2/5 effort and £/££
One of my favourite meals that makes me feel a little fancy and works great for a date night!
Ingredients for 2people
• 1 piece of Gammon, I prefer smoked, but that's upto you. You can make this cheaper with cooked ham or add mushroom for a veggie option.
• Frozen peas, a generous handful.
• Tagliatelle, I use a gluten and wheat free brand but any pasta will do. Three nests or 90g per person.
• Carbonara sauce, half a jar or one stir-in pot. Spare sauce can be frozen in a bag!
• Garlic oil. Shop bought or homemade by adding a few chopped cloves of garlic to a small bottle of oil and leaving it to infuse. You'll use it more than you'ld think.
• Cheese, salad or garlic bread if you fancy it.
Boil a pan of slightly salted water, turn down to a simmering heat (medium) and pop the pasta in. It should take around 12 minutes, perfect time to cook the rest!
Using scissors slice the Gammon into thin strips about 1cm wide and 2cm long. In a frying pan heat a small amount of the garlic oil and cook the gammon on a medium high heat until slightly crispy. This should take no more than 5 minutes and only needs stirring about a few times.
When you have 5 minutes left on the pasta add in your peas! Yep, right into that pasta pan.
Pop the kettle on or just use the hot water tap if it gets reasonably hot. (Mine is way too hot!)
Now rinse the pasta and peas in a colander with the hot but not boiling water. Be careful! Use a cup so you don't have to carry the whole kettle of hot water.
Add the gammon to the pan of peas and pasta then pour over the sauce. Put that back on the heat for a minute or two, give it a few stirs to cover everything in sauce.
Job done! Serve up and enjoy.
Add cheese, salad or garlic bread if you want to!
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