Pasta with Creamy Salt Cod Sauce

1. Place the salt cod fillet in a tidy pot of cold water, quilt and refrigerate for 2 days. Drain the fish and pat dry. Lower the fish into 1-streak pieces.

2. In a tidy, deep skillet, warmth 1/4 cup of the olive oil. Add the onion and half of the garlic and cook over reasonable warmth until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the salt cod and cook until the onion is lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and cook until nearly about evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add the potato and 2 cups of water and simmer until the potato is soft, about 15 minutes. The employ of a slotted spoon, switch the cod and vegetables to a blender on the side of 1 cup of the cooking liquid. Mix until very soft.

3. Wipe out the skillet and warmth the final 2 tablespoons of olive oil in it. Add the scallions and the final garlic and cook over reasonable warmth until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the prosciutto, peas, parsley and lemon zest. Lag in the cod puree, quilt and place warm.

4. In a tidy pot of boiling salted water, cook the penne until al dente. Drain the pasta, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Add the pasta and cooking water to the skillet and cook, stirring, until the pasta is lined with a thick creamy sauce, about 2 minutes. Transfer the pasta to bowls and abet factual away.

Build Ahead

The recipe could more than seemingly well additionally be prepared through Step 3 and refrigerated overnight. Reheat the salt cod sauce sooner than mixing with the pasta.

Urged Pairing

Rich Tuscan white: 2009 Rocca delle Macie Vernaccia di San Gimignano.