Utica greens is an
Italian American dish made of
escarole
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sauteed with garlic and olive oil. Most recipes include hot
cherry peppers,
pecorino
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Overview
Of the six main varieties of pecorino, all of which have Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) stat ...
cheese,
bread crumb
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s,
prosciutto
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Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crud ...
or another cured meat, and sometimes chicken
broth
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.
[
] In the 1980s, Italian restaurants in
Utica began serving this variation on traditional
Sicilian and
Southern Italian sauteed greens;
the dish has since spread to other cities in the
United States
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. Other variations include greens with potatoes,
romaine,
kale,
Swiss chard
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, and
pignoli nuts.
See also
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Cuisine of the Mid-Atlantic states
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List of vegetable dishes
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References
Further reading
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Cuisine of New York (state)
Utica, New York
Vegetable dishes
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