Mafia Cookbook

In The Mafia Cookbook, Joe Dogs took the quintessential Mob formula—murder, betrayal, food—and turned it into a bestseller, not surprisingly, since Joe Dogs's mixture of authentic Italian recipes and colorful Mafia anecdotes is as much fun to read as it is to cook from.

Now The Mafia Cookbook is reprinted with Cooking on the Lam—adding thirty-seven original new recipes and a thrilling account of Dogs’s recent years since he testified against the Mob in five major trials, all told in his authentic, inimitable tough-guy style.

The new recipes are simple, quick, and completely foolproof, including such classic dishes as Shrimp Scampi, Tomato Sauce (the Mob mainstay), Chicken Cordon Bleu, Veal Piccata, Marinated Asparagus Wrapped with Prosciutto, Baked Stuffed Clams, Veal Chops Milanese, Sicilian (what else?) Caponata, Gambino-style Fried Chicken, Lobster Thermidor (for when you want to celebrate that big score), and desserts rich enough to melt a loan shark’s heart. You can follow these recipes and learn to cook Italian anytime, anywhere, even on the lam, even in places where Italian groceries may be hard or impossible to find. Tested by Mob heavy hitters as well as FBI agents and US marshals, these recipes are simple to follow, full of timesaving shortcuts, and liberally seasoned with Joe Dogs’s stories of life inside—and outside—the Mob. This is the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to make the kind of food that Tony Soprano only dreams about.

Recipes

Pasta Marinara

Veal Marsala

Monkfish Marinelli

Cicoria Insalata (Dandelion Greens Salad)

Panacotte (Greens and Beans)

Shrimp Scampi

Baked Pork Chops Philadelphia

Mandarin Pork Roast

Rice and Ricotta Pudding

New York Strip Steak Florentine with Sautéed Mushrooms

Asparagus Hollandaise

Manicotti Marinara with Mint

Giambotta (Green Beans, Potato, and Tomato)

Pasta Fagioli Appetizer Soup

Veal Osso Buco

Savory Stuffed Artichokes Sicilian-Style

Breaded Sautéed Steak and Greens

Zabaglione

Orecchietti with Peas and Prosciutto

Pot Roast à la Joe Dogs

Chicken Cacciatore Northern-Style

Spinach and Eggplant Lasagna with Sun-Dried Tomato Sauce

Peach Cobbler

Fish en Papillote in Béchamel Sauce

Baked Chicken à la Joe Dogs

Mussels in Light Sauce

Steak au Poivre

Shrimp Scampi Gambino-Style

Lobster Newburg

Caponata

Bracciole

Stuffed Shells with Tomato Sauce

Bouillabaisse

Veal Oscar

Maine Lobster Fra Diavolo

Lemon Granita

Crabmeat Appetizers

Steaks Cognac

Minestrone