Elevate your Plate

Backstory:

Sometimes you’re just in the mood for certain food and in this case its been pasta for me! Over the last week I’ve had my fair share of it and having loved making it from scratch, I can’t believe how easy it is! They say you can have too much of a good thing but I’m out to prove them wrong with pasta!

Recipes:

Tagliatelle- Ingredients:

• 2 cups of plain flour
• 1 tablespoon of corn flour
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil

Method:

• Create a dome of flour and push a well in the middle
• Crack the eggs in the well and add in the olive oil
• Mix with a fork till combined and then knead the dough for 10 minutes
• Roll the dough into a ball and cover with cling film and set aside on the counter top for 30 minutes
• Once rested, unwrap and cut the dough ball in half and run one half through the pasta machine and cut to your desired thickness of tagliatelle, then repeat for other.
• Cook for 5 mins in boiling water and add to your sauce

Vodka sauce:

After my neighbour dropped off some cookbooks, I hastily flicked through them before having to return them. I believe the cookbook of which this recipe came from was written by the twochubbycubs, but I may be wrong. In any case, here’s the method and ingredients below:

Tips and Tricks:

• Tagliatelle is one of my favourite pasta and I used it instead of the fusilli suggested in the recipe so just use your preference pasta!
• Take your time kneading the dough
• I’d recommend using a rack to separate the cut pasta to avoid clumping
• Add in more cream cheese to gain a richer sauce

Recommendation and rating:

Overall the recipe is a triumph! It felt so rewarding eating this dish and none was left by the end of it! All the family enjoyed it and it was given high praise! The soft pasta complements the rich, slightly tangy sauce with the vodka providing needed acidity and it all mellows together perfectly! I can’t give it less than 5 stars!