Australia’s most loved home cook and bestselling author, Donna Hay, returns with THE FAST FIVE, taking the weeknight classics your family loves and re-imagining them into five super-fast, super-delicious recipes that will change your world!
Photography: Chris Court
Recipe and styling: Donna Hay
Ingredients:
- 400g dried spaghetti
- 1 cup (250ml) pure cream
- 4 egg yolks, lightly beaten
- 1 cup (80g) finely grated parmesan, plus extra to serve
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 4 cups (100g) wild leaf rocket (arugula), chopped, plus extra to serve
- 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind
For crispy crumb:
- 2 cups (140g) fresh sourdough breadcrumbs
- 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp dried chilli flakes
Method:
- To make the crispy crumb, preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
- Combine the breadcrumbs, oil and chilli flakes. Place on the prepared tray and bake for 5–8 minutes or until golden, stirring occasionally. Set aside.
- Cook the pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and set aside.
- Whisk the cream, yolk and parmesan together in a bowl to combine.
- Return the pan over low heat. Add the parmesan cream mixture and cook for 2 minutes, stirring gently with a spatula, until silky and slightly thickened, but not scrambled. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Add the pasta and cook for 1–2 minutes, stirring, until it is coated in the sauce and heated through. Stir through the rocket and rind.
- Divide the pasta between serving bowls and sprinkle with the crispy crumb, the extra rocket and extra parmesan. Serves 4
Recipe extracted from The Fast Five by Donna Hay. Published by HarperCollins, RRP $55.
Australia’s most loved home cook and bestselling author, Donna Hay, returns with THE FAST FIVE, taking the weeknight classics your family loves and re-imagining them into five super-fast, super-delicious recipes that will change your world!
THE FAST FIVE transforms your weekly repertoire of recipes into flavour-forward crowd-pleasers. Bursting with over 145 recipes, golden schnitzels have more personality than ever, pantry pasta sings with delicious new twists, and weeknight staples like tacos and curry get simple switch-ups that change the game. You’ll also find my ready-in-a-flash desserts, sides that overdeliver on deliciousness, and super-tasty sauces, dips and toppers that take your creations from great to sensational.
“This is my ultimate collection of time-saving, upflavoured riffs on the absolute clasiscs; I’m sure they will become your new family favourites. Enjoy!”
Donna Hay