Sunday, July 10, 2011

Penne with bacon, chick peas and tomatoes




Another recipe, I made this one yesterday for a monumental event my boss celebrates annually called Baconfest, where all the entries, desserts, appetizers, even drinks have to include the infamous meat candy, bacon. As usual I eyeball all the measurements, I'm not a professional cook, just a normal guy with an uncanny passion for cooking.

Ingredients:

1 box of penne rigate pasta
2.5 lbs of smoked thick cut bacon
28 oz can of diced tomatoes
29 oz can of Goya chick peas
Olive Oil
Half bar of butter
White cooking wine
Heavy whipping cream
Corn starch

Procedure:

1. Cook the bacon, don't crisp it, just cook until is golden and the smell is overwhelming, at the same time boil water with the Kosher salt and olive oil for the pasta, when the water is boiling throw the pasta for 10 minutes and drain.

2. Once the bacon is ready, mix it with the diced tomatoes and the chick peas and cook for about 10 minutes in medium temperature

3. Don't throw way the bacon drippings, in a sauce pan, mix the drippings, with the half bar of butter, a teaspoon of Kosher salt, some olive oil, white cooking wine and cornstarch stir at medium temperature until the sauce gets thick and creamy

4. Back to the diced tomatoes, bacon and chick peas, once you cooked the mixture for 10 mins. add the penne rigate and mix everything well, once you have everything well mixed, add the sauce and mix everything until you see the creamy goodness all over.

5. I don't think this dish needs any sides, maybe a nice salad a glass of wine.

Enjoy!

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