New York style pasta
Pasta served like in NYC: tagliatelle or spaghetti with lightly fried ham, peas and a nutmeg-flavoured cream sauce.
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Last modified on: July 1st 2013
For 4 people, you will need:
grated nutmeg
2 tablespoons 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
Keeping: A few minutes after adding sauce.
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 17 min. | 29 min. | 46 min. |
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- When will I finish if I start the recipe at a certain time?
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 10 min.
Bring a large pan of water to the boil over high heat. When boiling, add salt and blanch the peas for 1 minute.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Fry 8 slices cured ham in a very hot frying pan for 30 seconds on each side.>Set aside.
Stage 4 - 15 min.
Use the same pan for the sauce, without cleaning it: pour in 200 ml cream, salt and pepper, then add grated nutmeg to taste.
Mix well and leave on low heat to reduce.
Mix well and leave on low heat to reduce.
Stage 5 - 8 min.
Meanwhile, cook 400 g tagliatelles.
Stage 6 - 2 min.
Stage 7 - 5 min.
Place a slice of ham on each plate, top with the pasta and pour the sauce over.
Serve immediately.
Serve immediately.
Remarks
You can replace the peas with any other vegetables (preferably green) that you like: mange-tout peas, asparagus tips, broad beans, etc.
Nutritional information
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.60 €
- Per person : 1.90 €
And to drink?: An Italian red wine, perhaps.
Source
Home made.More recipes?
This recipe uses (among others) | Tagliatelles: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style, ... All |
 | Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish Mousselines, Cream sauce with Vin Jaune, Mushroom Pancakes au Gratin, Grapefruit moelleux, Lobster Thermidor, ... All |
 | Peas: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Rice and peas, Paella, Icelandic-style fish and vegetable pie, Eggs en Cocotte à la Française, Macédoine of vegetables, ... All |
 | Cured ham: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Surprise eggs, Sliced cauliflower with 3 cheeses, Mediterranean toast, Cabbage julienne with ham, Saltimbocca, ... All |
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