Drunken Spaghetti with Black Kale

Name: Drunken Spaghetti with Black Kale
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 bundles black, Tuscan, or Dinosaur kale, thinly sliced; 4 servings Freshly grated nutmeg; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 118 milliliters grated Pecorino Romano cheese, plus a chunk to shave at table; 4 servings Salt; 454 grams spaghetti; 113 grams pancetta, smoked pancetta, or speck, chopped into fine dice; 1 bottle dry Italian red wine

Drunken Spaghetti with Black Kale might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 865 calories, 24g of protein, and 28g of fat each. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have wine, nutmeg, dinosaur kale, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the wine you could follow this main course with the Dessert Wine Gelees with Citrus Fruit as a dessert.

Instructions

Pour the whole bottle of wine into a pasta pot and add about the same amount of water. Salt the liquid and bring to a boil over medium heat.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

Wine

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Pot

Remove and reserve 1 cup of cooking water just before draining.

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Water

Meanwhile, heat a deep skillet over medium to medium-high heat with the extra-virgin olive oil.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Add the pancetta and cook until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes, then add the garlic and swirl it around for 2 minutes more.

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Garlic

Add the kale, let it wilt and then season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, to taste.

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Nutmeg

Pepper

Kale

Salt

Add the reserved cooking liquid, drained pasta and the grated cheese. Toss vigorously for at least a full minute, then serve in shallow bowls. Pass the Pecorino to shave over the pasta at the table.

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