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Mario Batali

By Food & Wine
Updated May 17, 2017
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Here are a collection of Food & Wine’s best Mario Batali recipes. These dishes showcase some of the best Mario has created ranging from perfect pastas to herb-and-cheese-filled chicken thighs. Try these delicious dishes for your next dinner party.
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Herb-and-Cheese-Filled Chicken Thighs

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Very Soft Polenta with Rock Shrimp Ragout

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This is Mario Batali’s variation on a classic dish from the coastal villages outside of Trieste, where the fresh seafood is among the most prized in the world. The polenta that accompanies the shrimp must be very soft, almost saucelike.

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Cavatelli with Spicy Winter Squash

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“This pasta,” Mario Batali says, “always propels me into fall.” You can substitute pumpkin or hubbard squash—whichever looks more beautiful at your market—for the butternut.

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Roasted Squash with Red Onion, Oregano and Mint

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For the best results, look for elongated rather than bulbous squash.

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Trenette with Pesto, Beans and Potatoes

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Suggested wine pairing: Brisk, slightly nutty Soave.

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Mushroom Orzotto

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Suggested wine pairing: Earthy, cherry-scented Chianti Classico.

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Butcher's Ragù with Fusilli

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This sauce, an ever-so-slightly creamy ragù made with ground beef, pancetta and ham, is flavored with tomato paste instead of canned tomatoes.

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Mixed Vegetable and Farro Soup

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This thick, hearty soup is a colorful mix of carrots, peas, leek and onion. Mario Batali adds borlotti beans and farro, which make the soup hearty enough to be a vegan main course.

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Spicy Stewed Sausages with Three Peppers

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Stewing the bell peppers in red wine gives them richness; so does a generous garnish of grated pecorino cheese. The stewed sausages and peppers are also delicious tossed with pasta.

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Meat Loaf Stuffed with Prosciutto and Spinach

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The vegetables in this luxurious yet easy take on classic meat loaf can be leftovers, says Mario Batali: “Just make sure they're cooked long enough to be very soft—if they’re al dente, the meat loaf will tear when you slice it and wreck your day.”

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Anchovy and Roasted-Pepper Salad with Goat Cheese

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Mario Batali enlisted the help of Dave Pasternack to create this earthy salad with chopped cured anchovies in the dressing.

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Goat Cheese Ravioli with Orange and Fennel

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Using wonton wrappers is a great shortcut for making Mario Batali’s tangy herbed goat cheese ravioli.

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Tomato and Garlic Dip

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The iconic Andalucian salmorejo is essentially a superthick gazpacho, made with plenty of ripe tomatoes, garlic and olive oil. Invariably, it’s topped with chopped hard-boiled eggs and ham and served with fried eggplant or toasted country bread.

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White Clam Pie

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Chile-Steamed Mussels with Green Olive Crostini

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Suggested wine pairing: Because good sparkling wine cuts through heat, it’s an ideal pairing with spicy foods.

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Marinated Sardines with Fennel, Raisins and Pine Nuts

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“You need a wine that can counterbalance these intense sardines,” says Dan Amatuzzi of Mario Batali’s quickly fried fish marinated in sweet Champagne vinegar, the classic Venetian dish sardines in saor.

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Bucatini all'Amatriciana

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Mario Batali’s simple, brilliant version of this classic dish calls for tossing the long, hollow pasta strands with house-cured guanciale (pork jowl) and a spicy house-made tomato sauce.

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Mint Love Letters with Spicy Lamb Sausage

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Ricotta Frittata

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Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus with Citronette

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In Mario Batali’s riff on the traditional antipasto of prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, he wraps spears in pancetta (which, unlike prosciutto, becomes nicely crispy when cooked) and grills them. Adding a bit of tanginess is the citronette, a marvelously bright-tasting mustardy-orange dressing.

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Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta

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“Artichokes don’t have to start a fight with wine,” says Mario Batali. He sautés sliced artichokes with lardo (cured pork fat) or pancetta, then tosses them with spaghetti.

