How to How to Make Fresh Pasta Using a Pasta Maker?

Answer 1

Pasta is an Italian favorite that has found its way to the American table. I remember those days when we used to have Spaghetti night. We'd cook up big batches of pasta to make spaghetti. However, if you are tired of cooking that stiff pasta that you usually buy from the grocery store, you can try making your own pasta using your own pasta maker. A pasta maker is one of the most handy kitchen tools there is, and there is no point in letting these contraptions collect dust inside your cabinet. Get your pasta maker out and follow these simple steps on to make fresh pasta:

• Take two eggs, one cup of flour and a pinch of salt. Combine all three ingredients until you form a mixture. This is your dough. Knead it. If the dough stays too moist, add flour. The bottom line here is that the dough shouldn't be too dry or too wet.

• Pass the dough onto the rollers (or you can just use rolling pins) to flatten the dough. Keep doing this until you get the desired thickness of your pasta sheet.

• Run the pasta sheet on your pasta maker. You can use a paper towel to cut the pasta strips, but never use water or else your pasta will stick to the pasta maker.

• Collect the pasta strips and hang them to air dry for about an hour. Make sure that when you hang them, you try to separate each strip from one another to avoid the pasta sticking to one another.

• Once air dried, you can now cook your pasta. Fresh pasta is best when paired with cream and white sauces.

Cooking fresh pasta is easy, too. Just boil it for 10 to 15 minutes until it’s done. Fresh pasta often cooks faster than its dried counterpart. You can put it in white sauce, topped with parmesan cheese, to flavor your pasta. Create a sauce that will compliment your fresh dish. Be creative. Enjoy your pasta meal, and relive those pasta nights that you once enjoyed.