Tagliatelline, and a Salmon Sauce: Tagliatelline are one of the finer members of the tagliatelle family (the line suffix is a diminutive). The sauces tend in to be creamy and rather liquid, in part because the pasta will absorb some of the liquid during its journey to the table, and not chunky. The cooking time is brief, a minute or two. A sauce? Salmon Sauce will be perfect, especially on Valentine's Day. This will serve 3-4 people:
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
- 10 ounces (250 g) tagliatelline
- 6 ounces (150 g) smoked salmon, thinly sliced and cut into thin strips
- A shot of vodka
- A scallion, finely sliced
- The juice of half a lemon, strained
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- A small bunch parsley, minced
- Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
Set pasta water to boil, and when it has almost come to a boil prepare the sauce. Heat the oil over a gentle flame in a skillet, and sauté the scallion, taking care lest it burn. Add the salmon and the parsley, stir in the vodka and the lemon juice, season to taste with salt and pepper, and cook over a brisk flame for 4-5 minutes. In the meantime salt the water, which should be boiling by now, and cook the pasta. Drain it when it's just shy of being done and turn it into the skillet to finish cooking with the sauce. Serve at once, in heated pasta bowls.
Yield: 3-4 servings pasta with salmon sauce.
Yield: 3-4 servings pasta with salmon sauce.
