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Believe me, it has been hard for me as an anti-coffee guy to create this Pasta dish but surprisingly enough I did eat it too!
You are asking yourself… is he nuts? I tell you what, you have to try this one out as soon as you finish reading this post. Simply delicious and worth surprising your loved ones with this. As Coffee is normally used in many recipes mainly in desserts I wanted to turn the omelet (as we say in the kitchen slang world) with this innovative recipe that can become a hit with your family as it did with mine.
Spaghetti with Coffee sauce is a recipe that brings a different nutty brown taste to your palate. I used to put this as a ‘Daily Special’ where I used to work and after a while customers convinced themselves how good is this recipe. Funny were the many strange and surprised faces I witnessed as I told them if they have ever tried Spaghetti with Coffee sauce
You won’t notice the actual coffee effect but certainly, you will smell the coffee aroma when it’s time you pour it into this Pasta sauce. Another thing you will notice is the beautiful beige color in the sauce at the end of the cooking process.
Here’s the Spaghetti with Coffee sauce recipe for you…
Spaghetti with Coffee sauce
INGREDIENTS
500g spaghetti
2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion, finely diced
1 medium carrot, small diced
2 tbsp chopped celery
200g smoked ham, small diced
2 espresso coffees
100g grana padano, grated
150ml fresh cream
3 tbsp water from the pasta pot
pinch of salt
white pepper
METHOD FOR THE SPAGHETTI WITH COFFEE SAUCE
– In a large saute pan heat up the olive oil and then shallow fry the onions, carrot, and celery for 2-3 minutes.
– Add the diced chopped smoked ham and continue frying for another 2 minutes.
– Pour over the 2 espresso coffees mix and let it reduce while the ingredients absorb the coffee.
– Add some water from the pasta pot and then add the cream and cook for 3 minutes.
– Finally, add the grated Grana Padano cheese and season with a pinch of salt and white pepper.
– When you have the Spaghetti cooked al dente toss them in the coffee sauce.
– Decorate with a pinch of coffee powder and cheese (optional)
