Giambotto Recipes

CHICKEN, SAUSAGE, PEPPERS, AND POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook sausage links until browned and oil begins to render, about 3 minutes per side. While sausages are cooking, pierce them lightly here and there with the tip of a sharp knife so some fats and juices are released. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
• When sausages are cool enough to handle, cut them into serving pieces, about 2-inch slices. Transfer back to pan along with any accumulated juices from the cutting board.
• Cut two slashes down to the bone on the skin side of each chicken thigh.
• Depending on the size of the peppers, halve or quarter them and place in a large mixing bowl. Add the sliced red and yellow onions and potato chunks. Add chicken thighs and sausage pieces with pan juices.
• Season with kosher salt, black pepper, and Italian herbs. Drizzle with a tablespoon of olive oil.
• Mix with your hands until all ingredients are coated in oil, 3 or 4 minutes. Transfer to large, heavy-duty roasting pan. Evenly space the chicken thighs skin side up. Position potatoes near the top.
• Place in preheated oven until chicken is cooked through and everything is caramelized, about 1 hour. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Sprinkle with chopped fresh Italian parsley, if desired.

CHICKEN GIAMBOTTA

Steps:

• Prepare the vegetables: slice the peppers and onions, cut the potatoes into chunks about one inch in size, and chop the garlic.
• Cook the sausage over medium heat in a skillet while it is cooking, break it into crumbles. (if the sausage is lean add a little bit of olive oil to the skillet to avoid sticking).
• Once the sausage has cooked through, remove it from the skillet and set it aside.
• Add the boneless chicken breasts to the skillet and cook them until they become golden on the bottom. flip them over and add the garlic. Cook until the chicken becomes golden on the other side.
• Remove the chicken from the pan, cut it into chunks.
• Add the chicken and sausage back to the skillet and pour in 1/4 of the wine or broth and cook until most of the liquid evaporates. Remove the meat from the skillet and set it aside.
• Add one tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet and cook the potatoes until they are soft on the inside and slightly crispy on the outside (about 15 to 20 minutes)
• Add the peppers and onions to the potatoes and cook them for 5 minutes.
• Add the chicken and sausage mixture back to the skillet with the potatoes and peppers, stir in the remaining wine or broth reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes longer.
• Turn the heat off, remove the bay leaf - stir in the fresh basil and serve.

GIAMBOTTA (SOUTHERN ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW)

Steps:

• Note: Also spelled Ciambotta, this is a traditional dish hailing from southern Italy. It's comfort food at its finest-and simplest. Gluten-free, wheat-free, oil-free (if using water to sauté), and soy-free. Warm the oil in a soup pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the vegetables begin to soften. Add the eggplant and vegetable broth and cook, covered, for 10 minutes. Add the tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, zucchini, bay leaves, thyme, oregano, parsley, and tarragon. Reduce the heat to low and cook, uncovered, for about 25 minutes, or until all the vegetables are soft. Add more broth, if needed. Stir in the salt, pepper, and basil. Serve immediately.

GIAMBOTTO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Heat the oil in a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or deep saute pan. Add the garlic and potatoes; cook and stir for about 5 minutes.
• In another pot boil the saugage for 10 minutes.
• Add the sausage; cook about 5 more minutes.
• Place Dutch oven in oven covered, and bake for 45 minutes.
• Remove and add the peppers, and cook uncovered for another 10 minutes.
• Remove and serve with cheese.

GIAMBOTTA

Steps:

• Heat skillet over medium heat.
• Add oil and coat pan.
• Add garlic and cook until soft, but not brown.
• Drain liquid from tomatoes and reserve.
• Add tomatoes and oregano to pan and cook 20-30 minutes over moderate heat, stirring occasionally.
• While tomatoes are cooking parboil potatoes and beans separately (I've nuked potatoes in the micro and obtained satisfactory results- it's quicker than boiling).
• Drain cooked (al dente preferably) beans and add them to the tomato mixture.
• Cut potatoes into 1 inch cubes and add to sauce.
• Cook for another 5-10 minutes (if the mixture needs more moisture or you just prefer this dish saucier you can add some of the reserved liquid at this stage).
• Salt and pepper to taste.

CIAMBOTTA (GIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Add olive oil to a large pot or Dutch oven and place over medium heat.
• Once hot, add the onions and cook for 5 minutes until starting to soften.
• Add the garlic and cook an additional minute until fragrant.
• Add the potatoes and eggplant, stir to toss with the onions and garlic and let cook for another 5 minutes.
• Add chopped tomatoes, zucchini and bell peppers, toss to combine, cover with a lid and let cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove lid, season to taste with salt and pepper, add the basil and parsley and cook an additional 5 minutes.
• Serve as desired with crusty bread, over rice, with added white beans, etc.

ITALIAN GIAMBOTTA

Steps:

• In a cast iron skillet, heat a small amount of olive oil. Add onions and saute until translucent. Add all the remaining vegetables, season with salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Stir well and cover the pan. Let cook on a low flame for about 20 minutes, stirring often. Remove cover and continue to cook vegetables until tender and no cooking liquid remains in the skillet, about 15 minutes more. Adjust seasoning and serve hot, or cool down.

GRANDMA'S GIAMBOTTA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 deg. Spread zucchini and eggplant on a cookie sheet lined with foil, drizzle with 2 T olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Roast in oven 40 minutes, stirring occassionally. While vegetables are roasted, saute the garlic and onion in a large heavy bottom saucepan over medium heat until soft and just starting to turn golden. Add in potatoes and peppers, cook for 5 minutes. Add in tomatoes, breaking up with back of spoon. Stir in wine, broth, herbs, cinnamon and red pepper. Stir in roasted vegetables. Let simmer on medium low heat 25 minutes. Stir in beans. Check seasoning, add salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer another 10 minutes. Serve with fresh grated pecorino romano or parmesan cheese.

VEGETABLE STEW (GIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Heat a medium soup pot over medium heat. Add extra-virgin olive oil, bay, chopped garlic and onions and let them sweat out while you prepare the rest of the veggies. Work next to the stove and drop as you chop, in order of longest cooking time: potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, and bell pepper. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Uncover and add tomatoes and stock and cook 5 minutes more, to heat through. Turn heat off and stir in basil.
• Char bread under broiler and rub with cracked garlic then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, top with cheese and pepper and return to the broiler for 30 seconds to brown cheese. Serve cheese whole-grain toast with bowls of vegetable stew.