Olive ascolane
The olives of Ascoli (stuffed olives), which owe their name to the town of Ascoli Piceno, is a unique delicacy made from green olives in brine, olives delicate tableware from the fleshy pulp, which lend themselves well to being stuffed inside a flour-based compound meat. A truly incomparable delight of the territory and Ascoli Piceno, which is an ideal accompaniment to other rural as vegetables, meat or fried, still, fried cream, a combination that can delight the palate thanks to the salty taste of the olives combined with the flavor of the sweet cream, a delicacy only for those who love the intense flavors and good food. Made after the pitted stone fruit, making a cut of meat in a spiral, so that the cavity left by the pit can be filled with ground meat (or fish in the coastal variant) previously cooked and blended with white wine and herbs plus spice, bread crumbs, egg yolks and grated parmesan cheese, stuffed olives are a delicacy that owe their irresistible taste even the stuffing that is using delicious meats such as pork, beef and chicken or turkey. After being filled, and reassembled in their form, the olives are passed in the flour, then beaten egg and finally in breadcrumbs before being fried in hot oil then served hot with some garlic and lemon. |