I LOVE PASTA...
Since my years living in Milano, Italy I cannot get enough..
You can invent all kinds, knowing just some basics.
I was given a pasta attachment for my Kitchen Aid and have been liberated to a whole other level of culinary delight.
The funny thing is that I usually play with these dishes on days that the pantry looks bare and I am feeling really uninspired and a bit grumbly.
Then lo and behold, most everything can, with a minimal amount of thought be turned into a pasta dish fit for a king..
Be adventurous and share your success stories with us!
Making fresh pasta with a pasta maker/mixer
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1tsp sea salt
4 large eggs
1 tbs cold water
1 to 2 Tsp of olive oil if your flour is dry
* Sieve flour and salt into the mixing bowl, add eggs and water and oil, mix with paddle attachment for 2 minutes on 4 or 5 speed , then switch to the hook and mix until the dough forms , about 4 minutes on 6 or 7 speed.. hand fold for a while until the dough is springy.. about 4 minutes.. then cover with plastic wrap and let sit at least 30 minutes..
* Put pasta attachment on and make pasta sheets according to directions
* Put on fettucini attachment and due according to direction
* Leave aside to dry until adding to boiling, salted water
Ingredients for sauce
*1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese for sprinkling on the top
* 1 pound of ground/minced sausage
* 8 oz of frozen spinach or 2 cups
* 6 to 8 Oz of goat cheese
* 8 Asparagus spears, cut off the end, discard, and then cut into inch pieces
* 4 minced garlic cloves
* 2 cups chicken broth
* 2 tsp olive oil
* 1 TBS of butter
* Sea salt
* 4 Tsp Italian seasoning
* 1/2 teaspoon of cracked red pepper, or to taste
* 2 pounds of fresh or dried fettucini
Prepare
* Make the pasta if applicable, put large pot on to boil with a splash of olive oil and dash of sea salt
* Brown the sausage with the minced garlic
* Using the same saute pan, put in asparagus and splash of olive oil on 1 TBS butter and sautee for a few minutes, adding the Italian seasoning as well
* Add 1 cup of broth and 2 cups of frozen spinach, sea salt and red pepper flakes and when it reduces add the other cup of broth
* Simmer covered for 5 to 10 minutes
* Turn heat off of mixture and allow to sit for 5 minutes
* When big pot is boiling put fresh past in and allow to cook until pasta comes up to surface
* Drain pasta and add to large pot with all the sauteed yumminess
* Cover and let sit for 5 minutes
* Crumble a generous amount of goat cheese on top of the pasta that has been put onto the dish you will serve it in.
* Serve with a small amount of parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of red pepper flake if you want....
SERVE WITH A SIMPLE SALAD
Wine Suggestion- Chianti
Since my years living in Milano, Italy I cannot get enough..
You can invent all kinds, knowing just some basics.
I was given a pasta attachment for my Kitchen Aid and have been liberated to a whole other level of culinary delight.
The funny thing is that I usually play with these dishes on days that the pantry looks bare and I am feeling really uninspired and a bit grumbly.
Then lo and behold, most everything can, with a minimal amount of thought be turned into a pasta dish fit for a king..
Be adventurous and share your success stories with us!
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Ingredients and Preparation for fresh pasta
Making fresh pasta with a pasta maker/mixer
3 1/2 cups bread flour
1tsp sea salt
4 large eggs
1 tbs cold water
1 to 2 Tsp of olive oil if your flour is dry
* Sieve flour and salt into the mixing bowl, add eggs and water and oil, mix with paddle attachment for 2 minutes on 4 or 5 speed , then switch to the hook and mix until the dough forms , about 4 minutes on 6 or 7 speed.. hand fold for a while until the dough is springy.. about 4 minutes.. then cover with plastic wrap and let sit at least 30 minutes..
* Put pasta attachment on and make pasta sheets according to directions
* Put on fettucini attachment and due according to direction
* Leave aside to dry until adding to boiling, salted water
Ingredients for sauce
*1/2 cup fresh Parmesan cheese for sprinkling on the top
* 1 pound of ground/minced sausage
* 8 oz of frozen spinach or 2 cups
* 6 to 8 Oz of goat cheese
* 8 Asparagus spears, cut off the end, discard, and then cut into inch pieces
* 4 minced garlic cloves
* 2 cups chicken broth
* 2 tsp olive oil
* 1 TBS of butter
* Sea salt
* 4 Tsp Italian seasoning
* 1/2 teaspoon of cracked red pepper, or to taste
* 2 pounds of fresh or dried fettucini
Prepare
* Make the pasta if applicable, put large pot on to boil with a splash of olive oil and dash of sea salt
* Brown the sausage with the minced garlic
* Using the same saute pan, put in asparagus and splash of olive oil on 1 TBS butter and sautee for a few minutes, adding the Italian seasoning as well
* Add 1 cup of broth and 2 cups of frozen spinach, sea salt and red pepper flakes and when it reduces add the other cup of broth
* Simmer covered for 5 to 10 minutes
* Turn heat off of mixture and allow to sit for 5 minutes
* When big pot is boiling put fresh past in and allow to cook until pasta comes up to surface
* Drain pasta and add to large pot with all the sauteed yumminess
* Cover and let sit for 5 minutes
* Crumble a generous amount of goat cheese on top of the pasta that has been put onto the dish you will serve it in.
* Serve with a small amount of parmesan cheese and a sprinkle of red pepper flake if you want....
SERVE WITH A SIMPLE SALAD
Wine Suggestion- Chianti
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