Forgot your password?

Not a member? Join now!

Grandma’s Frittata and Low-Carb Pasta

by Nico Chessa

Summary: Chefs Luciano Pellegrini and Nico Chessa team up to prepare two special dishes: Chessa’s delicious frittata from his grandma’s recipe book and Pellegrini’s low-carb pasta with spelt spaghetti sauteed with shrimp, calamari and curry.

Cooking time (duration): 15 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 2

Get the Flash Player to see this player.

Ingredients

Frittata:

  • 2 Tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • ½ Cup Onion – Chopped
  • ½ Cup Asparagus Stalks – Chopped ¼” thick rounds
  • Salt
  • 1 Goose Egg
  • 6 Chicken Eggs

Low-Carb Pasta:

  • Spelt Pasta
  • Olive Oil
  • 2 tbsp. butter
  • 8oz Calamari
  • 8oz Shrimp
  • 2 Shallots
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • Fresh Thyme
  • Fresh Marjoram
  • 2 tsp. Curry
  • ¼ Cup Brandy
  • 1 ½ Cup Cream
  • 1 Cup Marinara Sauce

Instructions

Fritatta:

  1. Render pan hot with olive oil
  2. Add chopped onion and asparagus to pan and saute
  3. Season with a pinch of salt
  4. In mixing bowl, combine eggs and beat lightly
  5. Add eggs to sauce pan
  6. Slice thinly Peccorino cheese and place on top
  7. Top with cherry tomatoes
  8. Place in oven at 400 degrees for 5-8 minutes
  9. Remove Frittata from oven and loosen from saute pan
  10. Place on large serving bowl, top with fresh basil and olive oil.

Pasta:
Sauce:

  1. Render pan hot with olive oil, add 1 tbsp. butter to hot pan
  2. Add shrimp and calamari and saute for 2-3 minutes
  3. Remove seafood, and set aside
  4. Add shallots and garlic to saute pan, adding additional tablespoon of butter
  5. Add sprigs of fresh Thyme and Marjoram, with curry.
  6. Add Brandy, allow to cook off
  7. Mix in cream and marinara sauce, mixing well
  8. Re-introduce seafood back into saute pan, and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper
  9. Remove Spelt from boiling water, add to saute pan and finish cooking in sauce

Prepare garnish for plate:

  1. Slice 1 clove of garlic, add to hot pan with olive oil.
  2. Chop fresh mustard greens and cook down, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
  3. In large pasta bowl, place past directly in center of bowl.
  4. Top with seafood and sauce.
  5. Garnish with mustard green saute on top, with a dash of black pepper and drizzle of olive oil

Copyright © ChefLive Media, Inc. 2010.

Print This Post Print This Post