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New York style pasta

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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duree50 min. difficultéEasy prix7.60 € pour combien4 people ingredients8 Ingredients
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Last modified on: July 1st 2013
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For 4 people, you will need:
  • 1 peas 150 g peas
  • 2 cured ham 8 slices cured ham
  • 3 cream 200 ml cream
  • 4 grated nutmeg grated nutmeg
  • 5 tagliatelles 400 g tagliatelles
  • 6 olive oil 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 7 salt salt
  • 8 pepper pepper
  • Total weight: 1,100 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 20 min.
Cooking: 30 min.
All in all: 50 min.
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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 10 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 1
Bring a large pan of water to the boil over high heat. When boiling, add salt and blanch the peas for 1 minute.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 1 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 2
Drain in a strainer.

Set aside.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 3
Fry 8 slices cured ham in a very hot frying pan for 30 seconds on each side.>Set aside.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 15 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 4
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.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 8 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 5
Meanwhile, cook 400 g tagliatelles.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 6
When cooked "al dente", drain the pasta and return to the pan.

Add the peas and 2 tablespoons olive oil, mix well and leave on low heat for the peas to heat through while you get the plates ready.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 5 min.
New York style pasta : Stage 7
Place a slice of ham on each plate, top with the pasta and pour the sauce over.

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.
And to drink?
An Italian red wine, perhaps.
Keeping: A few minutes after adding sauce.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
Proteins (gr)Carbohydrates (gr)Fats (gr)Energy value (in k-calories)Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe110 RDI=40 %290 RDI=30 %190 RDI=30 %3,290 RDI=170 %13,790 RDI: 170 %
Per 100 g10 RDI=4 %30 RDI=3 %20 RDI=3 %300 RDI=20 %1,250 RDI: 20 %
Per person30 RDI=10 %70 RDI=7 %50 RDI=7 %820 RDI=40 %3,450 RDI: 40 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: milk, Gluten
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 7.60 €
  • Per person : 1.90 €

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