Originally posted March 15, 2014

pesto alla genovese and ribbon pasta

pesto alla genovese and ribbon pasta by Sarah Xiong

Homemade pasta and pesto in the style of Genoa. I eye balled most of the ingredients so you must rely on taste and feel.

Ingredients

  • Pasta
  • 3 oz 00 italian flour
  • 3 oz semolina
  • 1 egg
  • 1 yolk
  • Pinch salt
  • Pesto
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 2 bunches basil
  • 40 g pine nuts
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 c olive oil
  • 3 tbsp parm, shredded
  • Black pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • 1 tsp lemon juice (optional, for oxidation)
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed
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Directions

Mix together pasta. Add a few drops of water if needed. Wrap into a disc and let rest for an hour.

Roll out pasta very, very thin and tear into large, irregular pieces.

In a mortar mash garlic, basil and pine nuts til very fine. Add cheese and salt. Add olive oil slowly while stirring with pestle. Add black pepper and nutmeg.

Boil salted water and cook pasta for 2 minutes.

At the same time heat oil and garlic in a pan. Toss pasta in pan and add a bit of pasta water. Boil for 2 minutes. Turn off heat, add pesto. Toss and serve.

2 hours

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  • commented about 10 years ago

    Large ribbons of pasta! I love that. Yum.

Adapted from

traditional pesto
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