Ingredients

  • 300g fresh malloreddus
  • 120g pancetta, thinly sliced
  • 80g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 5g flat leaf parsley, finely shredded
  • 6 anchovies, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 30g panko break crumbs
  • 1 tbsp Sunflower oil
  • 4 leaves romaine lettuce
  • Salt and pepper to season
To serve
  • 30g panko breadcrumbs

Method

  • Sauté the shredded pancetta in a large hot pan until crisp. Set aside, keeping it in the pan with the fat
  • Put the cheese in a bowl, grate in the garlic, and add half of the lemon zest, plus the egg yolks. Mix to a paste
  • Add the parsley. Add the anchovies and mix them in
  • Finish the paste with a small squeeze of lemon juice and the Worcestershire sauce to taste
  • Sauté the panko in sunflower oil until golden, season w/ salt & black pepper, drain on kitchen paper
  • Finely shred the lettuce and keep to the side
  • Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, cook the malloreddus for 3-4 minutes until al dente
  • Use a strainer to remove the pasta from the pan, retaining some of the pasta water
  • Add the pasta to the pancetta and return to a low heat, adding a spoonful of the pasta water
  • Loosen the paste with a spoonful of the pasta water, then add to the pasta and pancetta
  • Stir over a very low heat until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta. Take care not to scramble the egg
  • Check the seasoning. It shouldn’t need more salt but may need pepper and a little more lemon juice. Add a spoonful of pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce

To serve –

  • When the sauce is glossy and has a coating consistency,fold in the lettuce, portion onto warm plates and top with the crunchy panko. Serve immediately.

Ingredients

  • 300g fresh malloreddus
  • 120g pancetta, thinly sliced
  • 80g Parmesan cheese, finely grated
  • 1 clove garlic
  • Zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 5g flat leaf parsley, finely shredded
  • 6 anchovies, chopped
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 30g panko break crumbs
  • 1 tbsp Sunflower oil
  • 4 leaves romaine lettuce
  • Salt and pepper to season
To serve
  • 30g panko breadcrumbs

Method

  • Sauté the shredded pancetta in a large hot pan until crisp. Set aside, keeping it in the pan with the fat
  • Put the cheese in a bowl, grate in the garlic, and add half of the lemon zest, plus the egg yolks. Mix to a paste
  • Add the parsley. Add the anchovies and mix them in
  • Finish the paste with a small squeeze of lemon juice and the Worcestershire sauce to taste
  • Sauté the panko in sunflower oil until golden, season w/ salt & black pepper, drain on kitchen paper
  • Finely shred the lettuce and keep to the side
  • Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, cook the malloreddus for 3-4 minutes until al dente
  • Use a strainer to remove the pasta from the pan, retaining some of the pasta water
  • Add the pasta to the pancetta and return to a low heat, adding a spoonful of the pasta water
  • Loosen the paste with a spoonful of the pasta water, then add to the pasta and pancetta
  • Stir over a very low heat until the sauce thickens and coats the pasta. Take care not to scramble the egg
  • Check the seasoning. It shouldn’t need more salt but may need pepper and a little more lemon juice. Add a spoonful of pasta water if needed to loosen the sauce

To serve –

  • When the sauce is glossy and has a coating consistency,fold in the lettuce, portion onto warm plates and top with the crunchy panko. Serve immediately.