Sauces, conserves & preserves
Pasta sauce with broad beans, mint and bacon
Sweet broad beans, fresh mint and smoky bacon mingle spectacularly in this easy to make pasta sauce: just the ticket for a weeknight dinner. If you'd like to keep this vegetarian you could substitute the bacon with goat's cheese or just leave it out.
Ingredients
- 500g broad beans
- 1 tbsp butter or olive oil
- 140g streaky bacon, finely sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 200ml double cream
- 1 handful mint, roughly chopped
- 2 tbsp Parmesan, grated
- salt and pepper
Method
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Step 1
Pod the broad beans and then blanch them in boiling water for a few minutes until tender. Set the beans to one side.
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Step 2
In a large pan, heat the butter or oil and gently cook the bacon until it starts to brown.
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Step 3
Next, add the crushed garlic to the pan and stir for one minute. If the garlic begins to brown, turn down the heat.
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Step 4
Pour in the cream, roughly chopped mint and broad beans. Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes.
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Step 5
Add grated Parmesan, salt and pepper to taste. The sauce is best served with tagliatelle or penne.