Chocolate Truffles: Cioccolatini di Fregula Sarda

Name: Chocolate Truffles: Cioccolatini di Fregula Sarda
Cook time: 20 minutes
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: Salt: to taste Fregula pasta: 1/2 cup Sugar: 1/4 cup Gianduia: dark or milk chocolate 5 ounces Cocoa powder; shredded unsweetened coconut or finely ground hazelnuts; optional To taste

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Francine Segan | Fri, 06/24/2022 - 05:24

Difficulty Level

Low

Cooking Time

20 minutes

Cost

Low

Fregula, is a specialty pasta of Sardinia that looks like couscous but is made with coarsely ground semolina grains instead of flour. The word probably comes from fregare, “to rub or grated.”

This recipe is from Sardinian chef Luigi Pomata who boils the tiny pasta nuggets in water and sugar, then coats them in gianduia, which is dark chocolate blended with smooth hazelnut butter. Gianduia is one of Italy’s most popular chocolate flavors and is listed along with milk, dark

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