Calamarata con Stracciatella e Pistacchi

A creamy and festive pasta dish perfect for your holiday table. Made with stracciatella, pistachios, and crispy speck, it's sure to impress your guests.

By @unfilodolio_

Original recipe source

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 100 grams stracciatella
• 30 grams pistachios
• 1 zest lemon
• 0 black pepper to taste
• 0 salt to taste
• 30 grams speck
• 160 grams calamarata pasta Pasta Garofalo brand preferred
• 0 pasta water use as needed
• 0 black pepper to taste
• 0 pistachios crushed, for garnish
• 0 speck for garnish

Instructions

1. Blend the stracciatella with pistachios, lemon zest, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
2. In a skillet, fry the speck until crispy.
3. Cook the calamarata pasta in salted boiling water according to the package instructions until al dente.
4. Drain the pasta and combine it with the stracciatella cream, adding reserved pasta water if needed for consistency.
5. Plate the pasta and garnish with additional black pepper, crushed pistachios, and the crispy speck.