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Casarecce with potato cream, rocket and speck
ingredients
servings
4
Casarecce
350 grams
UHT cooking cream
240 grams
Rocket salad
50 grams
Speck
190 grams
Fresh thyme
a bit
Grated Parmesan cheese
40 grams
Salt
1 pinch
Extra virgin olive oil
a bit
Potatoes
200 grams
first courses from Italy
Casarecce with potato cream, rocket and speck
Casarecce with potato cream, rocket and speck
ready in
40 minutes
difficulty
daily requirement
100% Fat
100% Protein
100% Carbohydrates
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description
A first course with the right mix, creamy and crunchy. Easy and fast.
preparation
step 1
First boil the potatoes in their skins for 30-40 minutes until they are mordibe.
step 2
Once cooked, reduce them to a puree with a potato masher inside a pan. Add the cream, bring to the heat at low temperature, stirring constantly with a manual whisk.
step 3
When it is fluid, remove it from the stove and shake it with an immersion blender, until it is smooth and homogeneous, add salt and pepper and set aside.
step 4
Place a pan full of salted water on the heat and bring to the boil, it will be used for cooking pasta.
step 5
Cut the speck into small cubes. Heat a little oil in the pan, add the speck and the thyme leaves.
step 6
Sauté until the speck is crispy. Add the washed rocket. Stir and dry the rocket. Meanwhile cook the pasta.
step 7
Make the cream more fluid by pouring a ladle of pasta cooking water. Add the potato cream to the seasoning.
step 8
When the pasta is cooked, drain it in the pan. Add cooking water, adjust the dose according to the consistency of the seasoning. Season with grated Parmesan.
