DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Rigatoni con la Pajata
Fabio Nelli’s rigatoni alla pajata belongs to Roman cooking.
About Rigatoni con la Pajata
Fabio Nelli’s rigatoni alla pajata belongs to Roman cooking. Rings of calf small intestine accompany the ridged pasta in a tomato-based sauce, with Pecorino Romano as the finishing cheese.
Onion, celery and garlic provide the aromatic base. Lardo and olive oil add richness, while white wine and pepper season the sauce around the tender intestine.
The rigatoni carry the sauce across a hot serving plate, with the pajata rings visible among the pasta. Grated Pecorino Romano supplies a salty, dairy-rich finish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Wheat (gluten), Celery, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Rigatoni con la Pajata
Fabio Nelli’s Roman rigatoni alla pajata.
- RigatoniBase
- Calf small intestine (pajata)ProteinIngredient page not linked
- Tomato component: passata in list, peeled tomatoes in methodBase
- White wineSeasoning
- CeleryAromatic
- LardoCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Pecorino RomanoFinishIngredient page not linked
- OnionAromatic
- GarlicAromatic
- Extra-virgin olive oilCooking medium
- Pepper, unspecifiedSeasoningIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Cesanese del Piglio DOCG wineAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Rigatoni: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Ordinary rigatoni confirms Wheat; full pasta formula unprovided.
- Calf small intestine (pajata): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual21 calf pajata; intestine identity explicit9, no other animal or offal cut substituted.
- Tomato component: passata in list, peeled tomatoes in method: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual22/35 one tomato component; processed form inconsistent and unresolved.
- White wine: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual23/35, bottle/threshold unknown; no Sulphites inference.
- Celery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Literal named celery24/34 confirms Celery.
- Lardo: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual25/34 named Italian fat product; precise cured/rendered form and candidate unresolved.
- Pecorino Romano: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual26/37 named dairy cheese confirms Milk.; Ingredient page link pending verification or catalogue review
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Extra-virgin olive oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Pepper, unspecified: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 generic pepe, no colour/form inferred.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual31/33/34/35/36 main, contact and pasta salt consolidated.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Method33/36 literal washing and pasta-boiling water.
- Cesanese del Piglio DOCG wine (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Offered pairing14–15, optional; exact wine product/formula unresolved.
Origins & food traditions
Italy association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Italy
- ItalyCatalogue link pending review
- Vatican CityCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Roman Cuisine
- Roman CuisineCatalogue link pending review