Gemelli With Red Cabbage Beet And Prosciutto Recipes

GEMELLI WITH RED CABBAGE, BEET, AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil; add salt and beet. Cook pasta 2 minutes less than instructed on package (beet should be knife-tender). Drain; when beet is cool enough to handle, chop into small pieces.
• Place prosciutto in a large saute pan over medium-high; cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Swirl oil into pan and add onion. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add cabbage and cook until slightly tender, about 2 minutes. Stir in beet. Increase heat to high, pour in wine, and cook, stirring frequently, until reduced by half, about 2 minutes.
• Add pasta and toss to combine. Add prosciutto and season with salt. Serve immediately, with cheese.

GEMELLI WITH ROASTED RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place a large pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil. Salt the water and cook gemelli to al dente (with a bite to it), about 9 minutes.
• Grind drained roasted peppers in a food processor.
• Heat a large skillet over moderate heat. Add extra virgin olive oil, garlic, and shallots to the pan. Saute garlic and shallots 3 minutes, stir in roasted peppers. Saute pepper paste 2 minutes, stir in wine or chicken stock, reduce liquid for 1 or 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and parsley. Season sauce with salt and pepper and simmer until ready to serve.
• Toss hot pasta with sauce and transfer to a serving dish. Pass grated Romano and crusty bread at table.

CABBAGE WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until tender and just beginning to color, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil and cabbage and cook until cabbage is tender, stirring occasionally and adding water by tablespoonfuls if cabbage sticks, about 10 minutes. Mix in prosciutto. Season with salt and pepper.

CABBAGE WITH PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut away and discard tough core of cabbage. Open up leaves and remove any remaining tough core.
• Bring enough water to a boil to cover cabbage. Add salt to taste. Add cabbage and when the water returns to a boil let cook 5 minutes. Drain well.
• Cut or chop cabbage into 2-inch cubes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet or casserole and add onion and prosciutto. Cook, stirring, until wilted and add cabbage and cloves. Add the broth and black pepper. Bring to a boil and cover closely. Cook over moderate heat about 10 minutes.
• Stir in remaining 2 tablespoons butter and remove from heat.

BRAISED RED CABBAGE WITH BEET

Steps:

• Cut the cabbage into quarters, remove the hard core and shred.
• Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan, add the onion and fry over a low heat until it begins to soften; add the cabbage, beetroot and all remaining ingredients, seasoning to taste.
• Cover the pan tightly and keeping an eye on the liquid (there should be enough at all times to prevent sticking, but no excess at the end of cooking) cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 ½ - 2 hours, until soft and reduced in bulk; adjust seasoning if required.
• NOTE: This can also be made in advance and reheated; it can also be cooked in a casserole dish in a low oven.

GEMELLI ALFREDO WITH PROSCUITTO

Steps:

• Fill a 4-quart kettle three fourths full with salted water and bring to a boil for cooking pasta.
• Chop prosciutto. In a skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté prosciutto, stirring, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. With a slotted spoon transfer prosciutto to paper towels to drain.
• Boil pasta until al dente and drain in a colander. Return pasta to kettle and add remaining ingredients except prosciutto and salt to taste. Cook pasta over low heat, stirring, until butter is melted and sauce coats pasta.
• Serve pasta sprinkled with prosciutto.