Tagliatellewith
ricotta,broad
beansandleaves
SERVES 6 // PREPTIME 45 MINS// COOK
25 MINS(PLUSDRAINING,RESTING)
“Assoonasbroadbeans
becomeavailable,I wanttouse
themoneverything,”says
Horsnell.“Thisdishusesthe
beansandtheleaves.”At
NapierQuarter,Horsnellmakes
herownricotta:“Makingricotta
is simple,andaddsa touchof
lovetothisdish.”Here,we’ve
used store-bought ricotta.
200 gmpoddedyoungbroad
beans(about600gm
unpodded;seenote)
50 mlextra-virginoliveoil,
plusextratoserve
(optional)
Finelygratedzestand
juiceof2 lemons
240 gmfreshricotta,crumbled
Broadbeansleaves
(optional),toserve
PASTADOUGH
500 gm(3⅓cups) plain flour
5 eggs
1 eggyolk
BROAD-BEANSAUCE
500 gmpoddedyoungbroad
beans(about1.5kg
unpodded)150 mlpouringcream
1 cup(looselypacked)
sorrel(seenote)
50 gm(¼cup)capers
rinsedanddrained
Finelygratedzestand
juiceof1 lemon
2 tbspdill1 Forpastadough,placeflour
and½tspfinesaltinanelectric
mixerfittedwitha doughhook.
Addeggs,yolkand2 tspwater,
andmixuntila doughforms.
Transfertoa benchandknead
untildoughis smoothand
elastic(5minutes).Coverand
refrigeratetorest(1 hour).
Cut dough into 6 pieces.Workingwith1 pieceata time,
keepingremaindercovered,
flatten,thenrollthrougha pasta
machine,startingatthefirst
setting.Rollandlaminatedough
a fewtimesonthefirstsetting,
thenreducesettingsnotchby
notch,rollingandfoldingdough
asyougo,until1.5mmthick.
Trimpastasheetsinto
manageablepieces,roll
throughtagliatelleattachment,
thenhangtodry(20minutes).
Storeina flouredcontainer
untilreadytouse.
2 Forbroad-beansauce,
blanchbeansina saucepanof
boilingwateruntilbrightgreen
(30seconds),thenrefreshin
icedwater.Double-peellarger
broadbeans(young,tender
beanscanremainintheir
skins),thentransfertoa food
processorwithremaining
ingredients,seasontotaste
andprocessuntilsmooth.
3 Cookpastaina large
saucepanofboilingsalted
wateruntilal dente,adding
broadbeanshalfwaythrough
(2-2½minutes).Drain,reserving
a littlepastacookingwater.
4 Meanwhile,heatoliveoilin
a separatesaucepanoververy
lowheat.Addpastaandbeans,
andtosstocombine,addinga
littlepastawatertoloosen,if
needed.Addlemonzestand
juice,andbroad-beansauce.
Seasontotaste.
5 Servepastatoppedwith
ricottaandbroad-beanleaves,
anddrizzledwithoil.
NoteBroadbeanswiththeir
leavesareavailableat
farmers’marketsandselect
greengrocers,butmayneed
tobeorderedahead.If
unavailable,substitutefinely
slicedsnowpeasandgarnish
withrocket.Sorrelis preferred
asit hasa brightcitricflavour;
if unavailable,substituteEnglish
spinachandextralemonjuice
totaste.
Winesuggestion 2018 Cantina
Giardino“Bianco”Codadi
Volpe, Campania, Italy.➤