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Potatoes "Stufato"

A historical recipe from Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917).

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A historical recipe

Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens: Sold to aid the families of Italian soldiers, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #43912.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Italy

Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. 1 pint milk Grated cheese Salt

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Stufato di Patate 2 lbs.
  2. potatoes 1 tablespoon flour 4 tablespoons butter 1 pint milk Grated cheese Salt, pepper Peel the potatoes and cut them into little pieces.
  3. Cook in boiling water for ten minutes.
  4. Take them out, drain thoroughly, and put in a saucepan, sprinkling them with flour, then adding the butter and milk.
  5. Cover the pan and let the potatoes cook slowly for a quarter of an hour or until thoroughly done.
  6. Season well with salt and pepper and a generous amount of grated cheese before serving.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Chef's knife
  • Grater
  • Vegetable peeler
  • Colander
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Practical Italian recipes for American kitchens, by Julia Lovejoy Cuniberti (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #43912 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43912). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.