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Making Pasta

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Craftycat Fri 15-Apr-16 12:41:20

Help!!
I've always wanted to try making my own pasta- it looks so easy on Masterchef!
I had an abortive try before Christmas that resulted in a sticky mess of ribbons that just clumped together so DH bought me some gadgets including a drying rack & ravioli cutters etc. I have just made the dough & it looks a bit dry- it's not crumbly but quite tough.
Does anyone know how it should look? I put it in Kenwood to knead as I do with all my bread & then gave it a good shove around by hand & it is now in fridge.
I wish I had asked DIL's Italian grandmother but she is a bit past it now at nearly 100.
Don't tell me to go down to Sainsburys & buy some- I have always wanted to make pasta. I have the filling all ready - all cheesy & garlicky with pesto. Now I need something edible to put round it.

NonnaAnnie Wed 11-May-16 10:52:29

Italian ladies cook with love, and that includes making pasta and why it is so delicious.

lizzypopbottle Wed 11-May-16 13:04:18

Craftycat did you freeze your ravioli spaced out separately on a tray until it was hard? It shouldn't have stuck together. Silicone baking paper will ensure it doesn't stick to the tray. Sorry if this is 'suck eggs' territory ?

Grannynise Wed 11-May-16 21:31:21

Pasta machines are ideal for conditioning polymer clay! Then you can make all sorts of exciting things. Much better than using them to make pasta.

paola Thu 12-May-16 04:31:17

I am Itaian and always make my own pasta, not as fancy as Hilda above. I used to just make tagliatelle, but have branched out to lasagne and ravioli too, not nearly as hard as i expected. j just knead 100 g flour and a bit of salt with one free range egg (we have our own hens) per person (I usually do about 6 eggs and freeze it in batches for two people in layers on greaseptoof paper.). For the tomato sauce I always use fresh tomatoes. Put them in boiling water to make them easy to peel. Heat some olive oil, add some chopped garlic and chilli, and the choppes peeled tomatoes and a glass of red wine and a bit of salt, and simmer for half an hour, then puree it all. Yum. I don't think life's too short...after all, life's anout having fun!

MargaretX Thu 12-May-16 10:46:23

As to Spätzle. I live in the Spätzle area of Germany and have to admit I don't make them myself but buy them at the Bio butchers, made fresh but packed up and ready. Its like in the Uk. Somehow you watched your mother making scones - or at least I did- and knew what to do.
Everyone here makes their own Spätzle like their mothers did. Slap it all together make the dough and traditionally you plonk the dough ónto a small wooden chopping board and with a sharp knife cut slivers off which fall into the boiling water. When they rise to the surface they are done.
Spätzle makers are for tourists.

maninonline Thu 19-Sept-19 13:14:34

Hey guys, this is Viljami tai Niko

Preparing the best pasta can be really difficult at first. It was almost impossible for us to master how to do it without proper step-by-step tutorial from the professional chefs.

I have watched hundreds of tutorials online, but nothing beats this simple, clear-to-the-cut video here: dausel.co/uyqpKR
Click the link above, and you´ll land on an intermediate page, just click “I am not a robot” to continue, and you´ll land on the best Youtube Tutorial video on pasta cooking where it shows step-by-step on how to prepare al-dente pasta even if you´re a complete beginner.

I hope that someone show me this when I first learning how to prepare my first pasta dish. That could save me hours and hours of banging my head on the wall, trying different methods out.

Again, you can watch the tutorial here: dausel.co/uyqpKR

I´m almost 100% sure this tutorial is going to blow your mind away.

I am a big fan of this chef and he makes it ridiculously easy! No joke.

Hope it helps smile

Niko tai Viljami

MKhair Sun 29-Sept-19 19:38:00

Preparing the best pasta can be really difficult at first. It was almost impossible for us to master how to do it without proper step-by-step tutorial from the professional chef.

Here's a simple clear-to-the-cut video dausel.co/OQe00p

Just click 'am not robot' and continue to
watch the youtube tutorial video on pasta cooking.

Here's a simple video on cooking pasta dausel.co/OQe00p

Hope this tutorial will be usefull for you. Its really easy cooking pasta now!!

GabriellaG54 Tue 01-Oct-19 02:23:40

YouTube will give you all the help you need from hundreds (if not thousands) of different people. Take your pick. smile

KnightApril Sat 12-Oct-19 11:31:14

I know a good pasta recipe - Psata Sauce
INGREDIENTS
1 medium brown onion
1 – 2 cloves of garlic
2 – 3 sticks celery
1 large carrot
1 large or 2 small zucchini
half a small capsicum. Green or red is fine.
1 bottle store-bought passata sauce.
olive oil for cooking
Try)

KnightApril Sat 12-Oct-19 11:32:03

here - oneperfectdayblog.net/pasta-sauce/

BROJJ9 Mon 28-Oct-19 23:58:38

Hey guys,
Preparing the best pasta can be really difficult at first, it is almost impossible to master how to do it without proper step by step tutorials from professional chefs. I've watched hundreds of tutorials online, but nothing beats this simple clear-cut video: dausel.co/GzRE0t
Click the link above and you'll land on an intermediate page, just click I am not a robot to continue and you'll land on the best YouTube tutorial video on pasta cooking where it will show step by step on how to prepare pasta even if you are a beginner. I hope that someone would have shown me this when I first started to learn how to prepare my first pasta dish, it could have saved me hours and hours of banging my head on the wall trying different methods out.
Again, you can watch the tutorial here: dausel.co/GzRE0t
This tutorial is going to blow your mind away.
I am a big fan of this chef and he makes it ridiculously easy!
hope it helps.

ccamelia Tue 19-Nov-19 02:52:43

Hey guys, this is Cynthia

Preparing the best pasta can be really difficult at first. It was almost impossible for us to master how to do it without proper step-by-step tutorial from the professional chefs.

I’ve watched hundreds of tutorials online, but nothing beats this simple, clear-to-the-cut video here: dausel.co/swIWJs

Click the link above, and you’ll land on an intermediate page, just click “I’m not a robot” to continue, and you’ll land on the best Youtube Tutorial video on pasta cooking where it shows step-by-step in how to prepare al-dente pasta even if you’re a beginner.

I hope that someone show me this when I first learning how to prepare my first pasta dish. That could save me hours of banging my head on the wall, trying different methods out.

Again, you can watch the tutorial here: dausel.co/swIWJs

I’m almost 100% sure this tutorial is going to blow your mind away.

I am a big fan of this chef and he makes it ridiculously easy! No joke.

Hope it helps smile
Cynthia