If this is your first time making pasta, don't panic. It is easy and you will soon get the hang of it. When you start making homemade fresh pasta, you will never go back. Pasta is so extremely versatile and you can make them at home in a million forms, colours and shapes. The serving options are equally many.
No matter if you desire to serve them simply as they are, maybe with parmesan and with browned butter or with a creamy rich sauce you can never go wrong with fresh homemade pasta. This easy recipe serves 4 people.
You need:
150 grams of 00-flour
50 grams of Durum wheat semolina flour
2 eggs
If needed, add some drops of water to make the dough softer
How you make it:
Add the 00-flour and semolina flour to a bowl and add the eggs.
Whisk it all together with a fork.
Use your hands to bring the dough together.
Place the dough on a board and knead the dough until stretchy and elastic. This can take all from 5 to 20 minutes depending on your strength.
When the dough is rested, cover it with clingfilm and let it rest in the refrigerator for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to desired thickness and cut the dough into strips or desired shapes.
For pasta like spaghetti or tagliatelle, add flour to the strips and let them hang to slightly dry or "cure" for 10-30 minutes.
Get rid of the excess flour and add the pasta to a pot with rapid boiling salty water.
Cook until al dente.
Remove the pasta with tongs to keep some of the pasta water to prevent the pasta from getting too dry on the plate.
Serve with a tomato sauce, browned butter and parmesan chees or any other preferred pasta sauces. Give homemade pasta a go, you won't be disappointed.
