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Uova in Trippa con Mentuccia
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A nostalgic recipe from Giorgione's childhood: eggs cooked like tripe, served with a light tomato sauce and fresh pennyroyal mint.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
10 items- 1 pcsOnion1 small onion, divided: half for the sauce, half finely chopped for the frittata
- Olive OilExtra virgin olive oil, for cooking and drizzling
- Coarse SaltCoarse salt, to taste
- White WineDry white wine, preferably a crisp Greco or similar
- Tomato PassataTomato passata or crushed tomatoes
- Chili Pepper(optional) — Dried chili pepper, to taste (optional)
- Pepper(optional) — Black pepper, to taste (optional)
- 4 pcsEggEggs
- Pecorino RomanoPecorino romano cheese, for grating
- MentucciaFresh pennyroyal mint (Mentha pulegium) or other fresh mint
Method
- Finely chop the small onion. Divide into two parts: one for the sauce and one for the frittata (chop the second part even finer).
- In a small saucepan, heat a little olive oil. Add the first part of the onion and a pinch of salt. Sauté until translucent.
- Add a splash of white wine and let it evaporate completely.
- Add the tomato passata (or crushed tomatoes). Cook for about one minute, then lower the heat. Optionally add chili pepper.
- In a bowl, beat 4 eggs with a pinch of salt and the second, very finely chopped part of the onion. Beat well until combined.
- In another non-stick pan, heat a little olive oil. Pour in the egg mixture and cook like a thick omelette. Flip to cook both sides until golden and set.
- Transfer the frittata to a cutting board. Let it cool slightly, then cut it into strips (about 1 cm wide) resembling tripe.
- Add the egg strips to the sauce. Gently toss to coat. Cook for 4–5 minutes, stirring carefully.
- Plate the strips. Generously grate fresh pecorino romano cheese on top. Garnish with fresh pennyroyal mint leaves. Optionally drizzle a little raw olive oil.
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