Aspargus Pasta this is a very simple and delicious pasta......
Contributed by Alison Ercolani.
Ingredients
1 bunch of asparagus
spaghetti or tonnarelli (fresh egg pasta)
pepper
olive oil
powder veg stock (optional, better to use the one you find at organic stores)
lots of parmesan
Method
cut the green part of the asparagus very thinly, heat some olive oil in the pan and add the asparagus, a pinch of stock and cook for a few minutes on medium heat. reduce heat and add approx 5 spoons of water, cover and cook over a low-medium heat for about 10-15 mins adding a bit of water when needed.
bring water to the boil and cook the pasta, drain 1 minute before and keep approx half a glass of the water on the side.
add the spaghetti to the asparagus sauce and cook for 1 minute stirring throughly, add some of the water, olive oil, pepper. serve with lots of parmesan
if you want you can add guanciale or pancetta to make it even tastier..... just cut it in very tiny pieces and let it cook for a few minutes before the apsaragus, then proceed as above.
buon appetito