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Malloreddus Pasta with Pork Shoulder and Pancetta Sauce
A traditional Sardinian type of pasta, these gnocchetti are eaten with meat sauce.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 1045 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 500 g malloreddus pasta
- 500 g pork shoulder cut into 1cm cubes
- 75 g pancetta cut into 1cm cubes
- 1 small garlic clove crushed and finely diced
- 125 ml sun-dried tomatoes diced
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 375 ml homemade chicken stock you can use the one from the store if you don't have time to make it
- 6 fresh sage leaves chopped
- 2 tsp red wine vinegar good quality
- 125 ml smooth red wine
- 125 g Pecorino Sardo cheese freshly grated
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or to taste
- sea salt
- black pepper freshly ground
Instructions
- Mash garlic and pepper into a paste in a pestle and mortar and stir in the vinegar to make a liquid.
- Put the pork and the pancetta in a bowl and toss the pork in the marinade until well mixed, cover it with cling wrap and put in the fridge for 6 hours, turning occasionally to ensure that everything is covered with the marinade.
- Brown the pork and the pancetta in a heavy based saucepan for 5 minutes, add the red wine to deglaze the pan and then add the sun-dried tomatoes, the tomato paste and the sage, add the chicken stock and simmer for about 30 – 40 minutes.
- Boil the malloreddus in plenty of salted water until al dente and toss the pasta in the sauce.
- Check and correct the seasoning and serve with loads of the pecorino cheese and extra olive oil.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
1045kcal
(52%)
Carbohydrates
117g
(39%)
Protein
50g
(100%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
12g
(60%)
Cholesterol
98mg
(33%)
Sodium
809mg
(34%)
Potassium
1852mg
(53%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
17g
(34%)
Vitamin A
465IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
13.9mg
(15%)
Calcium
407mg
(41%)
Iron
6.2mg
(34%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 1045
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 1045kcal | 52% |
| Carbohydrates | 117g | 39% |
| Protein | 50g | 100% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 98mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 809mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 1852mg | 39% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 17g | 34% |
| Vitamin A | 465IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 13.9mg | 15% |
| Calcium | 407mg | 41% |
| Iron | 6.2mg | 34% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.