Parsley (flat-leaf and curly)

prezzemolo; flat-leaf / curly parsley

Flavor and role: Flat-leaf (Italian) parsley has a stronger aroma and is used in cooking; curly parsley is milder and mainly used as garnish. Fresh and grassy, it balances salty and rich flavours.
Typical dishes and uses: Tabbouleh, chimichurri, gremolata, gambas al ajillo, finishing pasta and fish. In this book: tabbouleh, chimichurri steak, gambas, hummus and tagine.
Substitutes: 1 tbsp fresh parsley = 1 tsp dried parsley. Fresh coriander or chervil can be used in the same amount.
Storage: Wrapped in a damp kitchen towel in a zip bag in the fridge, it keeps 1-2 weeks. Chopped and frozen, 3 months.
Main countries: Italy · France · Lebanon
Used in this book: Gambas al Ajillo (Garlic Prawns)Turkish Yogurt Pasta (Yalancı Mantı)Chimichurri Steak Tabbouleh Adjapsandali Spaghetti Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino Albóndigas en Salsa (Spanish Meatballs in Sauce)Ash Reshteh (Persian Herb, Bean and Noodle Soup)Baba ganoush Bacalhau à Brás Beef Bourguignon Bitterballen Bouillabaisse Brik Cajun Butter Cabbage Boil Campfire Garlic Butter Steak Bites Causa Limeña Ceebu Yapp (Senegalese Lamb and Onion Rice)Chakhokhbili (Georgian Chicken and Tomato Stew)Chicken Cacciatore Chicken Kyiv Chicken Nanban Chicken Pastilla Chicken Vesuvio Choripán New England Clam Chowder Coq au Vin Coxinha (Brazilian chicken croquettes)Home-Style Döner Kebab Dublin Coddle Escondidinho de Carne Seca Falafel Fataya (Senegalese Beef Turnovers)Fatteh (Lebanese Chickpea and Yogurt Pita)Fattoush Feijão Tropeiro Ful Medames Gemista (Greek Stuffed Tomatoes and Peppers)Ghormeh Sabzi Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo Harira Hawawshi Hayashi Rice (Japanese Beef and Tomato Stew over Rice)İmam Bayıldı Irish Stew Jerusalem Mixed Grill (Me'orav Yerushalmi)Karnıyarık (Turkish Stuffed Eggplant)Kefta Tagine Izgara köfte Kuku Sabzi Lahmacun Lapskaus (Norwegian Brown Stew)Milanesa (Argentine Breaded Beef Cutlet)Seven-Vegetable Couscous Moules-frites Mushroom Risotto Ossobuco alla Milanese Picanha Churrasco (Brazilian Skewered Picanha)Pollo al Ajillo (Spanish Garlic Chicken)Pork Tenderloin Medallions with Lemon-Parsley Pan Sauce Provoleta Sabich Wiener Schnitzel Shakshuka Chicken Shawarma Spanakopita Stegt Flæsk (Crispy Pork Belly with Parsley Sauce)Thieboudienne (Senegalese Fish and Rice)Vol-au-vent Zaalouk Zürcher Geschnetzeltes Oven-Roasted Adjapsandali with Garlic-Herb Paste Two-Garlic Aglio Olio with Lemon Pangrattato Aglio Olio Shrimp Fried Rice with Garlic Chips Slow-Simmered Ají de Gallina with Toasted Pecans Ají de Gallina Pull-Apart Cheese Sliders Albóndigas in Saffron-Almond Sauce with Picada Albóndigas Bravas Traybake Molten Cheese Arepa Bites with Guasacaca Classic Ash Reshteh from Dried Beans Ash Reshteh Minestrone (Persian × Italian)Ash Reshteh Herb Noodle Salad with Warm Mint Oil Charcoal baba ganoush with pine nuts and pomegranate molasses Milk-Poached Bacalhau à Brás with Garlic Confit and Olive Crumb Crispy Potato-Nest Bacalhau Brás Egg Cups Overnight-Marinated Bourguignon with Glazed Onions and Croutons Bourguignon Ragù Pappardelle Bifana Loaded Fries with Garlic-Mustard Mayo Whipped Bissara Dip with Sizzling