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Brussels sprout & pancetta pasta with sage & roast garlic cream

Author: Riverford Organics Published: 21st November 2023 06:35

 Recipe of the week

Roasting garlic gives it a sweet, caramelised flavour that suits this dish, but it does take a little time, so you might as well roast several heads and save some for other dishes. If you’re short of time, just add a couple of crushed or finely chopped garlic cloves towards the end of the onion cooking time. We’ve gone for a spelt pasta because we like its nutty flavour alongside the sweet garlic sauce, but any pasta will do.

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Serves: 4


Ingredients

    •    1 whole garlic bulb
    •    200ml double cream
    •    1 tbsp olive or sunflower oil
    •    250g pancetta or streaky bacon, diced
    •    1 onion, very finely sliced
    •    6–8 sage leaves, finely shredded
    •    Small glass of white wine (optional)
    •    400g dried spelt or other pasta
    •    500g Brussels sprouts, outer leaves removed, halved or quartered, depending on size (keep a little of the core intact so the pieces hold together)
    •    4 tbsp Parmesan, finely grated
    •    Salt & black pepper

Instruction
  1. First, roast your garlic. Heat the oven to 180°C/Gas 4. Cut off the top centimetre of the bulb, exposing the flesh. Sit it on a square of foil and drizzle with olive oil, salt and a dash of water. Bring the edges up and together to make a parcel. Roast the garlic for 50 mins or until soft.
  2. Once cooked, leave to cool slightly, then separate the cloves and squeeze the skin to release the flesh. Save half for another day and mix the remainder with the cream. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan, add the pancetta and fry, stirring now and then, to brown it. Remove to a plate with a slotted spoon.
  3. Add a splash more oil if the pan seems dry, lower the heat, add the onion and fry very gently for 10 minutes until softened. Stir now and then to stop it catching. Add the pancetta and sage to the onion. Turn up the heat and stir for 2 minutes. If using the wine, add it now and let it reduce for a couple of minutes, then add the garlic cream and let it bubble away for a couple more minutes.
  4. Meanwhile, put two pans of salted water on to boil. While the onion and pancetta are cooking, add the pasta to one pan of boiling water and cook according to the packet instructions. Drain, reserving a little of the pasta cooking water. Meanwhile, blanch the Brussels sprouts in the other pan for 3–4 minutes, depending on size. Drain.
  5. Stir half the Parmesan into the sauce, then toss in the cooked pasta and sprouts, adding a little reserved pasta water to thin the sauce if needed. Season with salt and pepper to taste then serve sprinkled with the rest of the cheese.

 

 

Courtesy of http://www.riverford.co.uk/

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