All About Pasta

[emmafaluz]

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a ok... ako, kutob ra jud ko lifestyle channel sa cable...hehehe...

aside from white sauce, tomato sauce, what are other types of sauce for pasta?

[Gwynhuever]

^^ aglio e olio (garlic and olive oil) , butter and cheese, fresh herbs, alfredo sauce, pesto, shrimp and fresh chili peppers, porcini and red wine sauce, bolognese, carbonara, puttanesca, the classic meat sauce, marinara....whew the list can go on and on and on.....

[jumps_zilla]

Pesto does not taste like grass IF it's made the right way.

I also saw a recipe for bolongese which called for added black olives. Looks like a yummy addition.

[edge827]

lami ang ziti

[Namnori]

i made this dish the other night. I've had it a couple of times in the past and I looked for a recipe that suited my taste (ingredients that I liked and could obtain here in Cebu).

Turned out with a deep rich and delicious flavor.... (Warning... this is not the dish for you if you'd rather have the sweet style kiddie sauce)..heheh.

The name of the recipe that I found on www.recipezaar.com (to give the one who posted it there the credit) was:
"Creamy Pink Vodka Sauce with Penne"
However, it is more commonly known as:
"Penne alla Vodka"

**My personal notes are in bold.

1 lb penne pasta, cooked aldente (**I used about 700 grams and there was more than enough sauce, if you want to make a smaller amount, just half the ingredients).
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped
2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
1 pinch hot pepper flakes (** I used about 3 pinches)
3/4 cup vodka
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (**forgot to buy fresh, so used dried... but only 1 tablespoon.... cuz dried herbs in general are stronger than fresh)
3/4 cup heavy cream (**used about 1 and 1/4 cups)
parmigiano-reggiano cheese (**to taste.... I didn't use much... but next time I will try more to compare taste)

Put the olive oil into the pan and add the onions and garlic.
Turn on the heat to medium-low and gently cook for a few minutes.
Add the red pepper flakes cook 1 minute add crushed tomatoes.
Raise the heat to medium and bring the mixture to a boil.
Add the vodka and a pinch of salt and pepper simmer uncovered for about 8 minutes over medium-low heat. (** I flamed up the vodka separately in a stainless steel pan before adding it to the sauce. This allowed me to get rid of the alcohol more efficiently)
Add the cream and lower the heat, add drained pasta and toss in parsley.
Stir to coat well and grate a generous amount of parmesan into the pasta using a fine grater.
Serve immediately sprinkled with more parmesan, and red pepper flakes. (**if you like)

Adjust the taste in small amounts to your own liking (that's why I added more cream, after all, you are the one who went though the trouble to cook it

Used this as the main course the first night (with a garden salad and garlic bread). The next time I had the leftovers of this (two days later), I used it as a side dish. I fried some coated (eggs and italian style bread crumbs) thin pork cutlets. This pasta was a perfect partner for it. I just added a little more cream when I re-heated the penne alla vodka, because the pasta itself had soaked up some of the sauce while it was refrigerated for almost 48 hours.

Enjoy, I did :mrgreen:

[dubioz]

Nigella Lawson also has a simple Carbonara sauce recipe.

Eggs, Cream, Bacon and Cheese ra gyud.

[trojanguy3]

whats the best pasta here?

[r0mm3L]

asa man dapit nga restaurant nga pinaka lami nga pasta kay ad2 dayon ko ron

[stellina]

asa man dapit nga restaurant nga pinaka lami nga pasta kay ad2 dayon ko ron

try sa vienna kaffehaus sa mango avenue atbang sa foodarama, owned and managed by an italian, anha man sagad mga italians mangaon

[zyLe]

i like the pasta sa formo!