Artichoke pasta

Ingredients for 4 persons:

• 400g short pasta (fusilli lunghi)
• 4 fresh artichokes
• 1 small onion
• 1 fresh garlic bulb
• 100g pancetta
• 1/2 glass white wine
• 1 tin tomato pulp
• fresh basil
• salt & pepper
• extra virgin olive oil

Clean the artichokes with the usual process until you obtain the tender hearts. Leave them in cold water with lemon juice so that they do not turn dark. In the meantime, add some olive oil to a pan and fry the chopped garlic and onion until translucent. Add the pancetta cubes, then the finely sliced artichoke hearts. Turn for a few minutes then add the wine and cook until it evaporates. Pour in the tomato sauce, season with salt and pepper and simmer for 20 minutes. Boil the pasta and combine with the sauce. You can throw in some fresh basil and scatter some grated parmesan.

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