Flat Pasta with Zucchini: Scialatielli ai Zucchini

Name: Flat Pasta with Zucchini: Scialatielli ai Zucchini
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters cake flour; 8 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 teaspoon chile flakes; 2 eggs; 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped to yield 1/4 cup; 2 bunches fresh basil, leaves only; 3 garlic cloves, sliced thin; 10 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 59 milliliters freshly grated pecorino; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 237 milliliters whole milk; 3 mediums zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch-thick half moons

Flat Pasta with Zucchini: Scialatielli ai Zucchini requires approximately 55 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 22% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 597 calories, 16g of protein, and 29g of fat each. 1 person found this recipe to be flavorful and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up basil, flat-leaf parsley leaves, chile flakes, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a rather cheap main course. Flat Zucchini Omelet, 7 Great Zucchini Pastas Plus Zucchini and Chicken Sausage Penne Pasta, and Pasta With Zucchini, Zucchini Blossoms, And Caramelized Onion are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Bring a pot of water to a boil and fill bowl with ice cubes and water. Blanch the basil in the boiling water for 10 seconds, then refresh in the ice water.

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Drain and chop finely.

Make a mound of the flour, then make a well in the center. Crack the eggs into the well, pour the milk over, and add the basil. Using a fork, stir the egg mixture slowly into the flour to form a wet dough.

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Add the grated cheese and, working now with your hands, bring the dough together and knead 8 to 10 minutes to form a smooth dough. Allow to rest 15 minutes covered in plastic wrap.

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Wrap

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Set up a pasta rolling machine and cut off a piece of pasta dough the size of a tennis ball.

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Roll the pasta through the rollers on the widest setting, then fold it by thirds and run it through again on the same setting. Repeat this three times, being careful to add very little flour, as it will dry out the pasta. Run the pasta through the next two thinner settings. It should be quite thick.

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All Purpose Flour

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Roll

Lay the sheet of pasta onto a floured cutting board and use a knife to cut crosswise into 1/3-inch strips.

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Pasta

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Lay the cut noodles on a kitchen towel and cover with another.

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Pasta

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Roll and cut the remaining pasta the same way.

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Pasta

Roll

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons of salt. In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat 6 tablespoons of the oil and the garlic over medium heat until the garlic is light golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add the zucchini and cook until just soft, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add the tomatoes and chili flakes and cook for 2 more minutes.

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Remove from heat.

Drop the pasta into the boiling water and cook until tender yet al dente, about 3 minutes.

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Drain and toss into the pan with the zucchini and place pan over high heat. Cook to heat through, about 1 minute, and pasta and sauce have become one.

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