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tagliatelle in salsa di aglio affumicato

tagliatelle in smoked garlic sauce with pancetta and asparagus

Smoked garlic is easier and easier to find nowadays - at least  in London - but if you haven't got a local supplier, in the UK you can order online from the amazing Isle of Wight Garlic Farm, which also sells all kind of other garlic foods too!

WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO DO
(scroll down for the full method)

  • dry-fry the pancetta

  • chop the garlic, add to pancetta

  • boil the asparagus

  • warm the cream

  • add pancetta to sauce

  • boil the pasta

  • add pasta to sauce

  • toss to combine

tagliatelle in smoked garlic sauce with pancetta and asparagus

INGREDIENTS

FOR FOUR PEOPLE


  • 200g smoked pancetta

  • 250g asparagus spears

  • 270ml single cream / cream substitute

  • 3-4 cloves smoked garlic

  • parmesan / pecorino

  • hot smoked paprika

PASTA

400g fresh egg tagliatelle (Dell'Ugo)


MANTECATURA

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METHOD

Begin by dry-frying the pancetta on a low heat. Let as much of the fat render as possible, and then drain it away and discard it. This recipe's rich enough as it is. Add a splash of wine together with the finely chopped smoked garlic, and allow the juice to evaporate. Boil the asparagus and when it's tender to your liking, fish it out of the cooking water and cut it into small lengths.

Begin to gently warm the cream in a pasta pan. Don't let it boil at all. Add the pancetta and garlic and stir while the sauce simmers on a very low heat. Add a sprinkle of hot smoked paprika for another layer of smokiness and a little heat, and start to boil the pasta.


Add the coked pasta to the sauce, sprinkle on the chopped asparagus, and toss to combine. I always make my cream sauces slightly runnier than I want them on the plate (you can do this by adding a splash of milk if they've got too thick) - and ALWAYS combine, plate and serve them quickly. Don't leave combined cream sauce and pasta hanging around in a serving bowl -  cream sauces tend to dry up very quickly  and I like to make sure creamy pasta is well lubricated and not a stodgy creamy mass!

NUTRITION per serving

KCAL: 415

Fat(g): 25.4

S/Fat(g): 11.8

Carb(g): 28.9

Sug(g): 5

Fib(g): 3

Prot(g): 17.9

Salt(g): 2.26

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