Super Tuscan: Heritage Recipes and Simple Pleasures from Our Kitchen to Your Table

by Gabriele Corcos, Debi Mazar

Overview

From the celebrity/chef husband-wife team and authors of the bestselling Extra Virgin comes a brand-new cookbook with over 100 delicious recipes that incorporate Tuscan flair with classic American dishes.

With five seasons of their Cooking Channel show, Extra Virgin, still repeating regularly and their neighborhood Brooklyn Italian café-slash-supper-club, The Tuscan Gun, thriving in its second year, Debi Mazar and Gabriele Corcos have invited us again into their kitchen to share delicious recipes for the whole family to enjoy.

Good Italian cooking is family cooking. From potato gnocchi with a buttery red sauce just like how Gabriele’s grandmother used to make it, to the Tuscan fried chicken marinated in classic Italian flavors to put a whole new spin on a traditional American recipe, Super Tuscan showcases the best of both cultures, and introduces unique recipes that can only come from a multicultural kitchen.

Along with over 100 tasty recipes, Debi and Gabriele share entertaining anecdotes, useful tips, and day-to-day life in their household with over 125 stunning photographs. Super Tuscan will inspire you to make cooking a daily experience in your family life and live la dolce vita wherever you are.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781501143595
Publisher:	Atria Books
Publication date:	10/03/2017
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	1,120,974
Product dimensions:	8.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gabriele Corcos was raised in a Tuscan olive orchard, on the hills right above Florence. He started cooking at the age of six and has not stopped since. Together they produced and co-hosted Cooking Channel’s Extra Virgin. They live in Brooklyn with their two daughters where they own the restaurant The Tuscan Gun.

Debi Mazar, native New Yorker, made her film debut in Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas and has since appeared in more than seventy feature films, as well as HBO’s hit series Entourage and TV Land’s new series Younger.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

