Parma ham get crisp and salty when you fry it. Together with a creamy mascarpone sauce you have a great pasta dish.
Tagliatelle with mascarpone and parma
4 servings
8 oz tagliatelle
2 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lemon, zest and juice
5.3 oz mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup double or single cream
1/2 cup pasta cooking water
1/3 grated parmesan cheese
A handfull basil leaves, chopped
3.5 oz thinely sliced parma ham
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water according to package instrction. Drain and reserve 1/3 cup pasta cooking water. Pour pasta back into saucepan with half the cooking water.
Fry the parma ham in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to curl and get crisp. Remove from the pan and and set aside. In the same fryingpan add olive oil and garlic, fry on low heat for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 the pasta water along with the mascarpone, cream and lemon peel. Whisk together over low heat until well combined. Turn heat up and add the Parmesan. Let simmer for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, basil leaves and chopped parma ham. Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve with a drizzle of Olive oil and extra Parmesan cheese.
4 servings
8 oz tagliatelle
2 tsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 lemon, zest and juice
5.3 oz mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup double or single cream
1/2 cup pasta cooking water
1/3 grated parmesan cheese
A handfull basil leaves, chopped
3.5 oz thinely sliced parma ham
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water according to package instrction. Drain and reserve 1/3 cup pasta cooking water. Pour pasta back into saucepan with half the cooking water.
Fry the parma ham in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it starts to curl and get crisp. Remove from the pan and and set aside. In the same fryingpan add olive oil and garlic, fry on low heat for 30 seconds. Add 1/2 the pasta water along with the mascarpone, cream and lemon peel. Whisk together over low heat until well combined. Turn heat up and add the Parmesan. Let simmer for 2 minutes. Add lemon juice, basil leaves and chopped parma ham. Pour the sauce over the pasta and serve with a drizzle of Olive oil and extra Parmesan cheese.