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Tagliatelle with Broad Bean Sauce (Tagliatelle Con Sugo Fave)

Here's how you make Tagliatelle with Broad Bean Sauce (Tagliatelle Con Sugo Fave)
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 spring onions
  • 65 grams butter (2 1/2ounces or 5 tablespoons)
  • 800 grams broad (fava) beans, peeled (1 3/4 pounds or 2 1/3 cups)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 350 grams tagliatelle (12 ounces or 3/4 pound)
  • 50 grams smoked bacon pieces (2 ounces)
  • 65 grams Pecorino cheese, crumbled (2 1/2 ounces)
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, fresh, chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Chop the spring onions finely including the best of the green stems. Heat half the butter in a pan and cook the onions over a low heat for about 3 minutes.

  • Step 2: Add the peeled broad beans, allow to develop flavour for a few minutes, then add 225 milliliters (8 fl ounces or 1 cup) of warm water and continue to cook for 25 minutes, then season to taste at the end.

  • Step 3: Bring a large pan with plenty of lightly salted water to the boil, ready for the pasta; and fry the bacon until crispy, ready for serving.

  • Step 4: When the broad beans are cooked, get the pasta ready by placing the pasta in the boiling water and leave to cook (as per packet instructions) until al dente.

  • Step 5: Drain the pasta and dress with the remaining butter, crumbled Pecorino cheese and the parsley.

  • Step 6: Divide into individual portions and top each portion with the bean sauce and crispy bacon pieces.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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