Garganelli pasta with chorizo and peas

5.00

Luke Holder's gloriously easy pasta recipe manages to be exceedingly quick to make without compromising on taste. Fresh peas are best, but outwith their relatively short season frozen peas will also work well, making this a fantastic store cupboard supper.

First published in 2015

Ingredients

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Garganelli

For the sauce

Method

1
Place the peas in boiling salted water and blanch for three minutes. Drain the peas and set to one side, retaining the water from the pan
2
Bring a larger pan of salted water to the boil, add the garganelli pasta and cook for 8-10 minutes
3
Meanwhile, sweat the chorizo with the garlic and olive oils in a large pan for a couple of minutes. Take a tablespoon of water from the pea pan and add to the chorizo along with the cooked peas, cream and butter. Stir well to combine, then garnish with the chopped parsley and some freshly ground black pepper
4
Drain the pasta and add to the sauce along with a tablespoon of the pasta water and the Parmesan. Toss to coat the pasta in the sauce, then divide it evenly between two plates. Sprinkle over a little extra Parmesan and serve immediately
  • 5g of Parmesan, grated, plus extra to serve
First published in 2015

Luke Holder comes by his taste for ultra-authentic local cuisine honestly: he's spent large chunks of his career soaking up regional techniques in far-flung parts of the world.

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