Pea Prosciutto Sauce Recipes

PEAS WITH SHALLOTS AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Add oil to skillet over medium heat, then add shallots and garlic. Saute for 1-2 minutes.
• Add proscuitto and cook another minute.
• Add frozen peas and stir frequently, heating through for 5-7 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and add in salt, pepper, grated parmesan cheese, and chopped parsley.

FRESH PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Put crème fraîche, cream and butter in a wide, deep skillet over medium heat. Turn off heat as soon as mixture is hot, and stir to incorporate. Season with salt and pepper and a little nutmeg.
• Plunge peas in boiling water and let cook for 1 minute. Remove with a mesh spider or slotted spoon and add to cream mixture.
• Drop noodles in boiling water and cook until they rise to the surface, about 1 minute. Taste a noodle to see if it is sufficiently cooked. It should be firm-tender, just past al dente.
• Drain pasta and add to skillet. Sprinkle with prosciutto and chives, then toss gently to coat with sauce. Divide among warmed bowls and serve immediately. Pass grated Parmesan at table.

PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente, according to package instructions. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta and return to pot.
• Meanwhile, make sauce: In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat; add shallot and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add cream, peas, and prosciutto; bring to a gentle simmer over medium heat. Simmer until peas are heated through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Stir in lemon zest and juice. Pour sauce over pasta; add Parmesan, and season generously with salt and pepper. Add enough reserved pasta water to thin sauce as desired. Serve immediately; top with additional Parmesan, if desired.

PROSCIUTTO PASTA TOSS

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions, adding peas during the last 3 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large cast-iron or other heavy skillet, saute garlic, Italian seasoning and pepper in oil until garlic is tender, about 1 minute. Stir in prosciutto., Drain linguine; add to skillet and toss to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.

PEA-PROSCIUTTO SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook 4 ounces chopped prosciutto in a skillet with 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat until crisp, 4 minutes. Stir in 3 sliced garlic cloves and 1 tablespoon tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Ladle in 1 cup pasta-cooking water and simmer until reduced by half, 4 minutes. Add 1/4 cup heavy cream and simmer until thickened, 3 minutes. Toss with 1 pound cooked ravioli, 1 cup blanched frozen peas and some chopped parsley. Top with grated parmesan.

PEAS AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy large skillet over medium-low heat. Add the shallots, garlic, salt, and pepper, and saute until tender, about 1 minute. Add the peas and saute until heated through, about 5 minutes. Stir in the prosciutto and cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the parsley and remove from the heat. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper, and serve.

PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO AND PEAS

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter and 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. Add green onions and shallot; cook and stir until tender. Stir in wine. Bring to a boil; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until liquid is almost evaporated., Add broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; stir in lettuce and peas. Cook and stir until lettuce is wilted. Drain pasta; add to pan. Stir in cheese and prosciutto; drizzle with remaining oil. If desired, top with additional Parmesan cheese.

SUGAR SNAP PEAS AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Bring water to boil for peas. Trim stem ends of peas (the strings will come off with them).
• Remove fat, and slice prosciutto into very thin strips.
• Cook peas in boiling water for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, depending on their size. Drain, and set aside.
• Meanwhile, saute prosciutto in oil in nonstick pan, stirring to keep pieces separated. Cook about 1 minute, just until prosciutto begins to take on color.
• Stir peas into prosciutto, and season with pepper.

PROSCIUTTO WRAPPED LAMB WITH A MINTED PEA SAUCE

Steps:

• Wrap 2 slices of prosciutto around each lamb fillet. Heat the oil in a large fry pan, cook lamb until cooked as desired. Cover, stand 5 Minutes, then slice into slices.
• Meanwhile melt the butter in a pan, add onion, garlic and bacon, cook until onion softens.
• Stir in wine, bring to the boil, reduce heat to a simmer, simmer a couple of minutes, stir in stock and peas, bring to a boil again until peas are soft, turn down heat, add cream, mix a little water with the cornflour add to sauce and stir until mixture thickens.
• Blend or process mixture until smooth, stir in mint. Serve lamb with minted pea sauce.

FETTUCCINE WITH PROSCIUTTO, PEAS AND LEMON-CHIVE SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until just tender but still firm to bite. Add peas; cook 30 seconds. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Return pasta and peas to pot. Add cream, chives, lemon juice and lemon peel to pasta. Toss over medium heat to coat, adding reserved pasta water by tablespoonfuls if dry, about 1 minute. Mix in prosciutto; season with salt and pepper.

PASTA WITH PROSCIUTTO IN A LEMON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Melt butter.
• Add shallots and sauté until translucent (about 2 min.).
• Add broth.
• Simmer over medium-hi heat until reduced to 1/4 cup (about 2 minutes).
• Add cream, lemon peel, orange peel, and cayenne.
• Simmer until sauce thickens slightly (about 3 minutes).
• Add peas.
• Simmer until heated through (about 2 minutes).
• Stir in mint and lemon juice.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta.
• Cut up prosciutto into bite-size pieces (approx. 1-2 square inches) and add at end to mixture.
• Mix cream sauce with pasta.
• Sprinkle fresh Parmesan on top.