Our Super-Tuscan Life 1

Our Kitchen 1

The Pantry 3

Vie Fridge 8

Antipasti

Oven-Barbecued Chicken Wings 15

Baked Oysters Livornese 17

Roasted Olives with Lemon, Garlic, and Herbs 19

Eggplant Rolls with Ham and Cheese 21

Focaccia with Garbanzo Beans and Red Onion 23

Bruschetta with Mushrooms and Fontina 27

Bruschetta with Roasted Tomatoes and Mozzarella 29

Bruschetta with Asparagus, Ricotta, and Goat Cheese 30

Crostini with Artichoke Tapenade 33

Our Home Bar 35

Cocktails

The Boulevardier 41

La Tosse 42

Estate 43

The Bitter Southerner 44

The Conga 45

Tuscan Mary 47

Limoncello Drop 49

The Marabou Slipper 50

Soups

"Old Hen" Chicken Soup 55

Italian Egg Drop Soup 57

Cod and Fennel Soup 58

Tuscan Country Toast 59

Mussel Chowder 61

Velvety Mushroom Soup 63

Carrot and Garbanzo Bean Soup 65

Vegetable Broth 67

Salads

Baby Greens with Grapefruit and Mint 71

Beet and Pear Carpaccio 73

Summer Vegetable Salad with Cherry Mozzarella and Basil 75

Fennel and Apple Slaw 77

Farro Salad with Butternut Squash and Herbs 79

Marinated Lentils and Burrata 81

Greek Quinoa Salad 82

Chilled Asparagus with Tarragon Vinaigrette and Mimosa Eggs 83

Shrimp, Fig, and Melon Salad 84

Crab and Avocado Salad 85

Breakfast

Eggs in Tomato Sauce 88

Baked Eggs in Cups with Polenta and Mushrooms 89

Asparagus and Prosciutto Tortino 93

Cranberry Polenta Coffee Cake 97

Pancetta Scones 99

Lemon Rosemary Muffins 101

Pancakes with Mixed Berry-Honey Sauce 102

Raspberry and Rosemary Preserves 105

Our Cookbooks 107

Pasta and Risotto

Spaghetti with Sardines and Bread Crumbs 113

Spaghetti with Shrimp and Lemon Sauce 115

Pappardelle with Asparagus and Mushrooms 117

Pasta with Garbanzo Beans 119

Rigatoni with Winter Squash, Sausage, and Kale 121

Cheese and Pepper Pasta 123

Wagon Wheels with Zucchini and Brie 125

Baked Truffle Cavatappi 127

Autumn Lasagna with Radicchio, Mushrooms, and Gorgonzola 129

Layered Polenta with Broccoli Rabe 131

Potato Gnocchi with Buttery Red Sauce 135

Sausage and Chianti Risotto 137

Risotto Tutorial 138

Zucchini and Radicchio Risotto 141

Seafood

Sea Bass with Sicilian Cherry Tomato Sauce 147

Baked Snapper with Spinach Filling 149

Swordfish with Orange Salad 151

Spicy Shrimp Sauté with Lime 152

Deep-fried Shrimp with Pink Sauce 155

Crab Cakes with Roasted Jalapeno Aioli 157

Mayonnaise and Aiolis 158

Salmon with Salsa Verde 159

Meat

Roast Beef with Baby Onions 163

Barolo Pot Roast 165

Steak Pizzaiola 167

Meatballs with Tomato-Mint Sauce 171

Veal with Lemon Sauce 173

Brined Pork Chops with Sage-Almond Pesto 175

Pork Chops with Black Kale 176

Aunt Laura's Pork Rolls 177

Roasted Spareribs with Tomato-Wine Sauce 179

Marinated Lamb Sauté with Cucumber-Yogurt Sauce 181

Roast Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary 183

Our Neighborhood 184

Poultry

Tuscan Fried Chicken 189

Roast Chicken alia Contadina 191

Braised Chicken with Wine, Olives, and Garlic 194

Chicken Saltimbocea 195

Crispy Chicken Strips with Spicy Pesto Dip 199

Pancetta-Wrapped Turkey Breast with Herbs 201

Vegetables and Grains

Roasted Radicchio and Pancetta 207

Pan-Roasted Green Beans 208

Treviso Radicchio with Cannellini Beans 209

Chained Polenta with Parmigiano and Kale 211

Stuffed Zucchini with Ricotta and Herbs 213

Stuffed Onions with Arugula 215

Golden Roasted Potatoes 216

Potato Croquettes 217

Lola's Potato Gratin 221

Mashed Potatoes with Mascarpone 222

Couscous with Cherry Tomatoes and Olives 223

Farro with Mushrooms and Baby Spinach 224

Swiss Chard with Garbanzo Beans 225

Desserts

Italian Carrot Cake 229

Free-Form Fig Crostata with Mascarpone 231

Crostata Dough Tutorial 234

Double Peach Tart 235

Chocolate and Raspberry Tart 237

Crunchy Almond Cookie-Cake 239

Chocolate Hazelnut Brownies 240

Chocolate Chip and Espresso Cookies 242

Moms Chocolate Pudding 243

Limoncello and Mascarpone Parfaits 247

Blood Orange Stracciatella Semifreddo 249

Chocolate "Salame" 251

Acknowledgments 253

Index 255

Editorial Reviews

10/02/2017
Tuscan native Corcos and Brooklyn-born actress Mazar own a casual Italian spot in Brooklyn called Tuscan Gun and cohost the Cooking Channel’s Extra Virgin (also the title of their first book). In this second effort, Tuscan classics such as fettunta (toast with olive oil and topped with sautéed vegetables) abound, but dishes that combine Italian methods with American ingredients really shine. These include a mussel chowder with diced pancetta, as well as eggplant rolls with ham and cheese, inspired by a trip through Tennessee that sparked a culinary epiphany for the authors about Southern country ham. A chapter of breakfast dishes includes a polenta coffee cake and savory scones studded with cubes of pancetta. The narrative is genuine and unpretentious, whether in Mazar’s descriptions of a cookbook titled Joys of Jell-O and her grandmother’s “towering, quivering desserts and salads” or Corcos’s reminiscences about baking eggs in fireplace ash back on a farm in Tuscany. Recipes include suggested wines (and occasionally beers). The authors include personal touches, such as photos of the couple’s home (where a stack of cookbooks stands where you might expect to find a couch in the living room). Many Italian cookbooks aim to convey a homey vibe; this one succeeds with charm to spare. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

