Recipe: Perfect Strozzapreti with speck and saffron

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Recipe: Perfect Strozzapreti with speck and saffron Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Strozzapreti with speck and saffron. Although strozzapreti, which roughly means "priest strangler" or "priest choker" in Italian, are called for in this recipe, feel free to substitute another shape of Likewise, if you can't find speck, try prosciutto instead, which may be easier to find. This recipe was inspired by a trip I took to Italy a few years ago. Strozzapreti are an elongated form of cavatelli, or hand-rolled pasta typical of the Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Marche and Umbria regions of Italy as well as in the state of San Marino.

Match with basically any sauce -pesto, chicory and speck Watching Chef Olivieri spin out these perfectly neat strozzapreti twirls is a treat.

Una ricetta per gli amanti degli spinaci, ricotta e speck !

Accompagnata da pasta fresca o a vostro piacere.

You can cook Strozzapreti with speck and saffron using 8 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Strozzapreti with speck and saffron

  1. It’s 500 g of strozzapreti pasta, or similar egg pasta.

  2. Prepare Packet of speck, about 100 g.

  3. It’s of Small chopped onion.

  4. Prepare of Saffron.

  5. Prepare 2-3 tablespoons of single cream.

  6. Prepare to taste of Salt.

  7. It’s of Olive oil.

  8. Prepare of Parmesan to serve.

Homemade strozzapreti are rarely uniform in size and shape, but that adds to their appeal.

Watch this video from Pasta Grannies to see how it's done!

Strozzapreti with Tomato-Pancetta Sauce. © Beatriz Da Costa.

Transfer the strozzapreti to a warmed bowl and pass the cheese separately.

Strozzapreti with speck and saffron instructions

  1. Cook pasta according to instructions in salted water. Fry onion gently in a little oil. When softened, add speck and cook for 2-3 mins. Then add saffron and stir. Cook on low heat now for 2-3 mins. Remove from heat.

  2. When pasta nearly ready, add the cream and a ladle of pasta cooking water to the speck. Stir until mixed well. Drain pasta, add to sauce. Mix well.

  3. Serve with Parmesan :).

A straightforward red with good acidity harmonizes with this simple sauce.

During his trip, he learns new recipes, discovers more about saffron and tries flamenco dancing.

Strozzapreti formaggi e speck, un primo piatto semplice e veloce da preparare.

Un gustoso e cremoso primo piatto: trofie con speck e stracchino.

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