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Zucchini-Ricotta Fritters

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Mortadella and Cheese Panini

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To make these sandwiches, use 6-by-4-inch slices of dense white bread from a peasant loaf to accommodate the hearty filling.

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Grilled Skirt Steak with Salsa Verde

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Skirt steak, nicely marbled with fat, takes well to marinades, like this simple mix of herbs and garlic. Mario Batali accents the grilled meat with a sauce made with more herbs and garlic, plus capers and anchovies; he likes to make his salsa verde superthick.

  • Video: Bobby Flay on How to Grill the Perfect Steak

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Marilyn Batali's Blackberry Pie

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While walking in Galicia with Gwyneth Paltrow, Mario Batali spotted a bush full of ripe blackberries, his “favorite fruit in life,” and recalled filling the back of his parents’ station wagon with buckets of blackberries when he was growing up in Seattle. After getting his mother, Marilyn, to e-mail him her recipe, Mario prepared this luscious pie.

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Grilled Asparagus with Pepper Zabaglione

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Mario Batali chars his asparagus on the grill, then serves it with a superrich zabaglione sauce spiked with black pepper.

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Grilled Margherita and Olive-Fontina Pizzas

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"This dough is not the kind you throw in the air like in the movies," Mario Batali says. He grills the crusts until they're delectably charred, then adds one of two simple toppings--a classic Margherita with tomato sauce, mozzarella and basil, and a pungent mix of Fontina, black olives and pine nuts. For the Nascar cookout, Batali cuts the pies into small wedges as appetizers but notes that they're also hearty enough to be a main course.

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Bruschetta with Peperonata

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Mario Batali tops crisp, garlic-rubbed bread with tender, sweet peppers enlivened with chiles and anchovy paste.

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Osso Buco with Horseradish Gremolata

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When he hosts dinners, Mario Batali often makes braised dishes. "I can leave the kitchen and talk to my guests," says the chef. "And the most remarkable fragrance fills my house." This recipe calls for four large shanks, but there's plenty of meat to serve six.

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Grilled Polenta with Spinach and Robiola Cheese

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Polenta is the Italian name for cornmeal. Here, it’s grilled until crisp and served with sautéed spinach and a creamy, tangy cheese that melts on top.

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1 of 30 Herb-and-Cheese-Filled Chicken Thighs
2 of 30 Very Soft Polenta with Rock Shrimp Ragout
3 of 30 Cavatelli with Spicy Winter Squash
4 of 30 Roasted Squash with Red Onion, Oregano and Mint
5 of 30 Trenette with Pesto, Beans and Potatoes
6 of 30 Mushroom Orzotto
7 of 30 Butcher's Ragù with Fusilli
8 of 30 Mixed Vegetable and Farro Soup
9 of 30 Spicy Stewed Sausages with Three Peppers
10 of 30 Meat Loaf Stuffed with Prosciutto and Spinach
11 of 30 Anchovy and Roasted-Pepper Salad with Goat Cheese
12 of 30 Goat Cheese Ravioli with Orange and Fennel
13 of 30 Tomato and Garlic Dip
14 of 30 White Clam Pie
15 of 30 Chile-Steamed Mussels with Green Olive Crostini
16 of 30 Marinated Sardines with Fennel, Raisins and Pine Nuts
17 of 30 Bucatini all'Amatriciana
18 of 30 Mint Love Letters with Spicy Lamb Sausage
19 of 30 Ricotta Frittata
20 of 30 Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus with Citronette
21 of 30 Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta
22 of 30 Zucchini-Ricotta Fritters
23 of 30 Mortadella and Cheese Panini
24 of 30 Grilled Skirt Steak with Salsa Verde
25 of 30 Marilyn Batali's Blackberry Pie
26 of 30 Grilled Asparagus with Pepper Zabaglione
27 of 30 Grilled Margherita and Olive-Fontina Pizzas
28 of 30 Bruschetta with Peperonata
29 of 30 Osso Buco with Horseradish Gremolata
30 of 30 Grilled Polenta with Spinach and Robiola Cheese

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