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Fresh Pasta at Home
Make Delicious, Foolproof Fresh Pasta, With or Without a Machine
Turn homemade pasta into your new favorite kitchen hobby with foolproof methods and 100+ approachable, achievable recipes. You can make incredible pasta from scratch using the test kitchen’s rigorously tested techniques. Then choose one of the delectable recipes to show off your impressive-every-time pasta to perfection.
More than a dozen doughs are proportioned for perfect results whether you’re using a machine or not. Make strand pasta, hand-shaped pasta, stuffed pasta, and baked pasta. Pair your favorite shapes with our mix-and-match sauces, including quick tomato sauces, even quicker olive oil sauces, long-simmered meaty sauces, and pestos.
Some of what you'll find inside
Linguine with Shrimp
This is a great example of how using homemade fresh pasta can totally transform a simple pasta dish that’s often made with plain old dried pasta. Large shrimp are cooked in olive oil, garlic, and a broth made from white wine and shrimp shells. Using handmade squid ink linguine adds umami complexity along with dramatic color and will take you straight to the Venetian lagoon.
Maltagliati with Weeknight Meat Sauce
Fresh pasta doesn’t have to be a company-worthy undertaking. With fresh pasta stashed in your freezer, everyday weeknight dinners are as easy as pulling a box of dried pasta from your pantry, but so much more delicious and satisfying. This recipe pairs one of the easiest pasta shapes there is (“maltagliati” means “badly cut”) with a quickly simmered tomato sauce enriched with meatloaf mix, pancetta, garlic, and onion.
Pansotti al Preboggion con Salsa di Noci
“Pansotti” means “pot-bellied,” but despite the folksy name, this is a pretty elegant stuffed pasta. Our homage to this traditional Ligurian dish uses a filling made from ricotta, bitter greens, and herbs (in its homeland, whatever greens are season are foraged and cooked). The sauce, which is made from walnuts, bread crumbs, Parmesan, and more herbs, is regarded by many as the precursor to basil pesto.
Dill Trofie with Smoked Salmon and Crispy Capers
This Scandinavian-inspired pasta dish sounds like something you’d order in a restaurant but only takes 30 minutes to prepare once you have your pasta made. The pasta itself is flavored with fresh dill, and the no-cook sauce includes smoked salmon, crème fraîche, lemon zest, and caraway seeds. Microwave-fried capers make a crispy, salty garnish.
What you'll find inside:
HOMEMADE PASTA DOUGH
- Egg Pasta Dough
- Semolina Pasta Dough
- Whole-Wheat Pasta Dough
- Gluten-Free Pasta Dough
(All doughs have variations for rolling and cutting or extruding)
ROLLING, CUTTING, AND SHAPING PASTA
- Fettuccine
- Tagliatelle
- Penne/Ziti/Garganelli
- Cavatelli
FAVORITE PAIRINGS
- Tagliatelle with Artichokes, Bread Crumbs, and Parmesan
- Whole-Wheat Pasta with Oyster Mushrooms and Browned Butter
- Creamy Corn Bucatini with Corn, Ricotta, and Basil
- Pasta e Ceci
SAUCES TO MIX AND MATCH
- Browned Butter-Sage Sauce
- Pesto Calabrese
- Fresh Tomato Arrabbiata Sauce
- Beef Short Rib Ragu
DETAILS
Recipes: 100+
Format: Softcover
Pages: 272
Item Number: CL44
Item Weight: 1.5 pounds
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APPEALING TO ALL
The best fresh pasta cookbook by far and perfect for Italian food aficionados, anyone who has received any type of pasta machine as a gift, home cooks looking for fun DIY projects with plenty of step-by-step photos with instructions, and experienced cooks looking for artisan-style kitchen projects.
NO MACHINE, NO PROBLEM
No matter how you make your dough (with a food processor or by hand) or what equipment you have (a manual pasta machine, electric extruder or KitchenAid attachments, or just a rolling pin and elbow grease), you can use this book to make and shape delicious pasta.
STEP BY STEP TO SUCCESS
ATK’s signature step-by-step photos (more than 100!) and clear, detailed instruction with recipes guarantee your success mastering a range of pasta dishes from creative weeknight dinners to more leisurely and special company-worthy projects.