{"id":13863,"date":"2013-05-29T15:31:15","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T20:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crankymouse.com\/?p=13863"},"modified":"2013-05-30T08:48:48","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T13:48:48","slug":"carbonara-style-pasta-with-sauteed-ramps-and-ribeye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crankymouse.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/29\/carbonara-style-pasta-with-sauteed-ramps-and-ribeye\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbonara Style Pasta with Saut\u00e9ed Ramps (and Ribeye)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Springtime ramps meet with creamy pasta carbonara in this foraged take on this classic Italian dish.<\/em>
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Spring has been slow to start with the snow following us all the way into May this year. Only yesterday I commented that our current weather has more in common with March than the first weeks of summer, and the plants agree.
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Crabapples bloom everywhere I turn, their white and pink blossoms holding the promise of sunshine. It was just two weeks ago I noticed the first bits of rhubarb sticking out from the dirt, and the strawberry plants have finally started to fill out to create their canopies for the bright red berries to grow beneath them.
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Like everything in my yard, the ramps were slow to appear at the market as well. Ramps<\/a>, morels<\/a>, and the first asparagus<\/a>, oh my. Market day<\/a> was finally abundant with more than plants for the garden (though I will take those, too).
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\nI decided I wouldn’t let our delayed start on the season stop me from sharing this dish with you. It is a play on pasta carbonara, woodsman style with a bit of steak in place of bacon and ramps in place of shallots, onions, or garlic. The pairing of beef and ramp seems fated, with the bit of earthiness the sweet caramelized bulbs add to the dish. Heartier than your traditional carbonara, it still manages a delicate air about it.
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While we paired it with a lasagnette pasta from the market, a simple spaghetti or pasta of your choice will also work.
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Notes on Ramps and Such:<\/font><\/h2>\n