Fettuccine Mio Amore also famous as “Lincoln Highway Pasta” is an Italian pasta recipe. It was first summed in a novel “The Lincoln Highway” where the character Duchess makes it for Emmett, Woolly, Billy, and Sally on their last night. This recipe is a homage to Towel’s friend being a favorite of Towel’s family.
The recipe is a mix of Fettuccine noodles, bacon, and onions used for making a unique and appetizing tomato pasta sauce. Its exciting rich and deep flavor proves the speciality of this pasta.
Before we start with the recipe let’s discuss first the key ingredients of this mesmerizing pasta, as preparing the ingredients first will help you save your time and organize your mind.
Ingredients
- Fettuccini Noodles 10-12 ounces (preferably fresh)
- Dried Oregano – 1 teaspoon
- Bacon-smoked American cut clockwise into ¼ inches pieces.
- Use good quality thick-cut bacon. Applewood smoked brings a good flavor to this recipe.
- Tomato sauce (either tomato sauce or crushed tomato)
- Parmesan Cheese – Grated ½ cup
- Onion- Sweet or Yellow
- Olive oil – ¼ cup
- Chicken Broth- ½ cup
- Red Pepper Flask
- Bay Leaf 1
Method to Make Fettuccine Mio Amore
- Take a deep saucepan and add olive oil and then cook thinly sliced onions in it, until the onions become soft and golden brown. Take it out in a bowl and place aside, before onions turn crispy.
- Now fry the bacon and along the bay leaf until the bacon turns brown but not crispy. Make sure to take off the excess bacon fat, not all.
- Put back the onions in the pan. Then add the tomato sauce, dried oregano, and pepper flakes. Mix them well and allow them to simmer for ten minutes.
- If one finds that the sauce is drying, a little more amount of chicken broth can be added.
- For the time being, cook the fettuccine. Cast about ¼ of the sauce with the fettuccine and grated cheese.
- Now divide it on the plates, and add more spoonfuls of sauce on top of the pasta before serving.
FAQs?
Can it be served as a complete meal?
Yes, it’s an Italian complete food and the recipe above is enough for four people.
What is the use of dried oregano?
Oregano is best to add the complementary slightly bitter, pungent flavor to your savory pasta without having any dirt like from parsley. This spice imparts a slightly astringent mouth feel. Moreover, its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and antimicrobial properties.
Fettuccine Mio Amore Recipe
Ingredients
- Fettuccini Noodles 10-12 ounces preferably fresh
- Dried Oregano - 1 teaspoon
- Bacon-smoked American cut clockwise into ¼ inches pieces.
- Use good quality thick-cut bacon. Applewood smoked brings a good flavor to this recipe.
- Tomato sauce either tomato sauce or crushed tomato
- Parmesan Cheese – Grated ½ cup
- Onion- Sweet or Yellow
- Olive oil – ¼ cup
- Chicken Broth- ½ cup
- Red Pepper Flask
- Bay Leaf 1
Instructions
- Take a deep saucepan and add olive oil and then cook thinly sliced onions in it, until the onions become soft and golden brown. Take it out in a bowl and place aside, before onions turn crispy.
- Now fry the bacon and along the bay leaf until the bacon turns brown but not crispy. Make sure to take off the excess bacon fat, not all.
- Put back the onions in the pan, pour white wine into it, and allow it to cook for a while. Then add the tomato sauce, dried oregano, and pepper flakes. Mix them well and allow them to simmer for ten minutes.
- If one finds that the sauce is drying, a little more amount of chicken broth can be added.
- For the time being, cook the fettuccine. Cast about ¼ of the sauce with the fettuccine and grated cheese.
- Now divide it on the plates, and add more spoonfuls of sauce on top of the pasta before serving.
