With the World cup looming I’m getting in practise for my magical half-time meals. Since Italians are football mad I have my suspicions that they invented simple food purely to allow them to cook and scoff a full meal in those precious 15 minutes. Not a minute of the beautiful game need be missed yet there is no compromising on the deliciousness of the food either.
For July, when the tournament starts, we’re going to do a series of 10 minute meal recipes so the footie fanatics amongst us don’t go undernourished. At Nudo we’re also thinking of doing a special World Cup gift box with yum foods that can be turned into an instant, delicious and healthy dish. Whaddya reckon? Here’s one to get you going.
Finely chop the shallots and garlic. Fry in a good drizzle of olive oil and after a minute add the pancetta. Once the pancetta starts to colour, add the chilli, season with salt and pepper and cook for a couple more minutes.
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling salted water. Once it’s ready, drain and add to the pancetta. Mix in the chopped parsley and serve with a generous grating of parmesan cheese.
So simple and elegant! Just add wine and you’re ready to go . . . Grazie!