Pasta Pavarotti Recipes

TRADITIONAL SPAGHETTI ALL'AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook spaghetti in the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and cook onion until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in passata, water, and sugar; cook until sauce has thickened, 10 to 15 minutes
• Drain spaghetti and toss with sauce, remaining olive oil, Parmesan cheese, and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper.

PASTICIOTTI OR PASTA CIOTTI

Steps:

• Dough:
• Sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl.
• Cut in the shortening with a pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Add the milk, vanilla, and egg and use your hands to mix the ingredients into a smooth ball of dough.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and set aside.
• Filling:
• In a medium saucepan, whisk together the cornstarch and sugar, making sure there are no lumps.
• Gradually whisk in the milk.
• Add the butter, place the saucepan over medium heat, and cook, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until thickened.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the egg yolk and almond extract. Set the custard aside.
• To Assemble and Bake:
• Divide the dough in half.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll one piece into an 11-inch circle, about 1/4-inch thick.
• Using a 3-inch fluted biscuit cutter, cut out circles of dough and press each one into the bottom and up the sides of 3 x 1 1/4-inch tart pans.
• Reroll the scraps and cut out additional circles. You should have 12 tart shells.
• Place the tart pans on a cookie sheet. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of filling into each tart shell.
• Roll out the second piece of dough and cut out 3-inch circles. Place a circle over each tart and pinch the edges closed.
• With a pastry brush, paint the top of each tart with the egg wash. Refrigerate the tarts for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees . Bake the tarts on the middle oven rack for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the tops are golden brown. Remove the tarts to racks and let cool completely.
• Carefully remove the tarts from the pans. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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PASTA SUBITO BY LUCIANO PAVAROTTI

Steps:

• First, sing the tenor part of an opera (preferably Verde). Then go to a friends house and find a large mixing bowl. Lovenly place all the ingredients (per favore, not the spaghetti) into the bowl and mix with an available device - not your hands please.
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in plenty of rapidly boiling water, but not until it's mush, rather al dentissimo, on the hard side. Drain please.
• Now caro, take the largest available bowl and mix the steaming hot spaghetti and the sauce with speed and precision. Put it on the table, pour a big glass of Brunello di Montalcino (at least 20 years old) and, for the moment, disregard the world around you.

PASTA PAVAROTTI

Steps:

• Brown chicken, set aside.
• Sauté zucchini & mushrooms until tender crisp.
• Combine all ingredients, except pasta. Heat through & toss with penne.

PASTA PANCETTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta, and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
• In a large skillet, cook pancetta in oil until just beginning to brown. Stir in shallots, garlic, and mushrooms: cook for one minute. Season with pepper and oregano, and pour in chicken broth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat , and simmer for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cover, and continue to simmer for 5 to 7 minutes.
• Strain liquid from pan into cooked linguine, and add olive oil. Toss to coat. Divide pasta onto individual serving plates, and top with equal portions of pancetta and mushrooms. Garnish with freshly grated Parmesan.