Mar 09, 2014 in pasta, recipes, sunday supper, vegetables, meatless, onions, pasta, potatoes, vegetarian, sundaysupper. Read the original on: Webicurean
Some days it feels as if I have pasta pumping through my veins. Must be the Italian in me, as pasta is one of my favorite foods, especially if itâs one of my grandfatherâs recipes. Tammi over at Mammaâs Meals is hosting a meatless #SundaySupper this week, so why not bring one of my grandfatherâs specialitiesâpasta e patate.
Even without the translation, I think you know where weâre headingâpaste on paste. Tossed with caramelized onions and copious amounts of freshly grated Parmesan, weâre talking serious comfort food. While I never had the opportunity to meet my grandfather, my mom has shared many stories about him over the years. One of her favorite memories were their trips to the familyâs cabin on Tomales Bay, where theyâd feast on whatever fish got snared on his line, and if he caught nothing, theyâd have pasta patate for dinner.
Thatâs my grandfather, Gus. He was a Renaissance man of sorts, born in Coglio, Switzerland in 1884, he had traveled the world by the age of 19, including exploring the Yukon to return with a small cache of gold. He was proficient in several languages, brewed his own beer, made his own wine, and may or may not have operated a speakeasy during prohibition. He enjoyed cooking and entertaining and spent his lifetime in the hospitality industry. Heâs one person I admire greatly, despite never having met.
His simple pasta dish speaks for itself. The sauce is made of nothing more than onions that have been caramelized in butter and olive oil. A splash of the starchy pasta water is added to round out the sauce, which is tossed with a combination of pasta and potatoes. It may not sound like much, but itâs amazingly flavorful, especially when sprinkled with a generous dose of Parmesan cheese. We rounded out our meatless meal with the ever dazzling caprese salad and Ina Gartenâs Parmesan roasted broccoli. Despite all the food, there were no leftovers.
Enjoy!
First, get your pot of salted water on, as itâll take a while to bring to a boil. While youâre waiting, slice up the onions.
Melt the butter and olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet, then add the onions, along with the salt and pepper.
Get the potatoes washed, peeled, and cubed. Keep stirring those onions! By now the water should be boiling, so first add the pasta, then the potatoes. Return to a boil, and continue to cook until the pasta is al dente and the potatoes are cooked through.
Before draining the pasta, reserve about a cup of that starchy water, adding 1/2 of it to the onions, then more if needed.
Toss the pasta with the onions, and serve piping hot with lots of Parmesan cheese (and a little thyme, if desired).
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