This book will save your life, your marriage, your heart.” —Madonna

“Dishes that combine Italian methods with American ingredients really shine... Many Italian cookbooks aim to convey a homey vibe; this one succeeds with charm to spare.”—Publishers Weekly

"Gabriele and Debi bring the taste of Tuscany right in your own kitchen, welcoming you to their table, so you feel like a member of their family. Super Tuscan bring those flavors home with unfussy Italian techniques and fresh ingredients. A glorious celebration of Tuscany!"—David Lebovitz, author of L'appart and My Paris Kitchen



“Debi and Gabriele bring true love to every dish they create. Their recipes and dynamic make me want to dance with joy, while eating a bowl of scrumptious Pappardelle with Asparagus and Mushrooms.”—Nina Clemente

“Debi and Gabriele’s beautiful marriage has always been the definition of #relationshipgoals for me. Super Tuscan, celebrates their love and union through a fantastic fusion of Tuscan and American sensibilities. I can’t wait to enjoy all of these dishes, surrounded by my loved ones.”—Elettra Wiedemann

“In Italy, Mom’s food always tastes better. What happens when mom and dad cook together with love? Read Super Tuscan and try any of the wonderful recipes that Gabriele and Debi prepared. Authentic Tuscan food never tasted this good!”—Beatrice Tosti di Valminuta Pena, chef-owner of Il Posto Accanto

“Gabriele and Debi’s books inspire me to cook all the time! The food is delicious; the recipes are simple and authentic! It’s always a special journey and a peek into their memories and experiences in Tuscany.”—Hilary Duff

“A deliciously simple yet sophisticated collection of Italian comfort that embraces you immediately, mirroring everything I love about Debi and Gabriele themselves!”—Lee Schrager

“Yum-yum! Super Tuscan-y!! Mmmmmm!!!”—Paul ‘Pee-wee Herman’ Reubens

“I know first-hand that Gabriele and Debi live the delicious life of ‘Super Tuscans.’ This cookbook is about passion, family, and the most satisfying Italian recipes.”—Bobby Flay

“Gabriele and Debi cook the most delicious food with love and joy. Their generosity, knowledge and passion comes through in every recipe! Full of flavor, a contemporary flair deeply rooted in Italian family tradition!”—Zac Posen

“This book represents everything great food is all about. Food is about passion, commitments, risk, love, trust and laughter. Gabriele and Debi are all about that, and they’re pretty bad ass cooks as well. Best of all they live a real life with their two beautiful girls which makes this book a one-of-a-kind experience for the home cook looking for Italian inspiration.”—Andrew Zimmern

“Finally my wife and I know the secrets of the amazing dishes from Debi and Gabriele’s cooking show. As beautiful as the presentation was, the taste was even better.” – Emilio Rivera

“Easily replicated recipes ... will delight cooks who wish to create a luxurious meal without expending too much effort. Apart from the easiest pastas and brunch dishes, all of these recipes, especially the roasts and antipasti, are impressive enough for holidays and special occasions."—Library Journal

From the Publisher

08/01/2017
This second cookbook from the husband-and-wife team behind the Cooking Channel's popular series Extra Virgin celebrates "super Tuscan" foods and beverages that meld Italian traditions with American influences. Easily replicated recipes such as marinated lentils and burrata, brined pork chops with sage-almond pesto, Italian carrot cake, and the Bitter Southerner (amaro and bourbon cocktail) will delight cooks who wish to create a luxurious meal without expending too much effort. Apart from the easiest pastas and brunch dishes, all of these recipes, especially the roasts and antipasti, are impressive enough for holidays and special occasions. VERDICT Corcos and Mazar's earlier work, Extra Virgin, was wildly popular; expect demand for its successor.

Library Journal