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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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Italian
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A first course with the right mix, creamy and crunchy. Easy and fast.
First boil the potatoes in their skins for 30-40 minutes until they are mordibe.
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.
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.
Place a pan full of salted water on the heat and bring to the boil, it will be used for cooking pasta.
Cut the speck into small cubes. Heat a little oil in the pan, add the speck and the thyme leaves.
Sauté until the speck is crispy. Add the washed rocket. Stir and dry the rocket. Meanwhile cook the pasta.
Make the cream more fluid by pouring a ladle of pasta cooking water. Add the potato cream to the seasoning.
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.