Pasta Nest
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This recipe is for a pasta nest with quail eggs. It involves making a sofrito by cooking ham, onion, garlic and tomatoes until caramelized. Pasta is boiled and formed into a nest, with the sofrito placed in the center. Slices of duck foie gras and boiled quail eggs are arranged on top. The dish is seasoned with salt, parsley and olive oil from the sofrito.
Pasta Nest
- 1. PASTA NEST WITH QUAIL EGGS http://recipespicbypic.blogspot.com
- 2. PASTA NEST WITH QUAIL EGGS Ingredients for 4 servings: 60 grs of cured ham, 1 big onion, 2 garlic cloves, 4 ripe tomatoes, Pasta for 4 (aprox 100grs each), duck foie, 12 quail eggs, olive oil, salt and parsley. Start a sofrito with the ham, when starts smelling great, add the onion and garlic and when the onion is transparent, add the tomatoe sauce (made out of the ripe tomatoes).
- 3. PASTA NEST WITH QUAIL EGGS Be patient and stir and stir until you get the sofrito done. Low heat and wait until the tomatoe seems to dissapear and it gets oily. Add a pinch of salt. The sofrito should look caramelized when finished. Keep it warm while you boil the pasta (follow package instructions) Rinse and drop some oil on top so that it doesn’t get sticky. Boil the quail eggs for 1 minute, peel and reserve.
- 4. PASTA NEST WITH QUAIL EGGS Place the pasta in a plate and try to make a nest with it. In the middle hole place the sofrito. Reserve the oily part. Add small pieces of duck foie grass on top of the sofrito.
- 5. PASTA NEST WITH QUAIL EGGS Place the tiny eggs on top. Sprinkle with some parsley. Add a pinch of salt and drop a bit of the sofrito’s oil on top of the eggs and pasta. Buen Provecho!!!