Cracked Pepper Linguine Recipes

CRACKED BLACK PEPPER-SHRIMP ALFREDO

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti as directed on package, omitting salt.
• Meanwhile, bring milk just to simmer in large nonstick skillet, stirring constantly. Add cream cheese, Parmesan and pepper; cook and stir 3 to 5 min. or until cream cheese is completely melted and sauce is well blended. Add shrimp and tomatoes; cook and stir 2 min. or until heated through.
• Drain spaghetti. Add to cream cheese sauce; mix lightly.

ROASTED PEPPER LINGUINE WITH CRISP CRUMBS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the peppers in a roasting tin and toss in half the oil. Season and spread into a single layer. Roast for 30 mins or until tender.
• Add the remaining oil to a frying pan. Tip in the garlic and soften over a low heat for 10 secs. Add the chilli flakes, breadcrumbs and seasoning, and toast until golden brown and crisp. Tip onto a plate and set aside.
• Cook the pasta following pack instructions, then drain - reserving a few tbsp of cooking water. Toss together with the roasted peppers, olives, torn basil, lemon zest, reserved cooking water, butter and some seasoning. Sprinkle with the crisp crumbs, extra basil leaves and serve.

SHRIMP LEMON PEPPER LINGUINI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine, and cook for 9 to 13 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and saute garlic about 1 minute. Mix in chicken broth, wine, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat, and simmer until liquid is reduced by about 1/2.
• Mix shrimp, butter, parsley, and basil into the saucepan. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until shrimp is opaque. Stir in the cooked linguine, and continue cooking 2 minutes, until well coated.

LOVELY LINGUINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add linguine and olive oil, cook for 8 to 10 minutes, until al dente, and drain.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and cook until golden brown. Mix in remaining butter, thyme, and roasted red peppers. Continue to cook and stir until heated through. Serve over the cooked pasta.

CRACKED BLACK PEPPER GARNISH

Steps:

• In a small bowl stir all the ingredients together. Spoon over vegetables or drizzle lightly over dressed salads as a garnish.

CRACKED BLACK PEPPER PASTA

Steps:

• Clean and dry a few coat hangers to dry the pasta on.
• Into the bowl of a food processor, add the flour, eggs, oil, and black pepper. Process until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Put the mixture onto your work surface and knead it lightly for a few minutes until it is smooth. It should be quite stiff. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• To make in a pasta machine: Take a quarter of the pasta and pat it into a flat rectangle with your hands. Feed it through the widest setting on the pasta machine. Fold that piece in thirds into a rectangle shape and feed it through again. After you have fed it through on the initial setting, there is no need to keep folding it, just keep feeding it through, making the setting narrower each time.
• If the pasta rips while using the pasta machine, don't worry, just fold it back into a rectangle and feed it through the widest setting again. A rip may mean that there is an obstruction in the pasta machine between the rollers. If that is the case, just open the machine to the widest setting and let whatever was stuck in there fall out.
• If the pasta sticks to the machine, just flour the machine a little to help ease the pasta through.
• When you have fed the pasta through on the narrowest setting, sprinkle the top with a little flour and fold it in half, short end to short end, then again, and again and again until you have a smaller rectangle. With the folded edge facing you, cut vertical strips about 1/2-inch wide along the width of the pasta, then carefully take one strip, unfold it completely and hang it on the coat hanger.
• Repeat with the rest of the pasta, using a quarter piece of the dough each time.
• To make the pasta by hand: Dust the work surface very lightly with flour. Take a quarter of the dough and put it on the work surface. Pat the dough with your hands into a flat rectangle. Lightly flour a rolling pin and roll it out until it is a very long and thin rectangle.
• My rectangle was 5 to 6 inches wide and very, very long. The pasta is ready when it is so thin that if you lift it up and put your hand behind it, you can see your hand through it.
• Sprinkle the top with a little flour and fold it in half, short end to short end, then again, and again and again until you have a smaller rectangle. With the folded edge facing you, cut vertical strips about 1/2-inch wide along the width of the pasta, then carefully take one strip, unfold it completely and hang it on the coat hanger.
• Repeat with the rest of the pasta, using a quarter piece of the dough each time.
• Once all of the pasta is hung, bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. Add the pasta, in one or two batches depending on how big your pan is, and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, or until the pasta is just cooked through. Using a pair of tongs, remove the pasta from the pan and, drain in a colander. If cooking the pasta in batches keep the first batch warm while cooking the rest.
• Once all the pasta is cooked and drained, drizzle with some of the olive oil, sprinkle a few basil leaves over the top and serve immediately.
• This is delicious used in the Creamy Pancetta Sauce with Mushrooms and Parmesan.

CRACKED-PEPPER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Set aside and keep warm. Saute onion and garlic in butter over medium heat until onion is crisp-tender; set aside. Combine sour cream, milk and pepper in a small bowl; stir well. Combine linguine, onion mixture and sour cream mixture; toss well. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley. Serve immediately.

CRACKED PEPPER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
• Drain.
• Set aside, and keep warm.
• Saute onion and garlic in margarine in a small frypan over medium heat until onion is crisp tender, set aside.
• Combine sour cream, milk, and pepper in a small bowl, stir well.
• Combine linguine, onion mixture, and sour cream mixture, toss well.
• Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and parsley.
• Serve immediately.

LINGUINE WITH STEAK AND PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut beef flank steak in half lengthwise. Slice each half into 1/8-inch-thick slices, cutting on the diagonal, against the grain of the meat.
• Cook linguine according to package directions (but don't add salt to the boiling water).
• Meanwhile, in a 5-quart Dutch oven or 12-inch skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add green onions and peppers and cook until tender-crisp, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside in a large bowl.
• In same Dutch oven over high heat, add 3 more tablespoons of olive oil. When the oil is hot, cook the flank steak with 1/2 teaspoon of salt until the meat is tender and loses its pink color, about 3 minutes. Remove Dutch oven from heat, stir in olives, parsley, crushed red pepper, and vegetable mixture.
• Drain linguine, add it to meat mixture, and toss to combine. Season with salt. Transfer pasta to a serving bowl, tucking the provolone pieces into the pasta. If not serving right away, cover and refrigerate to serve chilled later.

GARLIC AND CRACKED PEPPER RIB-EYE STEAKS

Steps:

• Mix the first six ingredients together in a Ziplock bag and add the steaks.
• Put in the refrigerator at least two hours to marinate.
• Put them on the grill and enjoy!

CRACKED PEPPER SALAD DRESSING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk all the ingredients. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour. May be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

RED PEPPER LINGUINE

Steps:

• Blitz the roasted red pepper with the olive oil, walnuts and garlic in a food processor, season well and set aside.
• Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta and cook for 1 min less than the pack instructions and drain, reserving a ladleful of cooking water. Tip the pasta back into the pan, along with the reserved cooking water and red pepper sauce, and return to the heat to warm through. Tip the pasta into a bowl and top with the parmesan and some chopped toasted walnuts. Season and serve.