Recipe and photography by butter.aficionado
Ingredients
For the white sauce:
-1 tablespoon Butter
-1 tablespoon flour
-170ml of milk
-Salt
-Pepper
-Nutmeg
Remaining Ingredients:
-100g chorizo
-150g frozen peas
-225g Northern Pasta Co Gigli
-Parmasean to serve
Method
Chop your chorizo into strips and place in a cold pan. Turn on a low heat and slowly
cook until crispy. Remove and set aside
Make your sauce by melting butter in a pan and adding in equal parts flour. Stir until well
combined and cook on low for 1 minute.
Slowly add in your milk and stir vigorously to avoid clumping. Once all the milk is added,
continue to cook on low for an additional 3 minutes. Seasoned with salt, pepper and
nutmeg.
Cook your gigli to package instructions. When 30 seconds remain in the cook time, add
in your frozen peas. Transfer peas and pasta directly into a pan with sauce and mix in
your crispy chorizo.
Cover with a nice sprinkling of parmesan before serving.
