Ziti with Pumpkin

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Ziti with Pumpkin: Ziti alla Zucca

Recipe copyright 2000, Mario Batali. All rights reserved.

 

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

1 clove garlic, finely chopped

1 pound pumpkin, cut into julienne

1 cup water

Salt and black pepper

Pinch hot chile flakes

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

1 pound uncooked ziti

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

In a large pan, heat the olive oil over high heat and add the onion, garlic,

and pumpkin and cook 1 minute. Add the water, salt and pepper, lower heat to

medium and cover, cooking until the pumpkin is soft, about 8 minutes. Add

the red pepper flakes and parsley and keep warm.

 

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Cook the ziti

according to the package directions, until tender yet al dente. Toss the

pasta with the cooked pumpkin 1 minute over high heat. Divide evenly among 4

warmed pasta bowls, topped with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

 

 

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

 

 

 

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