{"id":11596,"date":"2013-02-12T11:47:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T19:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/?p=11596"},"modified":"2013-02-12T12:26:15","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T20:26:15","slug":"romanesco-cauliflower-fettechini-with-gorgonzola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/romanesco-cauliflower-fettechini-with-gorgonzola","title":{"rendered":"Romanesco cauliflower Fettechini with Gorgonzola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11603\" title=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras\" alt=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-Romanesco-580x386.jpg\" width=\"680\" height=\"486\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Romanesco cauliflower Fettechini with Gorgonzola&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">serves 6-8<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">preparation time: 10 minutes<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> cooking time: 15 minutes<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11605\" title=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras ingredients\" alt=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras ingredients, pine nuts gorgonzola, heavy cream\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ingred-copy-580x420.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ingred-copy-580x420.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/ingred-copy-350x254.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff0000;\">what you need:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">1 head Romanesco cauliflower (or any cauliflower), cut into small florets (~ 10 ounces)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u00bd pound dry fettechini<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">8 ounces Gorgonzola (or quality semi-soft blue cheese such as St Agur), crumbled<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">1-2 tablespoons cup heavy cream<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">\u2153 cup pine nuts, toasted &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\">~ 1 teaspoon<em id=\"__mceDel\"> <i>gros sel de Gu\u00e9rande<\/i><\/em> (and to taste)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><em id=\"__mceDel\"><\/em>freshly ground black ground pepper (to taste)<\/span><!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11609\" title=\"boiling pasta\" alt=\"boiling pasta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-pot-580x386.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-pot-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-pot-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">how to:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Par-Boil Cauliflower.<\/span> Bring a pot to of salted water to a boil. Add the cauliflower florets. Boil 2-3 minutes. Remove the florets with a strainer. Place florets in an ice bath (a large bowl of ice water) to cease the cooking. Drain. You can cook the cauliflower in advance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11604\" title=\"steaming fettechini pasta\" alt=\"steaming fettechini pasta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-steaming-pasta-copy-333x500.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-steaming-pasta-copy-333x500.jpg 333w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-steaming-pasta-copy-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i>Al Dente.<\/i><\/span> You can use the same boiling water you used for the cauliflower, or add new salted water to the pot. Bring to a boil. Add pasta. Cook as directed (<i>al dente<\/i> is 8 minutes cooking time for dry fettechini). Do not overcook. Drain pasta. Reserve about 1 cup of pasta water.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11602\" title=\"fettechini pasta with fork on a plate\" alt=\"fettechini pasta with fork on a plate\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-copy1-580x386.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-copy1-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-copy1-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Combine.<\/span> Place a large saut\u00e9 pan over a low-medium flame. Add cream and cheese and use a spatula to mix the two while the cheese is melting. When the cheese is melted, add drained pasta and florets. Use tongs to toss the pasta and the cauliflower in the cream-cheese combination. Add nuts.&nbsp; If sauce is too thick, add a little reserved pasta water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11606\" title=\"melting cheese and cream for fettechini pasta \" alt=\"melting cheese and cream for fettechini pasta for mardi gras\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-melt-cheese-580x386.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-melt-cheese-580x386.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-melt-cheese-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 464px) 100vw, 464px\" \/>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Season.<\/span> Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve warm.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #999999;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-11614\" title=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras\" alt=\"Romanesco Cauliflower fettechini with Gorgonzola  for Mardi Gras\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/chef-morgan-pasta-31-553x500.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"450\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Romanesco cauliflower Fettechini with Gorgonzola&nbsp; &nbsp; serves 6-8 preparation time: 10 minutes cooking time: 15 minutes what you need: 1 head Romanesco cauliflower (or any cauliflower), cut into small florets (~ 10 ounces) \u00bd pound dry fettechini 8 ounces Gorgonzola (or quality semi-soft blue cheese such as St Agur), crumbled 1-2 tablespoons cup heavy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[341,340,1],"tags":[145,1014,1245,768,929,1246,425],"class_list":["post-11596","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-courses","category-starters","category-uncategorized","tag-cream","tag-easy-dinners","tag-fettechini","tag-gorgonzola","tag-pine-nuts","tag-romanesco-cauliflower","tag-vegetarian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11596","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11596"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11596\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11648,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11596\/revisions\/11648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11596"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11596"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chefmorgan.com\/engine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11596"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}