Tagliatelle Tossed with Smoked Salmon and Caviar

Name: Tagliatelle Tossed with Smoked Salmon and Caviar
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 200 g(6 ½ oz) crème fraîche; salt and freshly ground pepper; 3 tablespoons caviar (sturgeon if you’re feeling posh or salmon or trout); 200 g(6 ½ oz) smoked salmon slices, cut into ribbons; 3 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon chopped chives; 100 ml(3 ½ fl oz) vodka; 300 g(10 ½ oz) tagliatelle; 100 ml(3 ½ fl oz) cream

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

A World in My Kitchen

By Peter Gordon

Published 2003

About

Serve this rich, decadent pasta dish for brunch or a substantial starter. It’takes just minutes to make.

Ingredients

100 ml(3 ½ fl oz) vodka
100 ml(3 ½ fl

Starter
Pescatarian
Brunch

Method

Place vodka, cream and crème fraîche into a wide deepish saucepan and bring to the boil. Turn to a simmer and cook until reduced by one-third.

Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook tagliatelle until al dente. Drain in a colander then tip into a bowl.

Add butter to the creams and turn up heat. Gently mix in the salmon, then take off the heat and a