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Dei Cantoni's Rigatoni with calamari carbonara and mullet bottarga
This delicious seafood carbonara blends surf and turf in a easy to make creamy pasta dish from the restaurant Dei Cantoni in Longiano, Emilia Romagna.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 761 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 320 g rigatoni
- 400 g fresh baby calamari
- 150 g pork cheek (guanciale) or pancetta
- 50 g grey mullet bottarga you can also use tuna bottarga
- 1 small onion
- 30 g grated Parmesan.
- 3 eggs
- extra virgin oilive oil
- salt for pasta and to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Finely chop the onion. Cut the pork cheek into small pieces. wash and clean the calamari and cut it into small pieces.
- Put water onto boil for the pasta. Add salt once it starts boiling.
- Cook the onion until it softens with a little olive oil in a frying pan or skillet.
- Add the pork cheek to the pan with the onion. Cook until it starts to brown
- Add the pieces of calamari to the onions and pork and let it cook for few minutes. Don’t let the calamari overcook. It only needs a few minutes
- Cook the pasta al dente in the boiling salted water according to the instructions on the packet.
- In the meantime beat the eggs with a pinch of salt, some black pepper and the grated Parmesan cheese.
- Drain the pasta and add it to the calamari, onions and pork cheek. Mix everything together well.
- Add the beaten egg mixture to the pasta and mix again until the sauce looks creamy.
- Sprinkle each plate with a little mullet bottarga and serve immediately.
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Notes
- The chef didn't give me exact quantities for 4 people so I had to use other calamari carbonara recipes as a guide.
- You can serve this dish with other long or short pasta.
Nutrition Information
Calories
761kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
67g
(22%)
Protein
39g
(78%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
409mg
(136%)
Sodium
558mg
(23%)
Potassium
569mg
(16%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
292IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
145mg
(15%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 761
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 761kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 67g | 22% |
| Protein | 39g | 78% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 409mg | 136% |
| Sodium | 558mg | 23% |
| Potassium | 569mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 292IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 145mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.