Homemade Pasta

There is something about making pasta from scratch that could enhance the culinary craft of any aspiring chef. In fact, with very basic resources and skill, one is able to prepare fresh pasta which can be served alongside various sauces. It’s not magic, so I will try to explain the process of homemade Pasta in easy steps

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour (additional for dusting)

3 large eggs

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon olive oil (optional)

Step 1: Making the Dough

1. Make A Well: On a clean countertop, pour the flour to form a mound shape and make a sizeable well in the center. Pour the salt, eggs, and olive oil into this well.

2. Mix: Then knife-stir the mixture without making a mess with the yolks. A fork went round the edges and broke the yolk. Sticking to the edges, flour from the sides went in until a sick dough was up.

3. Knead: When everything is joined, begin kneading the dough by hand for about 8-10 minutes until it is smooth and elastic. If the mixture is too wet add a little more flour as required.

4. Rest the Dough: Once kneaded, cover the dough with a plastic wrap and place it in a rest for about thirty minutes in room temperature. The purpose is to allow gluten to relax hence easy with rolling.

Step 1: Prepare your Pasta

1. Bring Water to the Boil - Get a large saucepan, put some water, salt it and cook it until it is at boiling point.

2. Prepare the Noodles – Cooking fresh pasta does not take much longer than 2-4minutes so once you have some you can try tasting as well to see if its done to your liking. 

3. Drain and Serve: After cooking, reserve a cup of the pasta’s water for later. Drain the pasta, and immediately toss it with your favorite sauce. You can add a little of the reserved pasta water if you want the sauce to stick better.

Step No. 2Have Fun!

Serve your luscious pasta with a yummy marinara sauce, some sautéed veggies, or some rich Alfredo sauce. Add some shape and flavor variations such as colored pasta by adding spinach or beet root puree into the dough.

Read these successful completing tips.

Quality matters: When it comes to sauce making, eggs and flour are one of the main components that have to be fresh.

Rushing is out of the question: For a step as rest, Time is important and therefore easier said than done.

Don’t worry; it’s all well. To lesson, your first step may not be perfect but do not cease practicing and perfecting the move.

With this guide, you are closer to the perfecting the art of making pasta from scratch. Relish it and good dishes will follow!