If you can’t find pancetta, you can use bacon or cubed ham instead. If you have to use a substitute, you will need to add salt to the dish. And if you don’t add enough, the dish will lose its pop!
Prep
5 minCook
25 mReady In
30 mLevel
EasyRating
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Loading...| 1 cup chicken stock | |
| 8 ounces of sliced white or cremini mushrooms (1 box) | |
| 8 ounces of heavy whipping cream | |
| 8 ounces of pancetta | |
| 2 tbsp white wine vinegar | |
| 2 tbsp minced garlic | |
| 1 box of pasta - linguine or fettuccine | |
| (Optional) 2 tbsp dry white wine | |
| (Optional) Fresh parsley |
This dish is incredibly easy and quick to make, yet it's the most requested dish by my friends. It's got a homie-ness that is hard to beat. It only requires 6 ingredients. It utilizes pancetta which is pork belly cured with salt. Pancetta is naturally pretty salty, so paired with the cream and vinegar, the flavor profile of this dish is very complex and satisfying.
| 1. | Fill up a pot with water and some salt and begin heating it up. Make sure the pot is large enough for the pasta. |
| 2. | Heat up the garlic and some olive oil in a large skillet for a minute. |
| 3. | Add the pancetta, render down the fat and allow the pancetta to brown a little. Then add the mushrooms, the vinegar and a lot of black pepper, around 2 teaspoons. Cook for about 3-5 minutes - the mushrooms should shrink and become soft. |
| 4. | Add the broth, cook for about 5 - 7 minutes until liquid is about half its original volume. You want the broth simmering energetically the whole time. |
| 5. | Add the cup of cream to the broth and also put the pasta in the pot to cook. When your pasta is done, your sauce is done. Cook for 8 - 10 minutes. |
| 6. | Stir and taste. Add more salt and pepper and vinegar if you think it needs it. If you used pancetta, you won’t need any additional salt. You will likely need to add a little more pepper. |
| 7. | To serve, drain the pasta and put about 3/4 of the pasta inside the pan and stir with the sauce. |
| 8. | Optionally, add a sprinkle of chopped parsley on the top to serve. |
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