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Crispy Pasta with Spinach and Pumpkin sauce

Recipe by Chef Dale Sniffen

• Preparation time:               20 minutes
• Cooking time:                    20 minutes

Prep List

• 500gm steaming cooked pasta
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 1 tbsp butter
• 2 sliced brown onion
• 1/2 chopped red chili
• 1 clove garlic
• 400gm finely grated  Jap Pumpkin  
• 150gm Pecorino Parmesan cheese
• 150gm cream
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• Salt & White pepper
• 2 hand full s of baby spinach leaves
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Method

Pre heat a wok to medium heat, add olive oil and butter to slowly caramelize onions until fragrant, add chili, garlic and saute until fragrant.  Add grated pumpkin and again saute for 5 minutes or until the pumpkin just softens. Finish the pumpkin sauce with cheese, cream, nutmeg salt & pepper to taste. Done!

When your ready to serve, slowly pre heat a wok or large saute pan to medium heat, add olive oil and saute cooked pasta until crispy and golden brown, quickly add the spinach leaves saute until there just wilted.  Portion out on a serving platter drizzled pumpkin sauce over the pasta with an extra sprinkling of pecorino cheese.