Today I would like to talk to you about homemade pasta. It seems complicated to make, but the truth is that it is not as difficult as it seems. I have a lot of fun preparing it and it is a sure success at home :)
When I tell you how to prepare it and you see how simple it is, you won't be able to stop making pasta at home!
First of all, you need to prepare the dough with flour, oil, a little salt and eggs. Mix the flour and salt first and then add the oil and eggs and knead until you get a fine dough. Let it rest for 10 minutes and then you can stretch it and cut it according to the type of pasta you want to prepare.
To roll out the dough, we can use a rolling pin or a pasta machine. I have this machine from Marcato , an Italian company that always stands out for its good products. Its body consists of smooth rollers to roll out the sheets and a cutting part for lasagnes, fettucine (6.5 mm) and tagliolini (1.5 mm).
Photo: Pasta making machine from Marcato
I also do colorful and flavorful pasta by adding other ingredients to the dough such as spinach, paprika, beetroot broth, squid ink, saffron, and enough spices. You already know that I love trying new things… and the truth is that I have cooked some very interesting recipes.
The smooth rollers allow you to access 9 different settings (from 0.3 mm to 2.5 mm). I can make all kinds of pasta using the same machine. It's a joy!
My children love ravioli and for this reason I got this accessory to be able to prepare stuffed ravioli . Depending on the day I use one ingredient or another. Each dish is a surprise and my whole family is delighted.
Photo: Ravioli accessory
Cooking fresh pasta takes less time than cooking dried pasta: just about five minutes. Just boil it with water, oil and a pinch of salt and it will be delicious.
What do you think? It's not that complicated, right? I'd like you to try making pasta at home and tell me how it went :)
Comments
Mª Carmen said:
Hola ! Llevo toda la mañana enganchada a tu blog , me encanta la cocina y todo lo relacionada con ella . Yo soy unas de las que duda entre Thermomix y Kickinet , pero creo que hoy ya me has convencido, veo que la Kichinet también tiene los complementos para la pasta y raviolis , cual me recomiendas, esta de Marcato y el accesorio de raviolis o la de kichinet. Yo veo que esta deja el ravioli bien sellado y la otra me la la sensación de que no queda tan sellado. G
Gracias por este blog tan completo
M Carmen
Sonia said:
Que idea tan buena! a quien no le gusta la pasta rellena? ademas asi la puedes rellenar de tus ingredientes favoritos, en mi caso de queso gorgonzola y pera.. una auténtica delicia. Es cierto que se prepara en un pis pas y es mucho más fácil de lo que parece y además quedas como un super Chef ante tus invitados, :-)
Yo no le suelo poner sal en la harina para hacer la pasta ya que la salsa si suele llevar. Tomo nota del truco de la pasta de colores que pones arriba.. que divertido!! Mil gracias como siempre por este espacio donde compartir y aprender. Muaaaaaahhhhh