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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. If you use fresh peas Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a pot and add the peas; cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain the peas; reserve the cooking water and keep it boiling (if you can)for the pasta. If you use frozen peas move on to the next step. | 2. Place speck and potatoes in a large skillet and saute over medium heat until the potatoes are tender. There should be enough fat from the speck but if for some reason there isn't use a little olive oil. | 3. Meanwhile, cook the orecchiette with salt until al dente in the reserved boiling water. If you use frozen peas you can cook them with the pasta. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. | 4. Add the orecchiette to the potato mixture in the pan, the olive oil, marjoram, half of the parsley, and the cracked black pepper. | 5. Pour in enough of the reserved pasta cooking water to dilute the sauce if necessary but try not to use too much, you don't want it watered down. (I tend not to use any liquid but just leave the pasta damp when I drain it.) | 6. Toss to combine, adjust the salt if needed, and spoon into 4 heated bowls and top with the grana or pass at the table. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
pea	2	cups		82.32	14.798	5.4879999999999995	0.392
speck	1		sliced cut cut diced	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
potato	1		peeled cut	-	-	-	-
orecchiette	1	lb		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
salt				-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	1	cup		25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
marjoram	1	teaspoon	minced	1.626	0.3634	0.076	0.0422
italian parsley	1	tablespoon	minced	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417
black pepper	1/4	teaspoon	cracked	1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
grana padano	1/4	cup	grated	25.2167	0.0	5.61	0.1417

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.