Brussels Sprout Carbonara with Fettuccini
Brussels Sprout Carbonara with Fettuccini might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4 and costs $2.87 per serving. One portion of this dish contains about 38g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 549 calories. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Only a few people made this recipe, and 2 would say it hit the spot. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up oz. bacon into pieces, 2 lb. brussels sprouts, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. With a spoonacular score of 72%, this dish is good. Brussels Sprout Carbonara with Fettuccini, Brussels Sprout Carbonara with Fettuccini, and Brussels Sprout Carbonara with Fettuccini are very similar to this recipe.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: -1 minutes
Cooking duration: -1 minutes
Ingredients:
250gr / 0.5 lb. (dry weight) of good quality fettuccini pasta
550gr / 1.2 lb. Brussels sprouts, cleaned and chopped quite finely, but not too small.
2 x shallots chopped finely
2 x large cloves of garlic chopped finely
150gr / 5 oz. smoked bacon chopped into small pieces
2 x eggs, beaten just enough to bring them together, then set them aside
Lots of freshly ground black pepper
75gr / 2.5 oz. finely grated parmesan cheese
Salt to taste
2 x tbsp of olive oil
Equipment:
frying pan
stove
tongs
Cooking instruction summary:
Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. When it reaches a medium high heat, add the shallots and garlic and saut for a minute. Add the sprouts, cook until they are browned and become a little softer ( not too soft though, you dont want them to be mushy, but to retain a little bite). You can probably get going with cooking the pasta when the sprouts are nearly finished. Just follow the instructions on the packet for timings. The best way to cook pasta is to put it into a pan with plenty of boiling water and a good helping of salt. When the sprouts are cooked, move them to the outside area of the pan and add the bacon to the centre, allowing it to cook for a couple of minutes, turning a couple of times. When the bacon is cooked, mix it through the sprouts and give a good grind of black pepper and a little salt. Careful with salt as the bacon and the parmesan will also add a salty flavour. When the pasta is ready, bring your two pans close together on the stove. Then, with tongs, grab the pasta and drag is swiftly into the pan with the sprouts. By doing this you take in some of the pasta water. This water helps bind and create your sauce. You dont need much, in this case probably about 2 tablespoons worth. This dragging technique should ensure that you have enough. Turn the heat off under your sprouts and pasta. Add the egg (not directly on to the base of the pan but onto the pasta mixture) add the parmesan. Stir through quite quickly, this will create a creamy style sauce. Check for seasoning, and serve immediately with some extra parmesan sprinkled over the top if you wish. This works well with all sorts of pasta. The only type that doesnt work so well for a carbonara style dish is whole meal or gluten free varieties. These pastas seem to lack the starchy constituent that gives your sauce that creamy texture. Try using pecorino cheese instead of parmesan
Step by step:
1. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. When it reaches a medium high heat, add the shallots and garlic and saut for a minute.
2. Add the sprouts, cook until they are browned and become a little softer ( not too soft though, you dont want them to be mushy, but to retain a little bite). You can probably get going with cooking the pasta when the sprouts are nearly finished. Just follow the instructions on the packet for timings. The best way to cook pasta is to put it into a pan with plenty of boiling water and a good helping of salt.
3. When the sprouts are cooked, move them to the outside area of the pan and add the bacon to the centre, allowing it to cook for a couple of minutes, turning a couple of times.
4. When the bacon is cooked, mix it through the sprouts and give a good grind of black pepper and a little salt. Careful with salt as the bacon and the parmesan will also add a salty flavour.
5. When the pasta is ready, bring your two pans close together on the stove. Then, with tongs, grab the pasta and drag is swiftly into the pan with the sprouts. By doing this you take in some of the pasta water. This water helps bind and create your sauce. You dont need much, in this case probably about 2 tablespoons worth. This dragging technique should ensure that you have enough.
6. Turn the heat off under your sprouts and pasta.
7. Add the egg (not directly on to the base of the pan but onto the pasta mixture) add the parmesan. Stir through quite quickly, this will create a creamy style sauce.
8. Check for seasoning, and serve immediately with some extra parmesan sprinkled over the top if you wish.
9. This works well with all sorts of pasta. The only type that doesnt work so well for a carbonara style dish is whole meal or gluten free varieties. These pastas seem to lack the starchy constituent that gives your sauce that creamy texture.
10. Try using pecorino cheese instead of parmesan
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