Recipe courtesy of Bev Weidner
Recipe courtesy of Bev Weidner
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Handmade Orecchiette
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- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 40 min (includes resting time)
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 2 to 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 192
- Total Fat
- 8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Protein
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 47 mg
- Sodium
- 118 mg
- Level: Intermediate
- Total: 1 hr 40 min (includes resting time)
- Active: 40 min
- Yield: 2 to 4 servings
-
- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 192
- Total Fat
- 8 g
- Saturated Fat
- 1 g
- Carbohydrates
- 24 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Protein
- 5 g
- Cholesterol
- 47 mg
- Sodium
- 118 mg
Ingredients
Directions
- Mound the flour on a clean work surface. Sprinkle with the salt and toss with your fingers, then make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the beaten egg. Quickly combine with your fingers and as the dough starts to come together, add 1 tablespoon of water at a time, up to 3 tablespoons total. Keep kneading until you get a solid but soft ball of dough, about 5 minutes. Place it in a bowl and cover with a damp towel for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces. Roll them each out on a floured surface to make a skinny log about 10-inches-long. Pinch off a small piece of dough, just enough to cover your fingertip, and roll the dough against the floured work surface with your thumb, creating a "little ear". Transfer the orecchiette to a large piece of parchment paper. Keep pinching and making the orecchiette with your thumbs until no dough is left.
- In the meantime, bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Pick up the sides of the parchment paper to slide the fresh pasta into the water. Boil until the pasta floats to the top, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Reserve about half a cup of pasta water, and drain the rest.
- Combine the pasta with the oil and 2 tablespoons pasta water in a large bowl (add more pasta water if it seems dry!). Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and divide between 2 dinner bowls, or among 4 smaller bowls. (Our kids eat only a tiny bit, so we could still call this 2 servings.)
- Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan and fresh basil leaves!
