With this recipe, even with this first post, participate (for Puglia) in Puglia and Basilicata Contest in Table ; It 'an old recipe in my family of origin, my mother was born in Gallipoli, but Dad was born in Alliste is prepare for the feast of St. Martin, when you find yourself with friends and family to taste the new wine, we also prepare for Christmas and New Year ... and when we have the chicory. We like it ...!
The wild chicory funds they collect in non-cultivated after the first autumn rains, usually husband and wife, after having ruled the kitchen, take the utilitarian (Panda old type) and go campaign.
you: ... for these outputs has mostly clothing, sober as always ... but living, namely: color purple jacket with shawl woolen flowers matched, heavy wool plaid skirt sewn by seamstress 7 / 8 years ago, brown socks and comfortable shoes filanca heavy light brown, 3.5 wedge heel.
him .. Checkered wool hat, brown wool jacket with zip and elastic waist, corduroy pants, sturdy shoes.
Accessories: Everywhere plastic bag and cutting a saw that storing it ready for use in the glove compartment of the side doors, in countries using the country as well ... and in the boot there is always a supply of envelopes.
arrive at the bottom, often owned by them, received donations from parents or purchased in part by the brothers in need of money.
parking ... he drops to open the lock that holds suspended at 50 cm from the ground that the chain prohibiting access to the fund, first check that everything is OK, that last time anyone has stolen anything, check the trees, olive trees, how much oil will be this year?
glance is also near the bottom of the ... poor ... he can not deal with most of the campaign ... sons working in Germany and the son ... better to lose than to find it.
Inevitably my thoughts turn to how this will end when they no longer there. They have a daughter who married a few years, unfortunately not yet given the joy of becoming grandparents, and the son of career military service is out.
begin to gather: to gather the chicory slips the knife under the leaves and is rotated around the root that must be cut, not torn, otherwise the map does not grow back ... then if they see well close up ... there for them, clean up the map by collecting yellow leaves and root (Mon turzu) with the land must be cut, cut ... leaking milk.
milk moistens his hands and the earth sticks to your fingers.
In two chicory in half an hour we gather enough for a soup, it takes a little longer than if the harvest is done the cleaning.
When the bag is full ... he collects some of the branches of myrtle for her to take home, some quince, "lemons? we keep them?" - "Take ... the Grim them is always to seek "
way home, the first stop from Nunzia Grim, Grim the other, to leave two quince, it is best to keep it that good when you need a shot ... you name it.
During the journey and you always return the right hand hanging to the handle located above the window, the car jumps over potholes in the road which he invariably guesses one by one ... the suspensions have been for some time.
him come home ... Get on your bike and go out to the streets ... she starts to wash the vegetables:
Meanwhile, prepare the broth:
(Pork (spare ribs and bacon) about 800 gr.
Chicory (wild chicory) clean about 500 gr.
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white onion 2 stalks of celery 1 carrot
a sprig of parsley
7 / 8 tomatoes
a piece of Parmesan rind
salt
black peppercorns
a bit of chili (a little)
in the pot has the meat and ingredients for the broth, cover with cold water and cook over medium heat for at least an hour and a quarter.
With a slotted spoon to collect the foam that forms in the pot ... is the excess fat that should be removed.
Meanwhile, the fireplace, lit by the morning took up the flame before they put out two fine pieces of olive wood, pruning those of two years ago, after missing the wood is starting.
Just back home he put on the tripod in the frying pan with water, one that uses only the fire, all black just because you wash it inside and not outside, we must boil the chicory for 5 minutes.
takes it off the water with a slotted spoon, what looks like a spider web and puts them in a bowl.
Add the chicory to the broth and salt ... Cook for a half hour and check the cooking and the salt.
When it is ready to leave the rest in the pan.
Meanwhile he returns from the square, he bought his cigarettes in addition to even the newspaper for her today, I read many years and there are even television programs.
Tonight is the last episode of the TV series on Channel 5.
But he wants to see the game.
It's up to him to remove the pot from the stove which was used for vegetables, and who has been on fire, not before the two hot water bottles filled with water from the vegetables, they pointed to preserve a little more Water aside, the drink you tomorrow morning on an empty stomach.
It's good ... cleans it and keeps it young. He only thought of quell'intruglio hot coffee before you disturb it.
At dinner if you must heat the soup, served hot in the dish: the meat and vegetables, a handful of grated pecorino and a grinding of fresh pepper.
He tastes it and think it was lucky his wife is a good Christian woman at home honest and shrewd, a good cook, pour the red wine, raises his glass and check it against the ... then immediately says it's good (the minescia) ... otherwise she is "puntusa ... he gets angry.
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