21-04-2021, 01:44 PM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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We can't have the regular wheat pasta as Mr P is intolerant...and I also find it lies heavy on the tummy as well. The other kind is lighter on the digestion 
21-04-2021, 02:15 PM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by Bathsheba
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Have you tried red lentil pasta? Available from Sainsbury and Tesco, probably elsewhere as well, but I haven't checked. Not cheap, around £1.25 for 250, but it is really nice
21-04-2021, 04:59 PM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by d00d
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I like pasta, the thinner the better, also one that absorbs the sauce and clings together nicely as you twirl it around your folk.My favourite: Capellini Barilla No.1
But making a sauce can be tricky, hit 'n miss, time consuming. Buying ready made sauce, or even tomatoes in a tin or jar tastes horridly processed.
So I had an idea
we've got one of those bullet smoothie makers lying around at home. Perhaps I could liquify some stuff: celery, onion, red pepper, and so on, whatever, let it simmer for 10 minutes, add olive oil, boil 3-minute Capellini for 2 minutes, drain, add to bubbling sauce for a further 2 minutes, let it stand for a further two minutes (sucking up sauce), serve with grated parmesan (or other strong cheese).Anyone tried anything like this? any ingredients, tips?
21-04-2021, 05:05 PM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by Pixie Knuckles
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No Bathsheba, I haven't - just the green one. I'll keep an eye out - and yes its not cheap really. Even the Edamame is pricey. I wouldn't mind having a go at making my own, but I know I would do it a couple of times and put the machine away in the cupboard!
https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/...esh-egg-pasta/
21-04-2021, 06:31 PM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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You don't need a machine, Pixie, https://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/...esh-egg-pasta/
23-04-2021, 12:25 AM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by Meg
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The secret to good tomato sauce is to use on the vine tomatoes , drizzle with olive oil then slowly roast the tomato in the oven, liquidise /sieve and add this to the base sauce of sweated onion and garlic. It is not easy to make the sauce in the winter because good fresh tomatoes are not available . I make a batch and freeze small pots of it.
23-04-2021, 12:28 AM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by d00d
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So I had an idea
we've got one of those bullet smoothie makers lying around at home. Perhaps I could liquify some stuff: celery, onion, red pepper, and so on, whatever, let it simmer for 10 minutes, add olive oil, boil 3-minute Capellini for 2 minutes, drain, add to bubbling sauce for a further 2 minutes, let it stand for a further two minutes (sucking up sauce), serve with grated parmesan (or other strong cheese).Anyone tried anything like this? any ingredients, tips?
23-04-2021, 06:02 AM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Originally Posted by AnnieS
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I've not tried this Dood but you are giving me ideas (and making me hungry!) You can add to the parmesan to the sauce as an ingredient when boiling. Bit like for pesto.
Pesto, on the other hand, I could eat out of the jar with a spoon! Pesto & potatoes is delicious.
23-04-2021, 07:46 AM
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Re: I like pasta ...
Yes my idea is more about technique than ingredients. I've always started sauces, stews, just about everything, by first sweating onion. I'm now thinking more hot pesto sauce for pasta. I could wizz tomatoes, onion, garlic, basil ... then let it simmer adding olive oil last. Nearly cooked pasta goes into the sauce to cook for another minute or two.And I think I'll add cheese to taste afterwards.
Hmmm or shall I make the sauce in the trad way then liquidise?
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