Joe Wicks’ Broccoli Carbonara


by motherandbaby |
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Preparation Time

15 minutes

Serves

4

Ingredients

  • Salt

  • 1 head of broccoli, stalk removed

  • 250g linguine

  • 200g cubed pancetta (you can use either smoked or unsmoked)

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 4 egg yolks

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • 50g parmesan, finely grated, to serve

  1. Bring a large saucepan of generously salted water to the boil over a medium to high heat. Place the trimmed broccoli crown in the pan and cook for 3 minutes, then remove from the pan with a slotted spoon. Leave to steam dry for a minute.

  2. Cook the pasta according to the packet instructions in the same pan you cooked the broccoli in, to save time and washing up.

  3. While the pasta’s cooking, put the broccoli in a food processor and blitz on pulse mode until finely chopped (or chop by hand).

  4. Place a large frying pan over a medium to high heat and cook the pancetta for a few minutes until golden and its fat has been released. Lower the heat a little, add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant.

  5. Drain the pasta, reserving a cup of the cooking water, and add the pasta to the frying pan. Continue heating and stirring for a minute to allow the pasta to soak up the flavour of the pancetta and garlic.

  6. Remove the pan from the heat and add some of the reserved pasta water (about three-quarters of a cup) and the egg yolks, and stir to create a creamy sauce. Don’t be tempted to put it back on the heat or you will end up with scrambled eggs – the residual heat will gently cook the egg, creating a lovely glossy sauce. Add a little extra pasta water if it seems too dry.

  7. Stir in the blitzed broccoli and season with plenty of black pepper (you shouldn’t need to add any salt as the pancetta and parmesan are both salty). Sprinkle over the grated parmesan and serve.

Recipe from Joe's Family Food.

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