I would like to dedicate my today's post to italian, romantic drama "Malena", in which the main role is played by a georgous actress Monica Bellucci. "Malena" was directed by amazing Giuseppe Tornatore in 2000. This film is an adaptation of the story of Luciano Vincenzoni.
The action of the film takes place in sicilian town during the II World War. In this film is shows the story presented from the perspective of the teenager Renato, who is in love with Malena- a local beauty, who is convicted for loneliness caused by envy of many inhabitants of province who are full of complexes and they jealous of her beauty. A boy observes how changes Malena's life, she becomes a widow, loses all achievement. Malena is a focus of attention as an object of male desire and derision of woman. She becames humiliated by the gossip of envious residents. Only Renato is able to understand the problems of Malena. Finally a teenager find the courage to talk with her and he is going to help her.
I encourage all of you to watching this very realistic and extraordinary film :)
J.
Making a delicious bolognese sauce is really difficult. The key to a good Spaghetti Bolognese is a pasta boiled 'al dente', a sauce with a ground beef, fresh tomatoes, herbs and traditional Parmesan cheese. To my original recipe I usually add a bit of tomato paste and a pinch of spices. This ingredients just give the dish a kind of spirit.
Ingredients: (for 2 person)
- spaghetti pasta
- 1 pound of ground beef
- Parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 peeled tomatoes
- 1 carrot
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 cup of milk (2%)
- pinch of oregano, thyme, nutmeg, pepper and salt
Preparing:
Heat the olive oil on the frying pan. Add the onion, garlic, celery, tomatoes and carrot. Cook it all for 8 minutes. Add the tomato paste about minute. Transfer it to the other pot and continue cooking of ground beef on the frying pan. Stir 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper and herbs. Pour cup of milk and quickly mix the sauce. Cook it about 10 minutes. At the same time boil the pasta in the pot. Pour the ready meat and tomato sauce into the frying pan with fried meat. Put on the plate a spaghetti pasta and pour the sauce with beef. Decorate on the top of the sauce with grated Parmesan.
If you want, you can preheat this dish in the owen still for 15 minutes.
I hope that you will cook this course and you will enjoy this traditional italian recipe!
J.
