Friday, 1 July 2011

Pasta pasta pasta ...for breakfast fry it up

Ok ..this fritatta is made of pasta .. you have to love the Italians.  They can have pasta for lunch, dinner and breakfast.  And of course they also eat cake for breakfast.  People get so funny when you suggest left over pasta for breakfast ..it is ok to eat bacon and sausages and eggs ...so why not pasta?
You cook the whole packet of pasta and whatever you have not eaten you can put in the refrigerator.  The next morning beat some eggs and add whatever you desire in the way of flavourings (eg sautee some onions) or just salt and pepper and coat the pasta with the mixture.  Put it in a frypan with some hot oil, cover it loosely to speed up the cooking and turn it over when the bottom is nice and brown (this is the tricky bit and requires a deft hand and a plate so that you do not end up with it all over your kitchen floor!!!).  Make sure you do not overcook it so that it is nice and moist in the centre.  Cut some slices off and enjoy.   And whatever you do not eat you can put away and take on a picnic. 
This wonderful example was served up at the Hotel Tritone in Praiano on the Amalfi Coast.

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