Pancetta Reduction

Name: Pancetta Reduction
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams pancetta bacon, diced; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon herbes de Provence; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 pinch salt; 1 small sweet onion, diced; 85 grams tomato paste; 57 grams unsalted butter (such as Kerrygold®, divided; 480 milliliters Merlot wine

The recipe Pancetta Reduction can be made in about 40 minutes. This gluten free recipe serves 8. One serving contains 242 calories, 4g of protein, and 17g of fat. It works well as a sauce. If you have pancetta bacon, ground turmeric, butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir pancetta in melted butter until crisp, 7 to 10 minutes.

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Pancetta

Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove pancetta with a slotted spoon to a plate lined with paper towel to drain.

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Pancetta

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Slotted Spoon

Paper Towels

Stir onion and garlic into the pancetta drippings in the skillet; season with salt. Cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir tomato paste with the onion mixture until smooth; season with oregano, turmeric, curry powder, herbes de Provence, and black pepper.

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Herbes De Provence

Black Pepper

Curry Powder

Tomato Paste

Pancetta

Turmeric

Oregano

Garlic

Onion

Salt

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Frying Pan

Pour Merlot wine over the mixture and stir; bring to a full simmer and cook, stirring frequently, until the volume of the liquid is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Melt remaining butter into the sauce; stir.

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Butter

Wine