Metric:
400gr Fettuccine Pasta
80gr White Truffles
80ml Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Anchovies in Olive Oil
2 Garlic Cloves
( sliced in 4 )
Salt and Pepper
TRADITIONAL ITALIAN RECIPE: If you are one of the lucky ones to visit Italy, you should also visit the Umbria Region. There is un uncountable number of white truffle festivals. When I went there I visited over 5 in just one month. Umbria takes great pride in their truffle products.
For those of you not familiar with this type of truffle, I am of course not speaking of chocolate truffles, but instead of the lovely tubers that grown underground around the roots of certain trees. As well as selling the real thing, fresh black and white truffles, the market stalls at these festivals sell everything from truffle oil to truffle flavored chocolate, and one very hard to find, truffle butter.
Each small town that hosts these festivals does their best to offer visitors a great experience, including the local restaurants who offer full truffle menus.
Generally, when you order a plate of pasta with truffles in Umbria, you are served a plate of fresh pasta tossed with just butter which is then topped with the fragrant freshly shaved truffles just before serving. Although I normally stick to buying black truffles as the whites ones are simply too expensive, I decided to give in and at least buy the White Cored Truffles.
Known as the diamonds of the culinary world, truffles are prized all over the world for their pungent aroma and distinct flavor. The truffles season is quite short, which causes truffle frenzy each fall in Italy in France as folks try and get their hands on them. Some might describe the aroma of the white truffle of smelling like the earth, or old cheese, but this gastronomical object of desire, from Italy’s Piedmont region, is very famous for its aroma, taste and aphrodisiac qualities.
The black truffles are far more common than the adored white truffle, therefore less expensive and much more available, but the aroma and flavor of the white truffle is considered far superior.
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Time: 25 Minutes |
Price:  |
Serves: 4 People |
Ingredients:
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Directions:
01 - Boil some salted water for the Pasta.
02 - Clean the Truffle with a small brush, carefully removing all the dirt. Then, slice it.
03 - Cut the Anchovies into small pieces.
04 - In a pan containig the Oil, sauté the Garlic.
05 - Remove the Garlic from the Oil and add the chopped Anchovy and allow to dissolve.
06 - Turn the heat off and add the Truffles.
07 - Add the Pasta to the boiling water.
08 - Drain the Fettuccine al dente.
09 - Toss the Fettuccine in the pan.
10 - Sprinkle with a little Oil, Salt and Peppe, and decorate with slivers of White Truffle on top. Serve.
Notes:
- You can use any type of Truffles. The White Core / White Skin ones are the most expensive Truffles around. You might wanna opt for the White Core / Black Skin ones.
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