Recipes
Nonna Silvi, 5 recipes to try
She is the most loved grandmother on the web, with over 2 million followers. Here are Nonna Silvi's most famous recipes.
Nonna Silvi , alias Silvana Bini, is an over eighty-year-old grandmother who has conquered social media, in particular Instagram and Tik Tok, with her simple recipes but above all with her simple and easy-going way of doing things. It all started almost as a joke when her nephew published a video with her as the protagonist on the official page of their business, Forno Martini . The success was immediate and now there are over 2 million followers .
With a book published in 2023, a line of products that can be ordered from all over Europe and a bakery about to open in New York, Nonna Silvi is literally conquering the world.
Let's discover 5 of the recipes that have made the web fall in love.
Spaghetti with meatballs
A dish that we could define as Italian-American, spaghetti with meatballs combines two classics of our tradition. Here's how she prepares them directly from the recipe published on social media:
- 220 g of beef
- 150 g of sausage
- 30 g of stale bread
- 50 g of Parmigiano Reggiano DOP
- 1 egg
- Parsley to taste
- 1 pinch of dried oregano
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste
- Extra virgin olive oil to taste
- 200 g of tomato puree seasoned with salt and basil
- 320 g of pasta
Combine all the ingredients except pasta, oil and puree in a bowl and mix well with your hands to form a smooth meatball mixture. Take small portions about the size of a walnut and roll them in your hands. Brown them in a pan with a drizzle of oil and, once cooked, add the tomato puree. Continue until cooked, then use the pasta sauce .
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Pici cheese and pepper
A classic of Tuscan (but also Lazio) cuisine, pici are a pasta shape similar to spaghetti but thicker. Here's how to get the delicious pecorino cream that Nonna Silvi likes so much and which she shared with a reel on Instagram.
- 500 g of pici
- 200 g of grated pecorino romano
- 200 g of grana padano
- Pepper to taste
Cook the pici for the time indicated on the package (the weight indicated is for a fresh product). Grate the parmesan and pecorino and add boiling cooking water with a ladle, mixing with a whisk until you obtain a cream . Transfer it to the pan, add the pici and add more water until everything is mixed. Serve with plenty of freshly ground pepper.
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Pizza on the pan
Could an oven not offer a classic? Here's how Nonna Silvi's pan pizza is prepared, directly from her video on IG.
- 400 g type 0 flour
- 280ml water
- 4 g fresh brewer's yeast
- 2 g honey
- 8 g salt
- 15 ml extra virgin olive oil
Mix the flour with the water, yeast and honey in a bowl. Once the gluten mesh has been formed, add the salt and finally the oil. Form a loaf and let it rise for an hour and a half , then transfer it to a baking tray, spreading it out well. Season it with the tomato and cook at 250°C for 13 minutes . Add the mozzarella and any other ingredients and put back in the oven until it has melted.
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Ricciarelli
A classic of Tuscan cuisine, home of Nonna Silvi, here is her recipe for ricciarelli.
- 15 g of water
- 80 g of sugar
- 100 g of icing sugar
- 220 g of almond flour
- 10 g of baking powder
- 1 egg white
Place the water in a saucepan with 30 g of sugar taken from the total and bring to the boil. Then add the almond flour together with the remaining sugar and all the other ingredients. Mix with a wooden spoon and, once you have a smooth dough, form elongated meatballs . Roll them one by one in icing sugar and place them on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Cook in the oven at 170°C for 7-8 minutes.
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Cordon blue
There is no second course more popular than cordon bleu. Let's see what the secret of Nonna Silvi's recipe is, also published as a reel on Instagram.
- 300 g of chicken breast
- 150 g of cooked ham
- 100 g of edam or gruyere
- breadcrumbs to taste
- 2 eggs
- flour to taste
First, beat the chicken slices so that they are not too thick. Place a slice of ham and the cheese cut into slices in the center of each and close like a book . Dip them first in the flour, then in the beaten eggs and finally in the breadcrumbs. Then fry in olive oil until golden brown.
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