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FESTIVAL PASTA


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The name for this short, narrow pasta, a favorite on the Amalfi coast, comes from the Neapolitan dialect word sciarlare, roughly "to have a fun time."

4 1/2 cups superfine soft-wheat flour such as cake or pastry flour
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley
1/2 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 to 1 1/4 cups milk
semolina flour for dusting
tomato sauce with eggplant and mozzarella or fruit of the sea sauce

To start your Festival Pasta:

In a large bowl, combine the flour, parsley, cheese, and a sprinkling each of salt and pepper. Using your fingers, mix the ingredients together well.

Add the egg, olive oil, and 1 cup of the milk, and mix with your hands to combine. Add more milk as needed to form a dough that hold together.

Turn out the dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.

Cut the dough into 3 equal portions. Clean the work surface as needed, then again dust with flour.

Roll out each dough portion into a rectangle about 1/8 inch thick.

Cut each rectangle into small rectangles about 6 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide.

Then cut each rectangle again into strips 2 1/2 inches long by 1/8 inch wide.

Transfer to a baking sheet or similar pan and dust lightly with semolina flour to prevent sticking. (Use immediately, or wrap well and store in the freezer for up to 1 month).

To cook the pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt to taste.

Shake off the excess semolina flour from the pasta and add to the boiling water.

Stir once and cook until almost al dente, 2 to 3 minutes.

Drain and add to the sauce of choice. (Try Tomato Sauce with Eggplant and Mozzarella).

Yield: 4 servings

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