Monday, January 28, 2019

RECIPE - Fusilli with Pumpkin Cream, Guanciale & Ricotta Salata

Enjoy this traditional Italian recipe.

Fusilli with Pumpkin Cream, Guanciale & Ricotta Salata


This salty sweet Italian treat of Fusilli with Pumpkin Cream, Guanciale & Ricotta Salata, is a traditional recipe made with the finest ingredients.

This time I’ll show you how to cook a perfect, tasty and colourful Italian first course. I’ve chosen some awesome ingredients used in the kitchens of the ancient Italian farmers. We will have an incredible balance between the sweetness of the pumpkin, the saltiness of the crispy bacon and the spiciness of the ricotta salata, smartly enhanced with chilli.


Fusilli with Pumpkin Cream, Guanciale & Ricotta Salata


Experience excellent Italian cuisine aboard La Bella Vita


Ingredients (serves 4)
  • 320 g fusilli pasta
  • 200 g pumpkin, peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 1/2 finely sliced onion
  • 150 g guanciale cut julienne
  • 80 g ricotta salata – chilli flavoured
  • 2 Sage Leaves
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil (EVO)


Method
  • Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of olive oil and cook the guanciale until it becomes crispy and slightly brown.
  • Remove the guanciale from the pan and store it in a bowl.
  • In the same pan add the rest of the olive oil, onion and sage and gently fry using the fat of the guanciale.
  • Add pumpkin and season with salt & pepper.
  • Add a little water and cook vegetables until they become tender.
  • Remove from the heat, blend and strain.
  • Cook the fusilli in boiling, salted water for 8 minutes (al dente).
  • Serve the pasta with crispy guanciale on top and some flakes of ricotta salata.
  • Sit down and enjoy your meal!


About The Italian Hotel Barge La Bella Vita



La Bella Vita


La Bella Vita

La Bella Vita is a stylish 20-passenger vessel offering comfortable, fully air-conditioned accommodations with a choice of single or double beds. She has two upper-deck junior suites and eight lower-deck staterooms, all with en-suite facilities; and a bright, spacious dining room/bar area. Louvred doors open to the side decks to give a perfect viewing platform. Above, there is a huge sun deck with an awning and comfortable loungers to relax on with a drink and a good book, or just watch the world go by.

The variety of charming waterways between Venice and Mantua (Mantova) promises a unique and magical cruising experience. The itinerary includes fascinating excursions that offer a real insight into the many cultures -- Roman, Etruscan, Istrian, Byzantine and, of course, Renaissance -- that have influenced the arts, architecture and history of the region over many centuries. Enjoy the diverse landscapes and nature en route, from picturesque lagoon islands with their colourful houses, to wild beach dunes and pine woods with an abundance of birdlife; from the charming Venetian port of Chioggia via the River Po and Bianca Canal to the captivating lakeside setting of the Renaissance city, Mantua.

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