Italian
Pasta and Cauliflower
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A creamy pasta dish where cauliflower melts into a sauce with pancetta and cheese.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
12 items- Extra Virgin Olive Oilfor cooking and finishing
- Pancettacut into cubes
- 1 pcsGarlicclove, crushed
- Celeryfinely minced
- Tomato Pulpa few tablespoons for color
- Cauliflowercleaned and cut into small pieces
- Waterhot water, as needed
- Pastashort pasta of your choice
- Saltto taste
- Pepperto taste
- Parmigiano Reggianograted
- Pecorinograted
Method
- Heat olive oil in a pot.
- Add cubed pancetta and cook until crispy.
- Add a crushed garlic clove and finely minced celery.
- Add a few tablespoons of tomato pulp for color.
- Add cleaned and cut cauliflower pieces.
- Add hot water, cover, and bring to a boil.
- When the cauliflower is easily crushed, add the pasta.
- Stir occasionally and crush larger cauliflower pieces.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Continue cooking the pasta, adding more water if needed, until the pasta is cooked and the cauliflower becomes creamy.
- Turn off the heat, add Parmesan and pecorino cheese, and mix quickly.
- Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and continue to mix.
- Let rest a few minutes before serving.


