A perfectly simple and satisfying dish, nothing really new but what is? There is a lively discussion about what is recipe theft and what is not, how much are you allowed to use, are you allowed at all to blog someone else's recipe and so on, here is one of them in case you are interested. Anyway, I am sure people have been making variations on this dish forever and ever but that doesn't hinder me to share it with you today. I had actually cooked and photographed another dish that I was supposed to post today but when I was about to do it, I didn't like the photos. (The dish itself was really good so it will appear here next week.) No I didn't like those photos, not at all.
I don't know why, maybe the mellow fog I had been out walking in with my camera and the dog, maybe they just weren't good so I had to start all over. I opened the fridge and made an inventory of possible combinations, and taking out a few that I liked, I quickly cooked up a feast with artichokes, smoked bacon and lots of chopped parsley that I mixed with freshly cooked pasta, a dish I happily devoured after having finished shooting it.
PASTA WITH ARTICHOKES, SMOKED BACON AND PARSLEY
4 servings
400-500 g/ 0,9-1,1 lb pasta
4 artichoke hearts, i.e. trimmed artichokes ready to be sliced. If you cannot find fresh artichokes, you can try frozen or in oil but it will not be the same
150 g/ 5.3 ounce thin slices of smoked bacon
3-4 full tbsp finely chopped parsley
salt
extra-virgin olive oil
Cut the bacon slices into small pieces and fry in skillet until crispy, let the bacon drip off excess fat on kitchen towel paper. Discard of the bacon fat.
Quarter the artichokes and slice them really thin. Cook slowly in skillet with olive oil until soft and possibly a little crispy. Don't forget to salt a little.
Mix artichokes with bacon and parsley and then toss it all with the pasta in the skillet so that it absorbs the flavours.
A mouthwatering dish and stunning clicks! Really delightful.
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Rosa
che meraviglia di ricetta! l'assaggerei molto volentieri! un bacio :D
ReplyDeleteYour photos always make me stop, stare, and then go back and look again!
ReplyDelete"Simple" pasta is the best. Give me a few ingredients or roasted vegetables with pasta any day over heavily-sauced plates.
Ah Ilva you do astound me. How that foggy outside compliments and harmonizes with the two photos with the wine glass ... then you put brightness almost sunshine on the plate. Delightful.
ReplyDeleteYum! Can this be done with canned artichoke hearts? If using fresh artichokes, do you have to soak them or anything to get them soft?
ReplyDeleteYum! Gorgeous styling and love your props - what a delicious dish! I'm crazy about anything with artichokes and this dish is simple enough for me to make but the flavors are wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm swooning at the photography and this dish sings to me. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm with you on abandoning a potential post because I didnt like my photos. I've got to say I wasnt really happy with the plated beef dish in my lastest (http://www.spittoonextra.biz/ragu-alla-napolenta-recipe/) (but thought the pre-cooked meat pic was fine)... wish I had waited, but then a good excuse for cooking the dish again!
ReplyDeleteBeauty in simplicity. Stylish whites interpreting the soft fog of the day, hint of color highlighting the wine. I love the combination of artichokes and smoked bacon with your pasta Ilva and I am devouring it with my eyes.
ReplyDeleteCooking a beautiful dish like this, taking photographs then eating the spoils is one of my favourite things in the world to do. Sounds like you had a wonderful afternoon!
ReplyDeleteTruly mouth-watering!
ReplyDeletebeautiful photos that really make me wish I had a plate of this in front of me.
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