Fusilli with Zucchini and Fonduta

Name: Fusilli with Zucchini and Fonduta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, cut into pieces, at room temperature; 3 egg yolks; 710 milliliters 3/4 pound fontina, grated (about; 454 grams fusilli; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 296 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 680 grams zucchini (about , seeded and cut into 1/4-by-2-inch matchstick strips

Fusilli with Zucchini and Fonduta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 47g of protein, 48g of fat, and a total of 1001 calories. This recipe covers 34% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up fusilli, fresh-ground pepper, fontina, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg yolks you could follow this main course with the Apricot Crumbles as a dessert.

Instructions

In a medium heatproof bowl, combine the grated cheese and the milk. Allow the mixture to stand for 20 minutes and then drain off the milk, reserving 1/4 cup. Set the bowl with the cheese over a saucepan of barely simmering water, or transfer the cheese to the top of a double boiler.

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Whisk until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

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Whisk

In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and the reserved 1/4 cup milk and add to the melted cheese with the butter, whisking. The mixture will separate.

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Add the salt and pepper and continue whisking until the sauce is almost smooth, about 3 minutes longer. Do not cook too long or the mixture will curdle. The sauce will not be completely smooth.

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Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the fusilli for 10 minutes.

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Add the zucchini and bring back to a boil. Cook until the zucchini and pasta are just done, about 3 minutes longer.

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Drain. Toss with the fonduta.

Seeding Zucchini: Because the zucchini are boiled here, we recommend seeding them first; otherwise, the pulpy seeds become water-logged. To remove the seeds, cut the zucchini into quarters lengthwise. Then simply cut off the seeds.

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Wine Recommendation: Do not try to match this dish's richness; go for contrast instead. Piedmont's own Nebbiolo della Langhe, a spicy, earthy red wine with subtle hints of truffle, is what you want.

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