Tagliatelle with Chestnuts & Pancetta
Posted by Trish | Under Dinner, Pasta, Pork Saturday Mar 29, 2008
Submitted by *Vilification*
Serves 4
| 3 oz. pancetta (Italian unsmoked cured bacon), chopped | 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil | |
| 1 small onion, fine chopped | 4 garlic cloves, crushed | |
| 2 tbsp fine chopped fresh sage | 8 oz. peeled roasted whole chestnuts, coarsely crumbled | |
| 8 oz. dried flat egg noodles such as tagliatelle or fettuccine | 2 oz. finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano | |
| 2 tbsp unsalted butter | 1 tbsp fine chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley |
1. Cook pancetta in oil in a 12″ heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
2. Add onion & cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add garlic & 1 tbsp sage & cook, stirring, 1 minute. Stir in chestnuts & remove from heat.
3. Cook pasta in a 6- to 8-qt. pot of boiling salted water according to package directions. Reserve 1½ c. cooking water, then drain pasta in a colander & add to pancetta mixture in skillet.
4. Add 1 c. reserved cooking water along with cheese & butter & cook, tossing constantly, over high heat until pasta is well coated (add more reserved water if necessary), about 1 minute.
5. Add salt & black pepper to taste & serve sprinkled with parsley & remaining tbsp sage.
