Pasta Romanov
Pasta Romanov — a pasta recipe, 6 ingredients.
contains glutencontains dairycontains fishcontains alcohol
Ingredients
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- Pasta (taglietelli, spaghetti, or angel hair preferred)
- Mascarpone cheese (or similar mild cheese like ricotta)
- Tomato purée (paste)
- Vodka
- 1 tsp caviar (or lumpfish roe)
- Whole lemon
Make it lactose-friendly
- Mascarpone cheese (or similar mild cheese like ricotta) → lactose-free or aged hard cheese (naturally lower lactose)
Steps
- Boil a pot of salted water, add the pasta, and cook until al dente. Drain.
- Melt the cheese (do not overheat) and stir in a little tomato puree to turn it salmon pink.
- Add a slug (a couple tablespoons) of vodka to the melted cheese.
- Add caviar to the cheese and toss the drained pasta in it to coat.
- Cut lemon into wedges and use as garnish with a teaspoon or two of caviar.
- Serve with champagne or crisp white wine.
Source
Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0