Egg Pasta with Leeks

Name: Egg Pasta with Leeks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings Freshly ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps butter; 454 grams egg tagliatelle or egg fettuccine; 3 egg yolks; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 larges leeks, trimmed; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, for topping; 237 milliliters white wine

Egg Pasta with Leeks

Egg Pasta with Leeks requires roughly 20 minutes from start to finish. For $2.73 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 29g of protein, 35g of fat, and a total of 539 calories. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. If you have pepper, butter, egg fettuccine, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the egg yolks you could follow this main course with the Apricot Crumbles as a dessert.

Instructions

Place a large pot of water on the stove to boil. Salt the water, and then cook the pasta to al dente, reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid before draining.

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Pasta

Water

Salt

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Stove

Pot

Meanwhile, fill a large bowl or sink with cold water, slice the leeks lengthwise, and then slice into 1/2-inch thick pieces. Wash the leeks, separating all the layers, and drain on a kitchen towel.

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Leek

Water

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Kitchen Towels

Bowl

Heat the extra-virgin olive oil and butter over medium heat, add the leeks, and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the leeks are tender and soft, about 8 to 10 minutes.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Butter

Leek

Add the wine and stir. In a small bowl, beat the egg yolks and temper with the reserved hot starchy cooking water.

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Egg Yolk

Water

Wine

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Bowl

Add the tempered eggs to the sauce.

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Sauce

Egg

Add the pasta to the leek sauce and toss to combine for 2 minutes, or until a sauce forms and coats the pasta. Top with Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and serve.

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Parmigiano Reggiano