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Pasta with green asparagus

Name: Pasta with green asparagus
Prep time: 1 h 8 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: 6 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g green asparagus spears; 300 g Pasta; 4 slices smoked ham; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 250 ml cream; Grated nutmeg; Salt; Pepper

In this recipe, the pasta is cooked separately, then mixed with chunks of green asparagus, ribbons of smoked ham and a cream sauce with nutmeg.

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Duration

1 hour 8 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: July 21^th 2013

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For 6 people, you will need:

1 300 g green asparagus spears
2 300 g Pasta
3 4 slices smoked ham
4 1 tablespoon olive oil
5 250 ml cream
6 Grated nutmeg
7 Salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 985 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

1 hour 8 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.

Prepare 300 g green asparagus spears.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cut into short lengths.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cook 300 g Pasta.

Dress with a little olive oil, cover and keep hot.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

In a hot frying pan, fry 4 slices smoked ham briefly (1 minute on each side), then cut into strips.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 10 min.

Use the same pan on high heat and add 250 ml cream, salt pepper and nutmeg to taste.

Turn down the heat and leave to thicken.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 3 min.

Add the pasta, ham and asparagus, mix well and leave to heat through for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 7

Serve without delay.

Remarks

Use whatever pasta you prefer; I have used twists (rotini) here, but penne or tagliatelle would work just as well.

Keeping: Best eaten right away, but can be reheated.

Source: Anne's New York Times article.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=11 %	22 g RDI=9 %	12 g RDI=18 %	233 kcal RDI=12 %	978 kJ RDI=12 %
Per person	11 g RDI=18 %	37 g RDI=14 %	21 g RDI=29 %	383 kcal RDI=19 %	1,606 kJ RDI=19 %
Whole recipe	68 g RDI=105 %	222 g RDI=84 %	126 g RDI=173 %	2,302 kcal RDI=115 %	9,638 kJ RDI=115 %