Pasta time! Homemade fresh orecchiette pasta with broccoli, red peppers, garlic, red pepper flakes, extra virgin olive oil, and a sprinkle of Parmigiano-Reggiano 🥦✨
Orecchiette has its roots in Puglia in southern Italy and means ‘little ears’ in Italian, which makes it perfect for holding sauce.
Fresh Semolina Pasta Ingredients:
🌟 2½ cups durum wheat semolina flour
🌟 Pinch of sea salt
🌟 About ¾ cup lukewarm water (add slowly as needed)
👉 Instructions:
Make a well in the semolina flour and slowly add the lukewarm water, mixing with your fingers until a dough forms.
Knead for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. Cover with a tea towel and let the dough rest for 10 minutes.
Roll a small portion of dough into a rope about ½ inch thick, then cut into ½ inch pieces.
On a lightly floured wooden board, press each piece gently with a butter knife, drag it slightly, press over your thumb, and flip it inside out to form the orecchiette shape.
Cook the shaped pasta in boiling salted water until it floats, about 3–5 minutes.
Totally worth the effort, and I hope you get to try making it too!
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3 Comments
Pasta bliss ✨
Oh my goodness 😋!!
yr handmade orecchiette looks delightful! awe kneading to piano notes is charming. is it tricky to make? along the way i have learnt when things look graceful, effortless you are watching a natural artisan. you are a dough whisperer. and those vegetables and melty parmesan, so well done!!