Tagliolini Gratinati con Piselli e Prosciutto:Gratineed Pasta with Peas and Prosciutto
- 1 pound basic pasta dough, recipe follows, rolled out to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine and cut into 1/4-inch thick strips
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 pound prosciutto, cut into julienne strips
- 1 pound fresh sweet peas, shelled
- Salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup besciamella, recipe follows
- 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 3 1/2 to 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 extra-large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 3 cups milk
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- Preheat the oven to 475 degrees F, or preheat the broiler.
- Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
- In a 12 to 14-inch frying pan, heat the butter over medium-high heat until it foams and subsides.
- Add the prosciutto and peas and cook over high heat until the meat is browned and the peas are tender and cooked through, about 5 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.
- Cook the tagliolini in the boiling water until tender and not quite cooked through, about 1 minute.
- Drain well and toss in the pan with the peas and prosciutto.
- Add the besciamella and toss over high heat for 30 seconds, then transfer to an ovenproof casserole.
- Top with the grated Parmigiano and cook in the oven or broiler for 3 to 5 minutes, until the cheese is browned and besciamella bubbles.
- Serve immediately.
- Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and the olive oil.
- Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.
- As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape.
- The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.
- Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands.
- Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits.
- Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes.
- The dough should be elastic and a little sticky.
- Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Roll the pasta out on a pasta rolling machine to the desired thickness.
- In a medium saucepan, heat butter until melted.
- Add flour and stir until smooth.
- Over medium heat, cook until light golden brown, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat milk in separate pan until just about to boil.
- Add milk to butter mixture 1 cup at a time, whisking continuously until very smooth and bring to a boil.
- Cook 10 minutes and remove from heat.
- Season with salt and nutmeg and set aside.
- Yield: 3 cups
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Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/tagliolini-gratinati-con-piselli-e-prosciuttogratineed-pasta-with-peas-and-prosciutto-recipe.html (may not work)