Tag: pasta
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Pasta: Spaghetti, Spaghettoni, Capellini And Bucatini
Spaghetti is my favourite type of pasta, especially the hollow version (called bucatini) as I find the texture nicer and it holds the sauce better. For most of us, spaghetti is the convenient form of long circular strands of dried pasta (pasta secca)聽made from wheat and water. Home-made raw pasta (pasta fresca)聽can have the addition…
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Spaghetti Carbonara
Traditional Spaghetti Carbonara consists of pasta, a beaten egg, hard aged Italian cheese and guanciale. I use pancetta or shortcut bacon if I don’t have any of the latter. I love this version just as much as the one I make with heavy cream. Check it out here – Spaghetti Carbonara With Cream. The Technique…
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Pasta: Fusilli
Fusilli is an excellent pasta shape for light sauces. It’s helix shape sucks in and holds the sauce. I like to make my own using my Philips Pasta And Noodle Maker. Here is a 15 minute ready meal if you make a simple tomato sauce using passata, before hand and freeze it. Boil the pasta…
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Pasta: Pappardelle
Pappardelle is a long flat pasta shape that is perfect for twisting around your fork, trapping sauce as you go. Its narrower cousin Tagliatelle is similar in length and use. I like to make my own, about 55cm long and 1.8cm wide, using my Philips Pasta And Noodle Maker.聽 The machine imparts a roughness perfect…
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Pasta: Tagliatelle
Tagliatelle is a long flat pasta shape that is perfect for twisting around your fork, trapping sauce as you go. Its wider cousin Pappardelle is similar in length and use. I like to make my own, about 55cm long and 1cm wide, using my Philips Pasta And Noodle Maker. The machine imparts a roughness perfect…
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Pasta: Farfalle
Farfalle is an amazing versitile pasta shape. It is perfect for cream, light tomato sauces and even soup. I like to make my own by rolling out freshly made pasta sheets and cutting them into small rectangles. Then I roughen the sides with a knife and pinch them in the middle to get that classic…
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Pasta: Rigatoni
Rigatoni, Italian for long lined shapes, are tubular in shape and hold onto pasta sauce perfectly just like their thinner cousins, Penne. It is primarily sold dried (pasta secca) and is available everywhere. Here I have bathed it in a cheese and water cream: And here it is with a beef ragu: Enjoy, PK Here…
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Pasta: Maccheroni, Macaroni
Macaroni is a short, hollow pasta shape. The curved version is also know as elbow pasta outside Italy. It is great in soups, salads and pairs well with both heavy and light sauces. It is primarily sold dried (pasta secca) but I like to make it using my Philips Pasta And Noodle Maker. Like most…
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Tomato Passata Pasta: 15 Minute Meals
This simple tomato passata pasta is a tasty example of 15 minute meal. 馃檪 The trick to making dinner in under 15 minutes is to minimise the so called “rules” you must follow for a dish and instead cook by feel. I simply brought a pot of water to the boil whilst I heated a…
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Pasta Cooked In Broth
The ultimate in comfort food, this pasta in broth recipe is example of how a few ingredients can make an amazing meal. I recently made a big batch of Italian chicken stockand used 2 cups of it below. I brought them to the boil and then added 1 cup of pasta. I reduced the heat…
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Avocado, Cheese And Pine Nut Pasta Salad
The creamy avocado paste,聽 grana padano cheese and pine nuts make聽 this cold pasta salad a real hit.聽 Throw in some cherry tomatoes聽 to make the colours pop and you will have an irresistibile crowd pleaser.聽 聽 I’ve used聽 tagliatelle here but it works well with short pasta shapes like聽 fusilli. Simply Cook聽 about聽 120…
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Spaghetti Al Limone
Spaghetti, lemons, olive oil, some herbs and parmigiano-reggiano cheese is all you need to make this simple southern Italian dish. We are going to be making a lemon and olive oil emulsion, adding cheese and then folding al-dente pasta through it.聽 Simply Whisk the zest and juice of a lemon in a bowl with several…
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Pasta: Elicoidali
The pasta shape called Elicoidali is similar to penne but a bit thicker and slightly curved. Their ridges exhibit a distinct helix pattern hence the pasta’s name.聽聽 Their tubular shape and ridges make them perfect for both light and heavy sauces incorporating meat and vegetables. Here I have folded them through sauce made with sour…
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Pasta: Curly Fettuccine
This pasta shape is a treat for the eyes. Just like flat fettuccine, it is perfect for both light and heavy sauces. The curly ripples help to trap sauce and even meat or vegetables. They also make for that something a little bit different and kids love the “frills”. Here I have folded them through…
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