Spaghettini With Pancetta, Fennel and Arugula
- 1 bulb fennel
- 375 g spaghettini pasta
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 90 g sliced pancetta, cut into thin strips
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 cup 10% half-and-half or 1 cup 18% table cream
- 13 cup canadian parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 4 cups baby arugula leaves
- salt and pepper
- parmesan cheese, shaved
- Trim root end and stalks from fennel bulb.
- Finely chop fennel fronds; set aside.
- Cut bulb in half lengthwise and trim out core.
- Cut out each half lenghtwise into thin slices; set aside.
- In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta according to package directions until tender but firm (al dente).
- Drain, reserving 1 1/2 cups of the pasta cooking water; return pasta to pot.
- Meanwhile, in a skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; add sliced fennel bulb, panctta and garlic; saute for about 5 minutes or until fennel is tender.
- Whisk flour into cream and stir into pan; cook, stirring for about 3 minutes until thickened.
- Stir in the grated Parmesan cheese.
- Add to pasta in pot and gently toss, adding the arugula and enough of the reserved pasta water to moisten,
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Top each serving with shaved Parmesan cheese and reserved fennel fronds.
fennel, spaghettini pasta, butter, pancetta, garlic, flour, cream, parmesan cheese, baby arugula, salt, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spaghettini-with-pancetta-fennel-and-arugula-442523 (may not work)