Tagliatelle with Chicken Livers and Truffle: Tajarin Albese
- 1 recipe fresh egg pasta, recipe follows
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 pound chicken livers
- 1/2 cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 white or black truffle
- 3/4 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, for grating
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- Salt
- 12 large egg yolks
- Divide the prepared pasta dough into 3 balls of equal size.
- Roll each ball out to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine.
- Then, using the machine or a sharp knife, cut each sheet of pasta into ribbons of 1/3-inch thickness.
- Place the ribbons on a sheet tray dusted with flour, and cover the tray with a clean, damp dish towel until ready to cook.
- Bring 6 quarts water to a rolling boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
- In a 12 to 14-inch saucepan, heat the olive oil over a medium-high flame until hot but not smoking.
- Add the onion and sweat over medium heat until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the chicken livers to the pan and continue cooking until the livers are slightly browned on all sides, about 5 minutes more.
- Add the wine and continue cooking over medium-high heat until the wine evaporates.
- Continue cooking over medium heat for 10 minutes more.
- Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until soft but al dente, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Drain the pasta, reserving 1/2 cup of the cooking water, and add the pasta to the pan with the chicken livers.
- Add parsley and toss over high heat to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve the pasta in 4 warmed pasta bowls, each topped with generous truffle shavings, and grated Parmigiano, to taste.
- Sift together and then mound 2 1/4 cups of the flour and a pinch of salt in the center of a large wooden cutting board.
- Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the egg yolks.
- Using a fork, beat together the egg yolks 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.
- Knead for about 5 to 6 minutes, adding any of the remaining flour if necessary to create a cohesive mass.
- 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 six 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 or shape as desired.
egg pasta, extravirgin olive oil, onion, chicken livers, red wine, parsley, salt, white, flour, salt, egg yolks
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/tagliatelle-with-chicken-livers-and-truffle-tajarin-albese-recipe.html (may not work)