Ingredientes
- 1 pound fettuccine, tagliatelle or trenette pasta noodles
- ¾ cup virgin olive oil
- 12 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 medium white onion
- 6 medium Idaho potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly
- ground black pepper
- 1 cube butter or margarine
- 1 pound fresh string beans
- 1−1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese(good quality)
Preparação
- Peel potatoes and cube(cut to ¾ to 1 inch pieces). Boil potatoes in salted
- water till tender. Do not over−cook. Meanwhile, steam string beans till
- tender but still crisp and set aside with potatoes. In a heavy skillet or
- cast iron frying pan, heat oil and add halved cloves of garlic and finely
- chopped onion. Saute till golden crisp. Meanwhile, cook pasta noodles in
- salted water with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Cook al dente.
- Drain Pasta, add potatoes, string beans and toss gently. Add butter to
- heated garlic and onion sauce to melt. Pour sauce over pasta mixture, add
- pepper, parmesan cheese and work through very gently. Serve with extra
- parmesan cheese and french bread. Options: To add a Pesto flavor, sprinkle
- with ¼ cup finely chopped fresh basil and toss gently to coat.
