New York style pasta
Pasta served like in NYC: tagliatelle or spaghetti with lightly fried ham, peas and a nutmeg-flavoured cream sauce.
109 K 4.5/5 (22 reviews)
50 min.
Easy
4 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: July 1st 2013
150 g peas
8 slices cured ham
200 ml 
grated nutmeg
400 g tagliatelles
2 tablespoons 
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.
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.
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 recipe | 110 RDI=30 % | 290 RDI=20 % | 190 RDI=20 % | 3,290 RDI=120 % | 13,790 RDI: 120 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=3 % | 30 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 300 RDI=10 % | 1,250 RDI: 10 % |
| Per person | 30 RDI=8 % | 70 RDI=5 % | 50 RDI=5 % | 820 RDI=30 % | 3,450 RDI: 30 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 4 people : 7.60 €
- Per person : 1.90 €
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Tagliatelles
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Cream
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