RECIPE

Pasta with Rosemary and Onion-Orange Marmalade

  • ACTIVE: 25 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 40 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4 first-course servings

Anna Imparato made this ingeniously simple dish at a luncheon at the Montevetrano winery in Campania in Southern Italy. She tossed her pasta in a sweet-tart onion-orange marmalade made at the estate; in its place, this recipe calls for caramelized onions and store-bought orange marmalade.

  • ACTIVE: 25 MIN
  • TOTAL TIME: 40 MIN
  • SERVINGS: 4 first-course servings
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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
    2. 3 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, finely chopped
    3. 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
    4. 2 teaspoons chopped rosemary
    5. 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
    6. Salt and freshly ground pepper
    7. 1/2 pound dried pasta, such as garganelli, fusilli or rotini
    8. 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, heat the oil. Add the pancetta and cook over moderate heat until browned and most of the fat has been rendered, 4 minutes. Add the onion and rosemary, cover and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the onion is tender and golden, 10 minutes. Stir in the marmalade; season with salt and pepper.
  2. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1/3 cup of the cooking water.
  3. Return the pasta to the saucepan. Add the onion-orange mixture and the reserved cooking water; toss well. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to plates. Sprinkle with the cheese and serve right away.

Make Ahead

The marmalade mixture can be made up to 4 hours ahead.