How to make fresh pasta by hand

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Pasta is always there to save us from a pinch . Whether it’s a simple macaroni with tomato and tuna or a delicious pasta salad with pesto , whenever we need to prepare something and we don’t know what to do, pasta is insurance. It is a very versatile ingredient that we can prepare in a thousand different ways.

Proof of this are the cannelloni stuffed with tuna , which we can also make with cod, spinach or broccoli. The same thing happens to us with meat lasagna , which if we feel like changing it we can prepare it vegetarian, with hake and shrimp or with mushrooms among many other ideas.

There are many varieties of pasta to choose from . Macaroni, tortellini, spaghetti, ribbons, spirals… The list is almost endless, but today we focus on a true wonder of pasta, fresh pasta . Fresh pasta is a type of pasta that, after kneading, stretching, ironing, cutting and first cooking, remains moist instead of being dehydrated. This way it can be cooked in just over a minute and has a spectacular flavor.

Today we will see how to make fresh pasta by hand , so that we can make it at home whenever we feel like it. It may seem complicated, but in reality this recipe is very simple and will only take a little time. Of course, the result is so spectacular that after trying this wonder, we will not want anything else at home.

Try making it and leave us in the comments what the results are, I’m sure you’ll get delicious fresh pasta. And if the first test turns out great, don’t hesitate to add cocoa, spinach, tomato sauce, saffron, beets or squid ink , these are just some of the ingredients that we can use to color and flavor our fresh hand-colored pasta .

Preparation of fresh pasta by hand

1. First, on a work table, we pour the flour and form a volcano with it. Inside the volcano, we crack the eggs, beat them a little and begin to mix them with the flour. First we mix with a fork and then with the back of our hands, forming a slightly hard dough that comes away from our hands.
2. When we have our dough already formed, we sprinkle it with a little of the leftover flour and put it in a refrigerator plastic bag or wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.
3. After this time, we begin to knead the flour with a rolling pin, being careful not to break it. We will knead it until it is very fine and well stretched. Once it is fine and stretched, we let it dry for 10 minutes. After this time, we roll it delicately and begin to cut it into strips. The size of the strips can be whatever we want.
4. Now we have our fresh pasta ready. To cook it, in a saucepan of water with salt to taste, bring it to a boil and cook the pasta for 3 minutes. Ready to serve.

Follow all the steps of this great recipe for fresh handmade pasta in our video:

Tips for perfect fresh hand pasta

• If we see that the dough is dry when we knead it, we can add a little water. If, on the other hand, it is wet, we will add a pinch of flour.
• We can accompany this fresh pasta with a delicious homemade tomato sauce .
• To cook pasta, the proportion is 1 liter of water for every 100 grams of pasta and 10 grams of salt for every liter of water.
• And you know, if you want to prepare fresh pasta of colors and flavors. Pay attention to the following video.