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pancetta

pancetta

10 5.3
Thin salty slices of pork belly used to add flavor when cooking
  • noun
  • /pænˈtʃɛtə/
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  • It's pancetta, peas, corn, white wine, you butter and olive oil and cream.
  • pancetta and bacon
  • sliced pancetta
  • wrapped pancetta

It's pancetta, peas, corn, white wine, you butter and olive oil and cream.

Examples

  • Cover the pancetta with another slice of cheese and top with the bread, buttered side facing up.

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  • When pancetta and chorizo are toasted, add tomatoes.

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  • Toss with crisp pancetta or bacon; serve.

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  • For lunch I'm having chicken, pancetta, salad with red pepper dressing, Diet Coke and a water.

  • Lay the slices of pancetta on a greased cookie sheet.

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  • When I was an apprentice chef, we would brush pancetta (Italian bacon) with melted honey and then bake it.

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  • The hot pasta gently cooks the egg mixture, resulting in a silken sauce to which small morsels of pancetta cling.

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  • Sauté onion, garlic, pancetta, and chorizo in a tall saucepan with extra virgin olive oil.

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  • Arguably the best pizza place in town (and no, it's not deep dish), this teeny tiny spot keeps it simple with a few choice pizza offerings (toppings like pancetta, crimini mushrooms, and fresh cream).

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  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the pancetta until crisp.

How Salty

prosciutto
19 7.9
bacon
338 1.0
pancetta
10 5.3
pork belly
6 3.4

Surface Forms

pancetta singular
pancettas plural
pancette plural

Etymology

Pancetta comes from Italian: it comes from pancia, which means 'belly', plus the ending -etta, meaning 'small'. So pancetta is literally 'little belly', which helps you remember it is cured pork made from the pig's belly, often used like bacon.