Salami Pasta
- 14-16 slices good salami
- 2 oz Pecorino cheese
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 8 oz dried spaghetti
- 1 cup light cream
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 4 large eggs
- 1 lemon
- Boil water in large pot - make sure there's lots of room for the pasta.
- Roll salami slices into cigar shape, then cut crosswise into thin strips.
- Crush fennel seeds in pestle/mortar.
- Slice garlic thinly and strip rosemary leaves.
- 2 Tblespns olive oil in fry pan, add garlic, fennel, rosemary, and fry for about 5 mins until salami is crisp. remove from pan and drain on paper towels.
- Cook pasta al dente. While cooking, beat egg yolks in large bowl with cream, grated lemon zest and 1/2 the pecorino cheese.
- Drain cooked pasta, save a mug of the cooking water if the pasta gets dry when mixing.
- Put pasta back in pot, pour oil from fry pan in, add egg mix, stir all thru the pasta. Add some cooking water if needed.
- Serve pasta with salami on top, grate rest of pecorino over pasta and salami,
salami, pecorino cheese, garlic, rosemary, light cream, fennel seeds, eggs, lemon
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/salami-pasta-52466881 (may not work)