Egg Fettuccine with Ricotta, Peas and Smoked Pancetta

Name: Egg Fettuccine with Ricotta, Peas and Smoked Pancetta
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: a dozen basil leaves, torn as you use them; 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 150 g/5 oz ricotta cheese; 200 g/7 oz shelled young peas (about 500 g/1 lb 2 oz unshelled weight); 150 g/5 oz smoked pancetta or dry-cured smoked streaky bacon, cut into strips; 50 g/2 oz butter; 400 g/14 oz egg fettucine or tagliatelle

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Eagle Cookbook

By David Eyre

Published 2009

About

An elegant and lightweight pasta that uses half a dozen ingredients but relies on the quality of all of them. The peas must be young and fresh, the ricotta not very long ago milked from the sheep, and the bacon dry-cured, solid and sweet.

Ingredients

200 g/7 oz shelled young peas (about 500 g/1

Europe
Italy
Main course
Pasta
Mediterranean

Method

Boil the peas in salted water until just cooked, then drain. Gently melt the pancetta with the butter for 10 minutes or until the fat has run and the pancetta has become crisp. Add the peas to the pan and cook gently for a few minuets. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and mix in a warmed serving bowl with the ricotta, Parmesan and tor