TAGLIARINI WITH PROSCIUTTO, PEAS, SPRING ONIONS AND PARMESAN
Ingredients
- 200g/7oz Italian '00' flour
- 1 free-range egg
- 6 free-range egg yolks
- 50g/2oz fine semolina flour
- 50g/2oz butter
- 6 spring onions
- sliced thinly
- 200g/7oz fresh peas
- podded
- splash water
- 75g/3oz prosciutto
- sliced roughly
- 50g/2oz parmesan
- grated finely
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
- For the pasta
- place the flour
- egg and egg yolks into a food processor and pulse until well combined and the mixture comes together as a dough. Place the dough into a bowl
- cover with cling film and place into the fridge to rest for 30 minutes.
- Cut the pasta dough in half and feed one of the pieces through a pasta machine according to the machine instructions
- ending on the thinnest setting.
- Add the tagliarini cutter to the pasta machine and pass the pasta through the machine to make thin strips.
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough
- then dust the pasta with semolina flour
- place onto a plate and refrigerate overnight.
- When you're ready to cook the pasta
- bring a large pan of salted water to the boil
- add the tagliarini and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender.
- For the sauce
- heat the butter in a frying pan
- add the spring onions and fry for one minute.
- Add the peas and a splash of water and simmer for one minute
- then add the prosciutto and cook for a further minute.
- Drain the pasta and add to the pan with the sauce. Add the parmesan
- season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper and stir. Serve immediately.

