General informations Difficulty: low Preparation: 15 min Doses for: 4 Cost: low Ingredients Tagliatelle: 400 g Cream: 125 g Ham: 150 g Mushrooms: 100 g A spoon of oil or butter: 50 g Salt and pepper 1/2 glass of white wine Preparation First of all, melt the butter over a low flame on a cooking…
Pasta cacio e pepe
General informations Difficulty: difficult Preparation: 5 minutes Cooking: 25 minutes Doses for: 4 Ingredients Spaghetti 320 g Black peppercorns as you like. Pecorino romano medium matured (particular type of Italian cheese), to be grated 200 g Salt salt as you like Preparation To prepare spaghetti cacio e pepe, grate Pecorino first. Continue by boiling the…
The true story of Spaghetti
Are they really from China? The famous Spaghetti were born in the 6th century a.c. in the Indus valley, a territory which today largely corresponds to Pakistan. Initially, however, the spaghetti was a simple waste, produced by the processing of pasta in the royal kitchens of the Sultan of Bahawalpur, so it did not have…
Zucchini Pasta
General Informations Difficulty: low Preparation: 20 minutes Doses for: 4 Cost: low Ingredients Pasta 320 g One leaf of Basil Olive oil 20 g 1 clove of Garlic Zucchini 650 g Salt & Pepper Preparation As a first step, start by putting the pot with the water on the stove to cook the pasta (do…
Ragù di carne/Bolognese sauce
The Ragù, is the main ingredient of some the most famous Italian dishes like Lasagna and Pasta alla bolognese. Typical recipe of Emilia-Romagna region, the Ragù had spread rapidly in all Italy and it has linked so deeply with the culinary tradition that every family has its own variation, handed down from parents to sons.Well……
12 Shapes of Pasta
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 AC), one of the most important figures of all Roman antiquity, claimed that he loved a particular dish called “laganas”, the predecessor of lasagna. 1.Lasagne 2.Penne rigate 3.Tagliatelle 4.Spaghetti 5.Linguine 6.Bigoli 7.Tortiglioni 8.Fusilli 9.Orecchiette 10.Trofie 11.Farfalle 12.Maccheroni
Pasta with spinach pesto
General Informations Difficulty: low Preparation: 25 minutes Doses for: 4 Cost: low Ingredients Pasta 400 g Spinach 400 g (fresh or frozen) Ricotta cheese 200 g Speck or bacon 100 g Parmigiano Nutmeg Salt Oil Preparation We start to cook the spinach in a pan with a little olive oil for 10-15 minutes. We go…
Sauce Pasta
‘Pasta in salsa’ General informations Difficulty: very low Preparation: 15 minutes Cooking: 35 minutes Doses for: 4 Ingredients Pasta 320 g Anchovies in oil – 8 fillets White onions 300 g Olive oil 45 g Preparation Firstly, start by putting the pot with the water on the stove to cook the pasta (don’t forget to…
Cold Pasta
General Informations Difficulty: low Preparation: 20 minutes + 15 minutes of cooling Cooking: 12 minutes Doses for: 4 Ingredients Pasta 350 g Olive oil Mozzarella cheese 100 g Cherry tomatoes 200 g Basil leaves 30 g Preparation Firstly, start by putting the pot with the water on the stove to cook the pasta (don’t forget…
Salmon Pasta
General Informations Difficulty: low Preparation: 10 minutes Doses for: 4 Cost: low-intermediate Ingredients Pasta 400 g (short pasta or tagliatelle) Smoked salmon 200 g Cream 150 ml Butter 20 g 1 Onion Oil Salt ½ coffee cup of cognac Parsley Preparation Melt the butter over a low flame on a pan and add equal amounts…
Italian Pasta For Dummies 