Cumin-Chili Butter Homemade-Stock Bitterballen with Mustard Mayo Panko-Crusted Bitterballen Ragout Toastie Roasted Beet and Smoked Rib Borscht Marseille Bouillabaisse with Rockfish Broth and Potato Rouille One-Pan Bouillabaisse Orzo with Saffron Aioli Clarified-Butter Bratkartoffeln with Caraway, Marjoram and Fried Egg Shrimp and Tuna Brik with Harissa Aioli Oven-Crisp Brik Cigars with Tuna, Cheese and Harissa Mayo Bruschetta Pull-Apart Cheese Bread Seared Cabbage Boil with Andouille, Shrimp and Homemade Cajun Spice Cabbage Boil Skewers with Comeback Sauce Steak Bite Cheese Melt Toasts Slow-Baked Cassoulet with Pork-Rind Bean Stock and Garlic-Parsley Crust Chorizo and Smoked Paprika Chicken Cassoulet (French × Spanish)Cassoulet Tartine with Crispy Duck and Garlic Crumbs Twice-Cooked Lamb Ceebu Yapp with Mustard-Caramelised Onions Yapp Gyudon (Senegalese × Japanese)Yapp Smash Burger with Mustard Onion Jam Vongole Chawanmushi with Garlic-Butter Clams (Japanese × Italian)Baked Fondue Bread Bowl with Garlic-Butter Dippers Oven-Braised Chicken Cacciatore with Pancetta, Mushrooms and Gremolata Chicken Kyiv on the Bone with Lemon-Herb Butter Black Lime Chicken Machboos Paella (Emirati x Spanish)Miyazaki-Style Fluffy Chicken Nanban with Mustard Tartare Crispy Gnocchi Chicken Paprikash with Parmesan Parmesan-Panko Chicken Parma with Slow-Simmered Napoli and Prosciutto Chicken Parma Sliders with Garlic Butter Individual Chicken Pastillas with Honey-Saffron Onion Confit and Orange Blossom Almonds Seared Thigh, Mushroom and White Wine Chicken Pot Pie Chicken Pot Pie Soup with Puff Pastry Crackers Dry-Brined Chicken Vesuvio with Lemon-Butter Pan Sauce Vesuvio Smashed Potato Bowl with Garlic-Wine Chicken and Minty Pea Smash Reverse-Seared Thick Sirloin with Shallot Chimichurri Perilla Chimichurri Soy Steak Lettuce Wraps Chimichurri Steak and Whipped Feta Baguette Parrilla Choripán with Salsa Criolla Gochujang Chimichurri Choripán with Buttered Kimchi (Argentine × Korean)Chorizo Smash Tacos with Chimichurri Overnight-Marinated Burgundy Coq au Vin Cornish Pasty Hash Skillet with Puff-Pastry Crisps Potato-dough chicken thigh coxinha with a cream cheese heart Croqueta Skillet Dip Lamb and Beef Dürüm Döner with Homemade Lavash Cider-Braised Coddle with a Crisp Potato Top Chorizo and White Bean Coddle (Irish × Spanish)Coddle-Stuffed Jacket Potatoes with Cheddar Crispy Tortilla Empanada Pockets with Chimichurri Fava and Chickpea Falafel with Parsley Tarator and Sumac Onions Baked Falafel Crunch Bowl Peppercorn-Pouch Fårikål with Parsley Butter Potatoes Fish Fataya with Rof Herb Paste and Scotch Bonnet Onion Sauce Fatteh with Slow-Cooked Chickpeas, Fried Pita and Ghee-Toasted Nuts Fatteh Layer Cups with Za'atar Pita Crumble and Brown-Butter Pine Nuts Restaurant-style fattoush with za'atar pita crisps and pomegranate Labneh fattoush toast Feijão Tropeiro with Crispy Torresmo and Fried Egg Saffron Duck Leg Fesenjan Crispy Alfredo Pasta Nests Triple-Cooked Fish and Chips with Homemade Tartare Bergen Fish Soup (Bergensk Fiskesuppe) with Homemade Stock Slow-Simmered Ful with Tahini and Garlic Tasha Red Wine Galbi-jjim Bourguignon Gambas al Ajillo with Prawn-Shell Oil Crispy Gambas Rice Skillet Gemista