Daring, brilliant and buzzing – the Large Mamma Group doesn’t do issues by halves, and Ave Mario is proof of that. With a menu sourced from greater than 100 Italian family-run suppliers translating to truffle-stuffed starters, Neapolitan-style pizzas and opulent desserts (nearly unimaginable to go away room for however a should when you’ve a candy tooth), it’s a feast for the eyes and the stomach. Hold an eye fixed out, too, for Large Mamma’s Jacuzzi, a four-storey Italian mansion devoted to the best Italian meals, coming to Kensington in January 2023. bigmammagroup.com
Burrata
Burrata means buttery in Italian and, after one style, it’s straightforward to grasp why. Break the mozzarella casing and out oozes stracciatella – stretched curd or ‘pasta filata’, blended with cream. Ave Mario sources from Emanuele Cammarota in Puglia, a provider it has labored with for greater than seven years.
Truffle
Earthy, nutty truffle provides a contact of luxurious to any dish, and we imply a contact – its shortage and the very fact it takes a few years to domesticate makes it a dear ingredient to maintain within the kitchen. Romani Tartufi supply contemporary truffles for Ave Mario all year long.
Cuttlefish
Large Mamma sources all its seafood from Cornwall’s Flying Fish Seafoods, together with the cuttlefish used within the black seafood risotto. Well-liked in Italy and inexpensive, its robust flesh is ideal for a slow-cooked ragu. Nonetheless, you probably have bother sourcing it, you may swap to squid as we did right here, adjusting the cooking time to go well with.
Timut pepper
A good distance from Italy, timut pepper (often known as the timur berry) hails from Nepal and is thought for its zesty, grapefruit-like flavour, and the slight numbing, tingly impact it has on the tongue. Consequently, go straightforward when utilizing. Add just a little to stir-fries, marinades or to a G&T for a extra advanced flavour profile.
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Ave Mario recipes
Burrata al tartufo
This spectacular starter of oozing, milky burrata with mushroom and truffle solely takes quarter-hour to make, so is right for a cocktail party.
Black seafood risotto
This risotto serves as much as 4 and comes filled with clams, mussels, squid and langoustines.
Christmas pavlova
These particular person pavlovas are stuffed with caramelised pineapple items, topped with vanilla-infused cream and completed with a ardour fruit coulis to make for a very gorgeous dessert.
Mulled quaint
This festive twist on a basic cocktail contains a do-it-yourself syrup infused with cinnamon, orange and cloves for a warming, subtly spiced outcome.
