Best Drunken Tuscan Pasta Recipes

DRUNKEN TUSCAN PASTA

Steps:

• Pour the entire bottle of wine into a large pan; add water and fill the pot up as you would to cook pasta.
• Bring the wine and water to a boil over high heat.
• When the liquids boil, add salt and the pasta; cook to al dente. (you will use some of the cooking liquid later).
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat; add 2 tablespoons of olive oil; then chop and add the pancetta.
• Brown the pieces until they are golden at the edges and transfer them to a paper-towel lined plate.
• Add the mushrooms to the olive oil in the same skillet; season with rosemary; cook 6-8 minutes until deeply golden.
• Push the mushrooms to the sides of the skillet; add in the garlic and red pepper flakes; cook for a minute or so, then toss the mushrooms together with the garlic.
• Add the greens to the pan; season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
• When the greens have wilted down, add a couple ladles of the starchy pasta cooking liquid to the pan; cook for a minute to reduce it a little.
• Drain pasta well and add it to the skillet.
• Add in the pancetta and a handful of cheese to the pan; toss the pasta for a minute or so to allow it to absorb the remaining liquid.
• Adjust the seasonings and serve; pass the extra cheese at the table.

DRUNKEN TUSCAN PASTA

Steps:

• Pour the entire bottle of wine into a large pot. Add water and fill the pot up as you would to cook pasta. Bring the wine and water to a boil over high heat. When the liquids boil, add salt and the pasta and cook to al dente. Heads up: you will ladle out some cooking liquid for the pasta sauce before draining the pasta.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the EVOO, twice around the pan, then chop and add the pancetta. Brown the pieces until they are golden at the edges and transfer them to a paper-towel-lined plate. Add the mushrooms to the EVOO in the same skillet, season them with the chopped rosemary, and cook until they are deeply golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Push the mushrooms to the sides of the pan and add the remaining tablespoon of EVOO to the center of the skillet. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the EVOO and cook them for a minute or so, then toss the mushrooms together with the garlic. Add the greens to the pan and season them with salt, pepper, and the nutmeg. When the greens have wilted down, add a couple of ladles of the starchy pasta cooking liquid to the pan and cook for a minute to reduce it a little.
• Drain the pasta well and add it to the skillet. Add the pancetta and a handful of cheese to the pan. Toss the pasta for a minute or so to allow it to absorb the remaining liquid. Adjust the seasonings and serve. Pass the extra cheese at the table.

DRUNKEN TUSCAN PASTA RECIPE

Steps:

• Pour wine into large pot. Add water and fill pot up as to cook pasta. Bring wine and water to Boil Add salt and pasta and cook to Al Dente Save two cups of the liquid before draining Heat wok over medium heat Add 2 tbsp olive oil. Chop bacon and add to pan Brown bacon until golden @ edges and transfer to paper towel platter Add mushrooms to olive oil and season w/ basil and cool 6 to 8 minutes until deep golden Push mushrooms to side of pan. Add rest of olive oil Add garlic and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute. Toss mushrooms w/ garlic Add greens & season w/ salt, pepper. When wilted down add 2 ladles of pasta liquid and cook 1 minute to reduce Add pasta and bacon to skilled & toss for 1 minute.