with Pine Nuts, Currants and Feta (plus Courgette Boats)Whole-Feta Gemista Rice Tray Bake Berbere Brown Butter Barley Polenta with Garlic Mushrooms (Ethiopian × Italian)Oven-Braised Lamb Shank Ghormeh Sabzi Ghormeh Sabzi Chicken Pot Pie Sabzi Crispy Rice Bowl Crispy Garlic-Parmesan Gnocchi Bites Seafood and Okra Gumbo with Shrimp-Shell Stock Stacked Gyros Loaf with Sumac Onions and Dill Tzatziki Saffron Lamb Harira with Egg Ribbons Harira Chickpea Toast with Lemon Yogurt Alexandrian Hawawshi with Homemade Dough and Tahini Sauce Hawawshi Puff Pinwheels with Tahini-Yogurt Dip Brown-Roux Hayashi Rice, Yōshoku-Restaurant Style Hummus bil Lahme with Spiced Beef and Pine Nuts Oven-Braised İmam Bayıldı with Slow-Cooked Onions İmam Bayıldı Parmigiana (Turkish x Italian)İmam Bayıldı Feta Galette with Chilli Honey Oven-Braised Lamb Neck Irish Stew with Pearl Barley and Herb Butter Irish Stew Skillet Hash with Crispy Potatoes and Fried Eggs İskender Sigara Börek Cajun Brown Jambalaya with Shrimp-Shell Stock Chorizo and Smoked Paprika Jansson (Swedish × Spanish)Baked Cheese Curry with a Runny Egg (Yaki Curry)Mushroom and Parmesan Jareesh Risotto Jareesh Mozzarella Croquettes with Sumac Tahini Dip Jerusalem Mixed Grill with Homemade Amba and Charred Onions Jerusalem Grill Golden Rice Bowl Rosé Jjamppong with Bacon Chorizo and Prawn Jollof Paella Kabsa Chicken Paella Kabsa Arancini with Daqqus Dip Kafteji with Kefta and Homemade Tabil Kafteji Egg Muffins with Harissa Yogurt Lamb Karnıyarık with Pepper-Paste Sauce and Sumac Onions Karnıyarık Flatbread Pizza with Garlic Yogurt Drizzle Lamb and Beef Kefta Tagine with Saffron, Harissa and Cumin Salt Kefta Tagine Crispy Rice Bowl with Lemon Yogurt Hand-Chopped Herb Khinkali with Beef Broth Beer-Battered Cod Kibbeling with Homemade Remoulade Kimchi Cheese Omurice Smash köfte burger Crispy-Skin Kotopoulo Lemonato with Lemon Butter Pan Sauce Oven-Baked Saffron Kuku Sabzi with Buttered Barberries and Cucumber-Garlic Yogurt Herb Kuku Jeon with Soy-Vinegar Dip (Persian x Korean)One-Pan Kuku Sabzi Egg Toast with Feta and Pomegranate Molasses Mini Kumpir Party Bites Toasted Cumin Lablabi with Harissa Oil and Olive-Oil Tuna Lablabi Bread Salad with Harissa-Lemon Dressing 24-hour cold-proved lamb lahmacun Crispy lahmacun bulgur bowl Oven-Braised Lapskaus with Smoked Bacon, Juniper and Brown Butter Lapskaus Croquettes with Lingonberry Mayo Bubbling Lasagna Dip with Garlic Baguette Bacon-Crackling Lecsó with Creamy Eggs and Garlic Toast Lecsó Whipped-Feta Toast with Crispy Sausage and Honey Gruyère and Aged Cheddar Mac with Crispy Panko Spiced Samneh Malawach with Jammy Eggs and Fresh Zhug Bacon-Wrapped Beef and Pork Meatloaf with Balsamic Glaze Kofta Meatloaf with Pomegranate Glaze and Tahini Yogurt (Levantine × American)Brown Butter Pul Biber Menemen Menemen Egg Boats Lentil Soup Shakshuka with Garlic Yogurt & Chili Butter Milanesa a la Napolitana Oven-Crisp Milanesa a Caballo Rice Bowl Berbere Lentil Ragù Rigatoni Lamb Seven-Vegetable Couscous with Tfaya Belgian Ale Moules with Cream and Triple-Cooked Tallow Frites Moussaka Doria (Japanese Rice Gratin)Kefta-Stuffed Msemen with Ghee Layers Spiced Mujaddara with Extra-Crispy Onions and Cucumber-Mint Yogurt Warm