Creamy Fettuccine
Creamy Fettuccine recipe with Serrano Ham and Fresh Herbs is a luxurious yet approachable dish bursting with bold and comforting flavors and it's ready in minutes! Fresh pasta creates a silky canvas for the savory, salty goodness of serrano ham or prosciutto.
Equipment
- 1 Large Pot 8 qt.
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Chef knife
- 1 Colander
- 1 Sauté pan large
- 1 Tongs
- 1 Garlic Press optional
- 1 Grater micro plane
Ingredients
- 7 oz. Fettuccine or other fresh pasta
- 2 oz. Serrano Ham or prosciutto
- 4 tbs Kosher Salt
- 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper fresh ground
- 2 tbsp Fresh Herbs chopped (we used sage, thyme and parsley)
- 2 each Garlic Cloves finely chopped or pressed
- 1/2 tsp Pequin Chilis dried
- 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup White Wine
- 1 tsp Pine Nuts
- 1 bunch Pea Vines arugula or spinach
- 4 oz. Piave finely grated
Instructions
- Fill your large 8 quart pot with fresh cold water, season with 1/4 cup of kosher salt and place it on a large burner on setting 9, or high. Bring it to a hard boil, about 15 minutes.
- While your pot is heating, quickly prepare your herbs and garlic.
- Place your large sauté pan on burner setting 4 and pre-heat for 3 minutes.
- Add extra virgin olive oil, garlic, herbs and Pequin chilis to the sauté pan, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add white wine and cook for 2 minutes.
- Add the heavy cream, 3 oz. Piave, salt and black pepper to the sauté. Reduce heat to burner setting 3 and continue to cook.
- Toss Fettuccine or other pasta into the pot of boiling salted water, give it a quick stir and cook for 4 minutes.
- Drain the cooked pasta using the colander over your sink, then add the pasta to the cream sauce in the sauté pan.
- Add the Serrano ham and a small bunch of fresh greens like pea vines, spinach or arugula.
- Continue to cook the pasta in the sauce for 3 minutes, sauté style (tossing repeatedly by flipping the pan in a backward motion).
- Use your tongs and divide the pasta into a pile on 2 plates or bowls and garnish as desired, with remaining cheese, pine nuts, chilis, fresh herbs etc.