Gorgonzola Cream Sauce For Pasta
- Total Time
- 10 minutes
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Ingredients
- 3quarts water
- 1tablespoon cornstarch
- 1cup low-fat buttermilk
- 2tablespoons sweet Gorgonzola
- Large dash ground nutmeg
- 8ounces fresh angel-hair pasta
- ½cup fresh or frozen peas
- 2tablespoons toasted, chopped walnuts
- 2tablespoons freshly grated parmigiano reggiano
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Preparation
- Step 1
Bring 3 quarts of water to boil in covered pot for pasta.
- Step 2
Mix cornstarch with a tablespoon of buttermilk to make smooth paste. In heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine buttermilk-cornstarch mixture, remaining buttermilk, Gorgonzola and nutmeg.
- Step 3
Cook over medium heat, stirring almost constantly, to melt cheese and thicken mixture.
- Step 4
When water boils, stir in pasta and cook according to package directions, about 45 seconds; drain.
- Step 5
Just as buttermilk mixture begins to thicken, stir in peas and cook just long enough to heat through.
- Step 6
Stir in walnuts and serve over pasta with Parmesan cheese on the side.
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A good basic recipe. If you want to have this taste like gorgonzola, you probably need to double the amount of cheese, at least. Buttermilk provides an acidic component to balance the cheesy richness, but you can also use regular milk plus the acid of your choice (lemon is pretty neutral). In my limited (Tuscan) experience, a gorgonzola sauce would not have any additions. Therefore, you're free to add whatever interesting additions you like, maybe something green, maybe walnuts, maybe (?).
I spinkle toasted walnut pieces on top
A good basic recipe. If you want to have this taste like gorgonzola, you probably need to double the amount of cheese, at least. Buttermilk provides an acidic component to balance the cheesy richness, but you can also use regular milk plus the acid of your choice (lemon is pretty neutral). In my limited (Tuscan) experience, a gorgonzola sauce would not have any additions. Therefore, you're free to add whatever interesting additions you like, maybe something green, maybe walnuts, maybe (?).
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