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Ingredients

15 mins
4 servings
  1. 300 gramspasta (fusilli is good, i used penne)
  2. 3 piecesmoked streaky bacon
  3. 1broccoli head
  4. 3anchovy fillets
  5. 2 clovegarlic
  6. 1 1/2 tbspdouble cream
  7. 1 pinchsalt
  8. 1 pinchblack pepper
  9. 1 tbspolive oil, extra virgin
  10. 1 tbspolive oil
  11. 1 1/2 tbspdouble cream

Cooking Instructions

15 mins
  1. 1

    Bring a large, heavily salted pan of water to a rolling boil

  2. 2

    Chop the head of broccoli into large chunks. Peel the stalk with a speed peeler and chop this too (into slices)

  3. 3

    Add the broccoli to the water and set a timer for 4 minutes

  4. 4

    Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and add the (chopped bacon)

  5. 5

    Fry until the timer beeps. Add 1 more minute to the timer and add the garlic and anchovies to the bacon

  6. 6

    Cook for the remaining minute then using a slotted spoon transfer the broccoli to the frying pan.

  7. 7

    Add the pasta to the water and cook for 2 mins less than the lowest time shown on the packet

  8. 8

    Meanwhile cook the broccoli in the pan, tossing and breaking it up so that it becomes like a sauce. Add a ladle or more of pasta water to allow help this

  9. 9

    Just before the pasta time is up, add the cream and cook together well with the broccoli

  10. 10

    When the pasta is 2 minutes from cooked, add to the pan and cook with the sauce to your desired level of firmness, add plenty of pasta water to help keep the pasta light and loose. It can drink a lot!

  11. 11

    Add the extra virgin olive oil, mix together and serve

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