Pasta e Patate

servings

This one-pot pasta dish features tender potatoes cooked along pasta with a flavorful mix of soffritto, pancetta, and cheese. An Italian traditional dish perfect to serve as a main meal.

prep 10

cook 20

total 30

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Equipment

1 pot

Ingredients

▢ 1 pound potatoes (peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes)
▢ 8.5 oz pasta mista (or any small pasta, like ditalini)
▢ ½ cup soffritto (chopped onion, carrot, and celery)
▢ 1 cup fresh tomatoes (diced)
▢ ½ cup lardo, diced (substitute with pancetta or bacon)
▢ 4 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
▢ ⅔ cup provola or scamorza cheese (diced)
▢ crust of parmigiano (a small piece, optional)
▢ salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

Place a pot with plenty of water over medium heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to a minimum and keep the water hot until needed.
Heat the oil over medium heat in a pot. Add soffritto and lardo (or pancetta, bacon). Cook for 3-4 minutes while stirring constantly.
Mix in tomatoes and cook for 1 minute.
Add the potatoes, season with salt and pepper, and cook 1-2 minutes.
Pour enough hot water to cover the ingredients, add the crust of parmigiano, and bring to a simmer.
Cook for 20 minutes stirring from time to time until potatoes are tender.
Add pasta and then pour enough hot water to slightly cover the ingredients. Season with salt and bring to a simmer.
Cook over medium-low heat until the pasta is nicely tender, adding more water if necessary until you'll have a dense and creamy dish.
Adjust seasonings to taste and turn off the heat.
Mix in the cheese until nicely melted and serve.

Notes

I prefer using hot water when making this recipe because I’ve noticed that when I add cold water, the temperature of the ingredients changes and I need more time to cook them, and this affects the final texture.
The pasta absorbs a lot of liquid when cooking, make sure you have enough water to add whenever is needed.
Don’t worry about stirring too much, the potatoes are supposed to fall a bit and don’t remain intact, when they break, they will add lots of creaminess to the sauce.

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