Fresh pasta is one of this recipes that look intimidating but if you follow this fool proof recipe i can guarantee that it will impress your date.
Brothers, one of the most impressive things you can do for your Mrs isn’t buying flowers or booking a last minute dinner reservation, it’s cooking for her, properly, with intention, and letting her see the effort that goes into it, so I’m going to show you how to do exactly that, recipe by recipe, starting today with homemade fresh pasta.
Fresh pasta is one of those dishes that feels intimidating at first, like something you’re supposed to order rather than make, but once you master it, it becomes one of the most attractive things you can cook, not just because it tastes incredible, but because the whole process is slow, hands on, and impossible to fake, and the best part is she gets to watch you do it.
There’s something about fresh pasta that changes the energy of the room, flour on the counter, dough coming together under your hands, time slowing down without you even realising it, and before you know it you’re not just making dinner, you’re creating a moment, and that’s what makes this dangerous, because once you pull this off, she’s not forgetting it.
So let’s start properly, because the foundation matters, and for this recipe you only need three ingredients…
Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients (Serves 2 very hungry people)
300g 0 flour (Pasta flour - I used Caputo Doppio Zero)
190g of Eggs + water (3 egg yolks + 2 Eggs + fill the rest of the weight with water)
6g Salt
Equipment
Pasta Machine - I have linked a cheap machine below you can use! Only 18.99 what a bargain
Method
Ensure you weight every ingredient. This is super important so you get that perfect pasta dough.
Mix in bowl
In a small bowl, combine all your ingredients and using your fingers to mix together until everything is roughly combined. You will want to used the unifed dough to scraped the sides of the bowl
Transfer to a work surface and knead
Now transfer to a CLEAN work surface. Please ensure that its clean before you knead.
Transfer this along with the crumbs from the bowl. This will all be kneaded together
Now the technique is super important. What you want to do is Push with the heel of your fold by pulling with your finger tips and repeating (Just like the video below). You will see it all come together. Knead for 10 minutes minimum
You’re aiming for:
Smooth
Elastic
Slight resistance when pressed
If it’s dry: wet your hands, keep kneading
If it’s sticky: dust lightly with flour, don’t panicWrap this in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes
Divide the dough into 4
Divide your dough into 4
Getting your work station ready
Clean you surface and clamp your machine on your table. As you see my table was too large to be clamped with the machine so i had to clamp it to a chopping board.
Flour both your table and pasta machine
Rolling and passing through the machine
Now on a floured surface you want to flatten your dough with the palm of your hands and then roll with a rolling pin. you can watch the video below for help- We are doing this because it will be easier to pass through the machine
Fold the edges of your dough and roll once more so you can a somewhat nice squared dough
Pass through the largest setting of your machine an then gradually work your way down, going down by 1 of your setting each time. You might have to pass through the largest setting twice in the first round because itll be pretty thick
Do not rush this because itll just flatten your dough and make it uneven.
Shape and boil!
Once you have your pasta sheet you can cut into what every pasta you want! Ive passed this through the spaghetti option but you can cut into pappardelle, tagliatelle, or even silk handkerchiefs
Boil in heavily salted water for 2 minutes and use in any of your favourite pasta sauces! I’ve made carbonara which ill attach in another video
