{"id":2094,"date":"2011-01-09T13:39:32","date_gmt":"2011-01-09T05:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2011-06-04T21:15:10","modified_gmt":"2011-06-04T13:15:10","slug":"2094","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.foodfourthought.com.au\/blog\/2094\/","title":{"rendered":"Linguine with lemon, parmesan and soft poached eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sunday evenings are when we usually like to relax at home, especially if we’ve had a busy weekend working on projects or out socialising.\u00a0 This weekend I’ve been working around the house\u00a0partially completing my annual spring clean (which I\u00a0should have done months ago) and G has been dedicated to his cars.\u00a0\u00a0So we both felt like we need something easy, nourishing and tasty for dinner.<\/p>\n

I had\u00a0seen this recipe in the “Easy Everyday” section of\u00a0one of my favourite magazines and tagged it for exactly this kind of occasion.\u00a0 I have been making\u00a0my own pasta<\/em><\/a>\u00a0for some time now and know how\u00a0much G enjoys it so I decided to make some fettuccini.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I was intrigued to taste this dish\u00a0as I expected the flavours to work well together.\u00a0 I also loved the idea of breaking open a freshly poached egg to allow the soft yolk to coat the pasta.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Buon appetito!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

linguine with lemon, parmesan and soft poached eggs\u00a0\u00a0(recipe from <\/span>dish magazine<\/span><\/em><\/a>\u00a0adapted by Fiona from Food 4 Thought)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
\nserves 2\u00a0(the original recipe served 4)<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/span>
\n<\/em>200g linguine (or fettuccini) pasta
\nknob of butter
\n40g (1\u00bdozs\/1 handful)\u00a0of rocket or baby spinach (or arugula)\u00a0
\n1 teaspoon lemon zest
\n50ml (2\u00bd tablespoons) lemon juice
\n75g (\u00bd cup\/2\u00bdozs) freshly grated parmesan cheese
\n2 free-range eggs, poached\u00a0
\nsea salt and freshly ground black pepper
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\nPreparation
\n<\/span>Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of well salted boiling water until al dente.\u00a0 Drain, reserving 1\/4 cup of the cooking water.\u00a0 Tip the pasta back into the saucepan with the water, a good knob of butter, the rocket or spinach, the lemon zest and juice and the parmesan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Place back over a medium heat and stir until the ingredients combine to form a sauce and coat the pasta.<\/p>\n

Season and divide the pasta between warm serving dishes. \u00a0Top with a poached egg, a grind of pepper and a little parmesan cheese if desired.<\/p>\n

My\u00a0tips\/alterations:<\/span>\u00a0 *I altered the method when adding the ingredients and pasta together in the pot.\u00a0 I placed the water, lemon juice and rind, and the parmesan into the pot and stirred it until it formed a slightly smooth sauce.\u00a0 Then I added the pasta and finally the rocket.\u00a0 This meant that the cheese didn’t clump together as soon as it hit hot pasta.\u00a0 *I pre-cooked the poached egg and\u00a0then just heated it before serving.\u00a0\u00a0I also added crispy batons of pan fried pancetta, because everything is better with bacon. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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ease: 8\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0
\nprep time:<\/strong> 15mins.<\/strong>
\ncooking time: 15mins.<\/strong>\u00a0
\ntotal:\u00a030 mins.<\/strong><\/p>\n

taste: 6\/10.<\/strong>\u00a0 This was G’s rating.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The dish itself was quite contentious because G felt that it didn’t really work because of the lemon whereas even though I thought it was quite lemony and I enjoyed that.\u00a0 I also loved breaking into the poached egg and letting the yolk become part of the sauce.\u00a0 This meal was light and strangely, somewhat refreshing.\u00a0 It also made me feel healthier for eating it.<\/p>\n

G said that without the lemon it would have been ok although found it very different to anything else we had eaten before.\u00a0 He felt the pancetta added a dimension that the dish needed.<\/p>\n

would I make it again:\u00a0Yes <\/strong>but as I enjoyed it more than G, maybe I’d cook it\u00a0\u00a0for a girls lunch rather than for my man.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

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