Turner, who keeps me focused Osteen; and Pastor James MacDonald at Walk in
and challenges me to make every dish the best it the Word for his teachings and wisdom of the
can be during those long but fun photo shoots. Word.
Thanks for sharing my passion for Italian cuisine Thanks to my loyal agent and friend, Jane
and culture. Dystel; my editor, Jennifer Josephy; and the great
Thanks to my supportive and loving family: team at Broadway Books for their trust and faith
Eileen Tramonto; Gio Tramonto; Sean and Brian in this book and me.
Pschirrer; Paul and Dorothy Tramonto; Ed and Special thanks to Chef Chris Pandel. Thanks for
Mary Carroll; Kathleen (Carroll), Lenny, Jesse, and your friendship, all of your long hours, the extra
Hannah Williams; and Joe and Bridget Carroll, time you put into this project, and your great
who continue to show me how to live and breathe Italian palate. I couldn’t have done it without you.
outside the culinary world. Thanks for the breath I’d also like to thank my chefs as well as the rest of
of fresh air. Also thanks to the Tramonto family, the teams at Osteria di Tramonto and Tramonto’s
the Lepore family, the Gentile family, the Sansone Steak & Seafood, for all your extra time and care
family, the Abbamonte family, and the Faga family. that went into this project.
A special thanks to my director of PR Jeffrey
Ward and my assistant Christina Fox, who keep
me organized, on time, and laughing.
viii acknowledgments