Mannetti Square Spaghetti - Amatriciana
We are at the second stage of this magnificent food and wine journey "7 Chefs for 7 Recipes, Mannetti in the Green Heart of Lazio" which aims to promote the culinary jewels of this suggestive territory that has traditions to discover and rediscover.
Today's recipe is a Lazio workhorse, Amatriciana , presented by chef Elia Grillotti of La Corte Group in Rieti .
A delicacy prepared with Mannetti Square Spaghetti , an artisanal format capable of retaining the flavours and seasonings of the sauce to enhance this historic recipe to the maximum.
RESTAURANT, SCHOOL, HISTORICAL LOCATION
In the historic center of Rieti , a small town on the slopes of Mount Terminillo, the geographical center of Italy, the Ristorante La Corte is an intimate and familiar place where you can rediscover the flavors of Italian cuisine, artistic and avant-garde, entirely expressed and constantly in the name of good taste and food and wine, as also demonstrated by the attention to the wine and spirits list, of high quality and refinement.
La Corte Group is not just a restaurant, but also a Chef School , born in September 2014 from the idea of Chef Elia Grillotti, and La Corte Catering with almost two decades of activity in the sector to follow all the phases that revolve around the organization of a convivial event.
Since 2018 La Corte has its own location: the Ancient Benedictine Abbey of SS. Quirico and Giulitta , in Micigliano (RI). This magnificent structure is a historic residence of the FAI: an enchanting location for ceremonies and events of all kinds and has some rooms for its guests and for anyone who intends to stay immersed in nature and history.
THE CHEF
Elia Grillotti , owner and chef of the La Corte restaurant in Rieti. He is the director of the “Chef School La Corte”, a professional training institution accredited by the Lazio Region. In 2018 he took over and restored the historic Benedictine Abbey of SS. Quirico and Giulitta, now home to the “Chef International Cooking Campus”. In 2019 he was the chef and co-creator of the project “Chaine Toscana Francigena Leonardo Inedito in Artimino”.
He is president of the Provincial Chefs Association of Rieti of the Italian Chefs Federation, Ambassador of Taste for ANDI (Italian Association DOC ITALY); Italian representative for “The Extraordinary Italian Taste” in Tunis, Calcutta, Marseille, Yerevan promoted by MAECI and created by Assocamerestero.
THE RECIPE
The historic Amatriciana is proposed by chef Elia Grillotti in its original version linked to the territory, which evokes origins, family, home, tradition and history . Made with excellent Lazio products , they enclose history in the dish with an explosion of flavors that reminds us who we are and where we come from, as chef Grillotti emphasizes.
The essential ingredients for the preparation: Amatrician bacon, pecorino cheese from the Amatrice area, Mannetti Square Spaghetti, tomato and lots of passion.
Amatriciana is the second recipe in the series "7 Chefs for 7 Recipes - Mannetti in the Green Heart of Lazio". Follow the news and social media to learn about the next creations of the chefs starring in the series with Mannetti pasta, to get ideas, inspirations and suggestive glimpses of the Italian cuisine we love, capable of skipping the excellence of the Lazio region.
And if you already want to experiment with recipes and taste our 100% Italian artisanal pasta , don't stop at Spaghetti Quadrati but discover the shapes that give the right honour to every preparation in your kitchen .