Mujaddara Salad Bowl with Roasted Squash, Feta and Pomegranate Dressing Crispy Mushroom Risotto Squares with Whipped Ricotta and Hot Honey Lamb and Leek Mutabbaq with Freshly Toasted Spices and Spicy Tomato Salsa Slit-Open Fluffy Omurice with Quick Demi-Glace Ossobuco with Saffron Risotto alla Milanese Osso Buco Sliders with Gremolata Mayo Prawn-Head Stock Paella with Allioli Crispy Chorizo Paella Bites Fresh-Ají Huancaína with Jammy Eggs and Olive Crumb Papas Bravas a la Huancaína with Chorizo Crumble (Peruvian × Spanish)Huancaína Deviled Eggs with Olive and Potato-Chip Crunch Pastitsio Melt Toast with Cinnamon Beef and Béchamel Crust Flame-Grilled Braai Peri-Peri Chicken Pull-Apart Cheesesteak Sliders Dry-Brined Reverse-Seared Picanha with Bacon Butter Farofa Picanha Cheese Steak Sandwich with Green Mayo Spanish Chorizo and Chicken Plov Garlic Confit Pollo al Ajillo with Fino Sherry Garlic-Chip Pollo al Ajillo Bocadillo Brined Pork Medallions with Dijon-Caper Butter Sauce Crispy Pork Medallion Sliders with Lemon-Parsley Aioli Red Wine Beef Shin Potjie with Gremolata Provoleta Rellena with Roasted Pepper and Jamón Crispy Provoleta Sticks with Chimichurri Mayo Rakott Krumpli with Crisp Sausage, Bacon and Sour-Cream Custard Confit Byaldi (Spiral Ratatouille)Oven-Braised Rouladen with Juniper Red Wine Jus Quick Rouladen Pinwheel Skewers with Mustard Gravy Dip Oven-Braised Ropa Vieja with Maduros Sabich with Haminados Eggs and Zhug Sabich Deviled Eggs Saleeg Chicken Doria (Saudi × Japanese yōshoku)Korean Cream Cheese Garlic Salt Bread Charred Pepper and Merguez Shakshuka, Oven-Baked Harissa Shakshuka Fried Rice with Crispy Egg Tower-Roast Chicken Shawarma with Toum Shawarma Loaded Fries Shiro Pasta e Ceci with Berbere and Rosemary (Ethiopian x Italian)Charcoal Shish Tawook with Sumac Onions Shish Tawook Quesadillas with Toum Crema and Pickled Onions (Lebanese × Mexican)Shish Tawook Salad with Toum-Caesar Dressing and Pita Crisps Oven-Braised Short Rib and Porcini Ragù with Gremolata Souvlaki Loaded Fries Oven-Crisp Stegt Flæsk with Emerald Parsley Sauce Stegt Flæsk Bánh Mì with Parsley Herb Mayo (Danish × Vietnamese)Crispy Smashed Potatoes with Stegt Flæsk Crumble and Parsley Cream Brown-Butter Brussels Sprout Stoemp with Beer-Braised Sausages Beef Tenderloin Stroganoff with Brandy Cream Swedish Meatball Pasta Bake Tabbouleh with Tomato-Water Dressing and Pomegranate Mexican Street-Corn Tabbouleh Crispy Tabbouleh Fritters with Garlic Yogurt Saffron Crispy Rice Salad with Herbs, Feta and Walnuts Flaky Butter Tequeños with Guasacaca Restaurant-Style Thieboudienne with Fish Stock and Nététou Rof Salmon Tomato Takikomi Gohan (Senegalese x Japanese)Thieb Arancini with Rof Fish and Tamarind-Chilli Mayo Baked Mini Tortilla Bites with Brava and Alioli Dips Bacon Parmesan Rosé Tteokbokki Stracciatella Tteokguk Baked Beef Yalancı Mantı with Brown Chili Butter Turkish Pasta Chips with Chili Butter Yogurt Dip Vol-au-vent Croque Toast Chorizo & Prawn Yangzhou Fried Rice, Spanish Style Chicken Yassa Flatbread Crisp-Seared Yuca with Garlic Confit Mojo Caramelised Onion, Feta and Herb Zucchini Slice Zürcher Geschnetzeltes with Crisp Butter Rösti

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