Tag: Homemade Pasta

The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni

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I will kick this off by saying that this is every bit as delicious and as satisfying as it looks. It’s a great comforting combination of a cured piece of pork belly, a perfect impeccably cooked portion of loin, tart cabbage cooked with onions and bacon, seared marinated mushrooms and a rich flavor-packed pork sauce…… Continue reading The Fat Duck: Pot-Roast Loin of Pork, Braised Belly, Gratin of Truffled Macaroni

Fresh Extruded Pasta: Rigatoni, Sausage and Ricotta

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Making pasta at home is nothing new. I’ve been doing fresh egg pasta, flat, stuffed, hand-rolled or on a chitarra for years. However, making “dry” fresh pasta was not something I’ve tackled. I did not want to invest in a pasta extruder and was not sure it will be worth it. Also, most books never bother with…… Continue reading Fresh Extruded Pasta: Rigatoni, Sausage and Ricotta

Paula Wolfert’s Potato Gnocchi Pictorial

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Paula Wolfert has a straightforward recipe for gnocchi in her Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking book. At first glance I was not sure how the recipe would work. It has no eggs at all and little flour, a portion of which is cake flour (ie has very little gluten). After making those a couple of times though,…… Continue reading Paula Wolfert’s Potato Gnocchi Pictorial

French Laundry: Sweet Potato Agnolotti with Sage Cream, Brown Butter and Proscuitto

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I mentioned before how much Diana loves butternut squash tortelloni with sage. I have to make them as soon as fall comes around and the first winter squashes start showing up, I start making plans to prep a batch and maybe freeze some for later. This time around I wanted to try something different, maybe a bit…… Continue reading French Laundry: Sweet Potato Agnolotti with Sage Cream, Brown Butter and Proscuitto

Pasta alla Chitarra with Venison-Pear Ragu

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  My brother was kind enough to carry this Chitarra all the way from some small Italian town. Apparently it was quiet a chore to locate a Chitarra even in Italy. So thanks to him and to my cousin (who actually paid for it) I get to make Pasta alla Chitarra. For the dough I went…… Continue reading Pasta alla Chitarra with Venison-Pear Ragu

Home-Made Linguini

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My three-year old insisted on pulling the pasta machine out to make “noodos” a couple of days ago. Who am I to tell him no? Especially when he was so helpful. With little guidance from me, he rolled and cut almost all the pasta. I served them with butter, Meyer lemon juice and zest, butter…… Continue reading Home-Made Linguini