Milwaukeecavatini Recipes

MILWAUKEE-STYLE OLD FASHIONED

Steps:

• Fill an old-fashioned glass with ice. In a mason jar, combine the brandy, Simple Syrup, cherry juice, orange bitters and regular bitters. Shake very well to combine. Pour into the prepared glass and top with a splash of soda. Garnish with cherries and orange slices.
• Bring the sugar and 1 cup water to a simmer in a small saucepan; cook until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool. Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks.

CAVATINI II

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine green pepper, onion, pepperoni, mushrooms, tomato paste, spaghetti sauce, and garlic. Cover, and simmer for one hour.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook pasta in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes, or until al dente; drain.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together pasta, ricotta, 1 1/2 cups mozzarella, and Parmesan. In a 9x13 inch baking dish, alternate pasta and cheese mixture and sauce mixture, ending with sauce. Top with remaining mozzarella.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

HOMEMADE CAVATELLI PASTA

Steps:

• Mix semolina flour and salt in a large bowl or on a marble work surface. Make a well in the center.
• Pour water into the well a little at a time, mixing it with the flour. Add as much water as needed to make a sticky but compact dough.
• Knead dough with your hands by flattening the ball, stretching it, and folding the top towards the center. Turn 45 degrees and repeat until dough is elastic and smooth, but not too soft, about 10 minutes.
• Shape dough into a ball. Place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let rest at room temperature for about 30 minutes before using. If you are using the cavatelli within a few hours or the following day, wrap in plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator.
• Work with one portion of the dough at a time, keeping the remaining dough covered to keep it from drying out. Dust a work surface with semolina flour; roll out the dough to make a rope, about 1/3 inch thick.
• Cut off little 1/3-inch-thick pieces. Press and gently drag the small piece of dough towards you with your index and middle finger. The two sides will curl inwards, leaving hollow spaces.
• Proceed the same way with the rest of the dough. Transfer cavatelli to a floured surface and sprinkle with more semolina flour. Do not overlap cavatelli or they will stick together. Let dry for about 30 minutes before cooking.

CAVATINI

Steps:

• Cook the beef, sausage, onion and green pepper until brown.
• Drain and set aside.
• Mix the pepperoni, tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, salsa, mushrooms and salad peppers.
• Stir into the meat mixture.
• Add the cooked pasta shells.
• Spoon 1/2 of the mixture into 2 greased 11x7 inch baking dishes.
• Combine the two cheeses and divide the amount in half.
• Take one half of the cheese and sprinkle on top of the meat in each dish.
• Take the remaining 1/2 of the meat mixture and cover the cheese in the two dishes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Top each dish with the remaining 1/2 of the cheese.
• Bake 5 more minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

MILWAUKEE CAVATINI

Steps:

• Boil pasta in same pot, according to package to directions; drain, pour into 13x9 pan.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pour spaghetti sauce over noodles.
• Slice pepperoni into slivers, add to sauce and noodles, along with 'shrooms and peppers; mix well.
• Smooth ingredients in pan evenly; sprinkle with cheeses over the top.
• Cover with foil or lid.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes (remove foil/lid for the last few minutes).
• VARIATION: sliced black olives; leftover spaghetti-meat sauce.