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I was inspired to make this from Patricia’s Spaghetti with Garlic and Spinach post. Queen of substitutions that I am, I loosely followed the recipe that she found on delicious. magazine [A very good magazine, by the way, but I digress.] and made my own version with pancetta and linguine. Here’s the visual step-by-step guide:
I just fried 3 thinly sliced pancetta with a drizzle of olive oil till it’s almost crispy, added chopped garlic and cooked it for a minute or two until the garlic turns golden brown. Took out the pancetta, and splash and fizzle goes the dash of wine (ok, it was probably 1/8 cup) and reduced it to half. Tossed in the linguine, spinach and pancetta. Ground some fresh pepper and sprinkled salt. Tossed. Took out of the heat and served with grated parmesan cheese on top. Now this is where I followed the recipe: I served/ate it with lots of parmesan cheese. So simple. So delicious. It couldn’t get any easier than that.
I’m so glad you like the pasta, Joy!! Your dish looks so yummy and I love the step by step photos… Gotta try to find pancetta around here and try your version too!
Patricia – Hope you find it at your supermarket’s deli. We love mixing it with cooked vegetables and salds. :-)
That is one tasty looking dish. Even though my “skillz” are limited to making PB&J for the kids (I don’t have nearly the time or patience lately to make a thing like this) this looks absolutely excellent.
Do you deliver?
Joy, your picture taking ability of food is superb. Maybe you should ditch programming and get into the “food-picture-menu-magazine” business. :)
Well maybe we’ll serve this next time. :-)
Haha…well, no deliveries.
Thanks, I’m flattered. Who knows, maybe after I get more practice. I enjoy food photography, that’s for sure.