Best Recipe for Lumaconi with Prosciutto and Lemon Breadcrumbs
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup coarse fresh breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
- Kosher salt
- 4 ounces prosciutto, cut into 1/4" pieces
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small shallot, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 2 sprigs thyme
- 1 bay leaf
- Zest of 1 lemon, removed in strips with a vegetable peeler
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 4 ounces prosciutto, cut into 1/4" pieces
- 1 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for serving
- 12 ounces lumaconi (snail shells) or other medium shell pasta
- Kosher salt
- 1 cup thinly sliced Treviso radicchio
- 1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Instructions
- Pulse prosciutto in a food processor until finely ground. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook prosciutto, stirring often, until brown and crisp, 5–8 minutes.
- Add shallot and garlic to skillet and cook, stirring often, until shallot is soft and garlic is golden brown, about 3 minutes. Add brandy and cook until skillet is almost dry, about 30 seconds.
- Add thyme, bay leaf, lemon zest, and cream to skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until cream is slightly reduced, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let steep 30 minutes. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a medium bowl; discard solids.
- Do ahead: Prosciutto cream can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.
- Breadcrumbs: Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook just until golden, about 2 minutes. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain; let cool. Discard garlic and transfer breadcrumbs to a medium bowl. Add lemon zest and toss to combine; season with salt. Do ahead: Breadcrumbs (without lemon zest) can be cooked 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Add lemon zest just before serving.
- Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook just until golden, about 2 minutes. Add breadcrumbs and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain; let cool.
- Discard garlic and transfer breadcrumbs to a medium bowl. Add lemon zest and toss to combine; season with salt.
- Do ahead: Breadcrumbs (without lemon zest) can be cooked 1 day ahead. Store airtight at room temperature. Add lemon zest just before serving.
- Assembly: Pulse prosciutto in a food processor until finely ground. Heat 1 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook prosciutto, stirring often, until brown and crisp, 5–8 minutes. Add prosciutto cream to skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until cream is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 8–10 minutes; drain. Add pasta to sauce. Cook over medium heat, tossing, until pasta is well coated, about 2 minutes. Add radicchio, parsley, and lemon juice and toss to combine; season with salt. Serve pasta topped with breadcrumbs and drizzled with more oil.
- Pulse prosciutto in a food processor until finely ground. Heat 1 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Cook prosciutto, stirring often, until brown and crisp, 5–8 minutes. Add prosciutto cream to skillet and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring often, until cream is thickened and coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente, 8–10 minutes; drain.
- Add pasta to sauce. Cook over medium heat, tossing, until pasta is well coated, about 2 minutes. Add radicchio, parsley, and lemon juice and toss to combine; season with salt.
- Serve pasta topped with breadcrumbs and drizzled with more oil.
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