Gluten-free Caserecce alla Norma, with green plantain flour from Platatine’s Mnemosine line, is the world’s first gluten-free certified plantain pasta.
➡Caserecce are a type of fusilli and are native to Sicily, but also characteristic of other Central-Southern regions.
Strips of pasta rolled onto themselves to form scroll-like shapes.
➡It is a variant of the busiata (Sicilian pasta) or the busa (Sardinian pasta), both produced in islands influenced by the Arabs.
In fact, the “bus” in Arabic refers to the reed on which the pasta was wrapped to prepare it.
➡This pasta shape is also known as “casarecce,” although the etymologically correct form, according to the Accademia della Crusca, is “caserecce,” meaning “homemade,” “genuine.”
▶The recipe for Pasta alla Norma, with eggplants, is attributed to the city of Catania, so much so that it is the symbolic dish of Catanese cuisine, and it seems to be an explicit reference to Vincenzo Bellini’s opera of the same name.
A “National Pasta alla Norma Day” is also celebrated on 9/23.
▶According to some, the name was given by the Sicilian playwright Nino Martoglio, who exclaimed “It’s a Norma!” to indicate its exquisite taste, comparing it to the famous opera.
In the video, a LowFodMap recipe with spelt caserecce, blueberries, plant-based cream, and mint.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 servings
- Cooking methods: Boiling, Stove
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer, Autumn, All seasons
Ingredients
- 14 oz plantain caserecce
- 1 eggplant
- 1 clove garlic
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- to taste basil
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salted ricotta
- to taste salt
- to taste coarse salt
Steps
Cut the eggplant into chunks, sprinkle with coarse salt, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
In a pan, sauté the garlic in a splash of oil, add the tomato sauce, salt, and basil.
Cook for about 20 minutes.
In another pan, fry the eggplants in abundant oil.
Cook the caserecce, drain them, dress with the sauce, then add the eggplants and a generous grating of salted ricotta.
Garnish with basil.
Platatine offers a complete line, not just pasta, based on plantain, including: green plantain flour, plantain chips, and also sweet potato and cassava, and a breadcrumb based on plantain.
FAQ
What is the recipe for lowfodmap caserecce and blueberries?
For the recipe you can use MyRea Lowfodmap caserecce available on the website www.myrea.it with discount code: viaggiandomangiando10.
Servings for 2 people
lowfodmap myrea caserecce – 9 oz
blueberries – 1 oz
plant-based cream – 5 fl oz
mint – to taste
Cook the caserecce as indicated on the package in salted water.
Heat the cream for a few minutes and add the blueberries.
Toss the drained pasta in the sauce and plate with mint leaves.
