Rosé Pasta

Unbalanced

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Serves 4

Step 2

Prepare a pot of salted, boiling water for your pasta.

Step 3

Heat a large fry pan over medium heat for the sauce.

Step 4

Fry pancetta (or bacon) in the pan until golden and crispy, then use a slotted spoon or spatula to remove into a bowl (leave the rendered pancetta fat in the pan).

Step 5

Add olive oil and unsalted butter to pan.

Step 6

Once butter has melted, add chilli flakes, shallots and garlic (with a big pinch of salt) and sauté until translucent.

Step 7

Add mushrooms and sauté until brown and softened.

Step 8

Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until colour has deepened (about 2 mins).

Step 9

Add cream and stir until combined.

Step 10

Add pancetta and chives to sauce, and continue to simmer on very low.

Step 11

Meanwhile, cook pasta until al dente. In the last two minutes of cooking, add broccolini. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water.

Step 12

Strain pasta and broccolini, add to the sauce and stir to combine.

Step 13

Loosen the sauce up with some reserved pasta water.

Step 14

Taste and season.

Step 15

Serve with Parmesan and go to heaven.