Smoky Pasta.
Simple, creamy, super flavorful.
Smoky Pasta is a dish from the Marche region with an exaggerated goodness, a very creamy and stringy first course where the mix of spices and cheeses combined with smoked bacon gives it a unique and special flavor, one of those dishes that will make you mop up the sauce and leave the table delighted and satisfied.
Smoky Pasta is the invention of Stefano Marzi (also known as Maciste for his muscles) of the Mac Istè restaurant in Castelpiano who created this delicious dish in 1978. The original recipe includes a mix of 7 spices that give it its characteristic flavor, composed of secret ingredients, including chili pepper, pepper, and coriander, as well as the cheese mix, which is known to include emmental. Since its invention, this dish has become one of the first courses that represent the Marche region, and in his restaurant, it is the most served dish every day.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 14 oz ridged macaroni (or sedanini, penne, pennette, etc…)
- 7 oz smoked bacon (in a single slice)
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 7 oz fresh liquid cream
- 1.8 oz emmental
- 1.8 oz parmesan
- 1.8 oz soft fresh caciotta (or fontina)
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste dried chili pepper
- to taste nutmeg
- to taste coriander
Steps
Cut the bacon into cubes.
Put a drizzle of oil in a large pan, add the bacon and brown it until it becomes crispy (be careful not to burn it).
Add the spices to taste (pepper, chili pepper, a grating of nutmeg, and a teaspoon of coriander) and let them flavor with the bacon for just a moment on very low heat.
Put a pot with plenty of water on the fire to cook the pasta.
Add the tomato sauce to the bacon with the spices and cook over medium heat covered with a lid, stirring occasionally.
While the sauce is cooking, dice the emmental and caciotta and grate the parmesan, put the cheeses together in a bowl and mix them.
As soon as the pasta water boils, salt it and add the pasta.
Cook the pasta al dente (1 minute less than indicated on the package).
In the meantime, the sauce will be cooked, then add the cream, mix.
Add the cheese mix and mix again.
Drain the pasta al dente and add it to the sauce, mix on low heat until everything is combined.
Serve immediately.
The Smoky Pasta is ready to be enjoyed… Enjoy your meal!
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