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Cookbook Recipe: Urban Italian

Black Bass with Siclian Style Pesto

In addition to our own original recipes, we like to feature recipes from some of our favorite cookbooks on The Italian Chef from time to time. Urban Italian: Simple Recipes and True Stories from a Life in Food by Andrew Carmellini and Gwen Hyman had been sitting on my bookshelf for a while before I finally cracked it open and started leafing through it this summer (it was published in Oct 2008). The book, which chronicles Carmellini’s culinary journey from boyhood to becoming a top chef in New York, is very well written with great, accessible recipes that add a modern touch to classic Italian fare. The recipe we were given permission to reprint is Black Bass with Sicilian Style Pesto.  In the photo above, I actually substituted some nice cod, since my local fish market did not have black bass at the time.

Recipe:

Black Bass with Sicilian Style Pesto

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  • Alta

    Oh, looks lovely and comforting! I’ll have to bookmark this one.

  • Carrie

    This recipe sounds and looks so good. I’m always looking for new fish recipes…I’m going to save this one!

  • Andrea@WellnessNotes

    What a beautiful dish! Sounds absolutely delicious!

  • xomango

    Oh man that looks/sounds delicious! I’ll definitely be trying this one out.

  • lisaiscooking

    Looks great! The pesto with the fish sounds fantastic.

  • Brita

    look great! have you made his ricotta?

  • Phil

    Brita, haven’t tried the Ricotta yet, but next time I go down to Arthur Ave. in the Bronx I plan on buying some good fresh Ricotta and giving it a shot. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to find any place up her in Connecticut that makes it’s own Ricotta, only those plastic supermarket tubs.

  • Jessie

    an elegant and really gorgeous dish! that pesto sauce looks simply delicious, this one is definitely a crowd pleaser

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