Sunday, December 21, 2008

Lemon Penne with Broccoli & Bacon


I'm thinking about changing our name to Broccoli & Bacon – I'm totally obsessed with the combo. In fact, I almost made broccoli wrapped in bacon, but I decided that would be too weird. Bacon wrapped things always sound better than the end result.

I made a light sauce with white wine and lemon juice, and then topped it with lemon rind to add some brightness. The Peperoncini from Terroni brought the heat.

4 comments:

z3ro said...

Even though I'm vegetarian I remember bacon being the S@#T. I say wrap whatever you want in bacon, it will for sure taste delicious. Don't tell PETA I said so.

Broccoli said...

It's meat candy... hmmmm, that sounds gross. You know what I mean.

Kelly Aiglon said...

can you post this recipe? it looks delish.

Broccoli said...

THE RECIPE:
• Blanch broccoli in boiling water, set aside
• Use the same water to boil the pasta
• Cook bacon, set aside reserving 1 tbsp of oil in pan
• Sautée onions and garlic until soft
• Add a good splash of white wine and reduce
• Add 2 tbsp of lemon juice and half the zest
• Add cooked pasta, broccoli and bacon
• Heat through and toss
• Plate and sprinkle remaining zest over top
• Drizzle with chili oil