Posted by Trish | Under Dinner, Pasta, Pork
Saturday Mar 29, 2008
Submitted by *Vilification*
Serves 4
Ingredients
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
Directions
Cook pancetta in oil in a 12″ heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 3 to 4 minutes.
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.
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.
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.
Add salt & black pepper to taste & serve sprinkled with parsley & remaining tbsp sage.