Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta
Spaghetti with Artichokes and Pancetta requires about 1 hour from start to finish. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 442 calories, 15g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up parmigiano-reggiano cheese, lemon, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dry white wine you could follow this main course with the White Wine Frozen Yogurt as a dessert. It works well as a main course. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Spaghetti with Garlic, Onion and Pancetta: Spaghetti alla Gricia, Artichokes Stuffed with Pancettan and Parsley, and Penne with Artichokes, Pancetta, and Thyme.
Instructions
Fill a large bowl with water. Squeeze in the juice from the lemon halves, then add the lemon halves to the water. Working with 1 artichoke at a time, peel off the dark green outer leaves.
Cut off the top fourth of the artichoke; peel and trim the stem. Slice the artichoke lengthwise 1/8 inch thick and drop into the lemon water. Repeat with the remaining artichokes.
In a saucepan, heat the oil.
Add the onion, garlic and lardo and cook over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 10 minutes.
Drain the artichokes; discard the lemon.
Add the artichokes to the saucepan, cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring, until almost tender, about 10 minutes.
Add the white wine, cover and simmer over moderately low heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until al dente.
Drain the pasta, reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water.
Add the pasta and the reserved cooking water to the artichokes and toss over moderate heat for 1 minute.
Remove from the heat, stir in the 1/4 cup of cheese and season with salt and pepper.
Serve the pasta, passing more grated cheese at the table.