Pumpkin and Castelmagno Maccheroni
Ingredients
- Macaroni pasta11 oz
- Cheese7 oz
- Pumpkin½
- Rosemaryto taste
- Pumpkin seed1 ½ oz
- Saltto taste
- Black pepperto taste
- Extra virgin olive oilas needed
Instructions
- Cut the pumpkin into chunks and microwave them in a covered bowl for 10 minutes, until soft.
- Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan, then set them aside.
- Gently heat olive oil in a small saucepan with a garlic clove and a rosemary sprig. Let it infuse, then strain.
- Blend the cooked pumpkin with the rosemary oil, a splash of water, salt and pepper until smooth.
- Boil the pasta in salted water, draining it a few minutes before it is fully cooked.
- Finish cooking the pasta in a pan with the pumpkin cream and a few ladles of pasta water, stirring gently.
- When the pasta is al dente and the sauce creamy, turn off the heat and stir in a drizzle of olive oil and the grated Castelmagno.
- Serve topped with the toasted pumpkin seeds.
Summarized from GialloZafferano's video. Watch it for the details.
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