chitarra alla crema di cipolle

I arrived home from a one-week trip to Italy with only a handful of ingredients left in my kitchen.
​This was the creation.
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Pasta Recipe

This recipe includes spaghetti noodles created with the traditional chitarra. The recipe used here comes from my friends at Borgo Pianello, however, there are multiple that you can find online, including this one. 

If you do not have access to a chitarra, use a fine quality dry spaghetti or any other thin noodle pasta

Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

​Process

• 1 white or yellow onion, diced
  
  
• 1/2 white or yellow onion, cut into strips
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• 2 cups vegetable broth
  
  
• 1-2 gloves of garlic
  
  
• 1 TBS mascarpone cheese
  
  
• Parmigiano cheese, grated (for garnish)
  
  
• Flat-leaf Italian parsley, chopped (for garnish)
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• Olive Oil
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• Salt/Pepper

1. Heat a medium-large frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and garlic. Remove garlic once it is browned (and eat it and enjoy!)
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2. Add the diced onion and allow to fry. Once translucent, pour in the vegetable both and season with salt and pepper. Keep pan uncovered and allow the liquid to cook-down (about 15-20 minutes)
   
   
3. Turn down heat and allow to cool slightly. Transfer to a container and use an immersion blender to purée the mixture. Run the purée through a fine-mesh sieve and pour into the frying pan.
   
   
4. Add the mascarpone cheese to the sauce and allow to melt. Add some parmigiano cheese and mix.
   
   
5. Bring water to boil and salt once boiled. Cook pasta according to instructions. 
   
   
6. Add pasta to sauce--making sure to reserve the pasta water
   
   
7. Bring a small-medium frying pan to high heat and add olive oil. Fry the onion strips until caramelized. Remove from heat
   
   
8. Add pasta water to pasta (as needed) and also mix in parsley and fried-onion strips (reserving some for plating).
   
   
9. Plate and serve. Top with additional parmigiano, parsley, and fried onion.

Needed Speciality Equipment

• Immersion Blender or Food Processer
• Fine-Mesh Sieve