Pancetta Tarragon Asparagus

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 3/4 pound thickly sliced pancetta
• olive oil, or as needed
• 1 cup thinly sliced shallots
• 3 bunches fresh asparagus, diagonally sliced
• 2 tablespoons dried tarragon
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• arrange pancetta on the prepared baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until pancetta is crispy, about 20 minutes. remove pancetta to a cutting board and chop. pour the drippings on the baking sheet into a skillet; add olive oil to skillet.
• heat drippings and olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; cook and stir shallots, asparagus, tarragon, and pancetta in the hot drippings-oil mixture; season with salt and pepper. cover skillet and cook until asparagus is tender, 15 to 20 minutes.