Homemade Husband Blinders with Garlic Sauce: Cecamariti alla Checca
- 1/4 cup light red or white wine, such as Fiano del Avellino
- 3/4 cup warm water
- 1 1/2 ounces yeast
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- Pinch red chile flakes
- 1 pound red ripe tomatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- To make the dough: Place the wine, water and yeast in a large bowl and stir until dissolved.
- Add the honey, salt and 1 tablespoon olive oil and mix thoroughly.
- Add 1 cup of flour and mix with a wooden spoon until it becomes a loose batter.
- Add 2 more cups of flour and stir with the spoon for another 2 to 3 minutes, to incorporate as much of the flour as possible.
- Bring the dough together with your hands and turn it out onto a floured board or marble surface.
- Knead for about 6 to 8 minutes, until you have made a firm, smooth dough.
- Place it in a clean, lightly-oiled bowl and cover it with a towel.
- Let it rise in the warmest part of the kitchen for 45 minutes.
- Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.
- In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil over high heat.
- Cook the garlic and chile flakes for 2 minutes, then add the tomatoes and salt and pepper, to taste.
- Simmer for about 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, divide the dough into several pieces and roll out by hand to resemble long strands of spaghetti.
- Cook in the boiling water 5 minutes, drain and add to the sauce.
- Toss over heat 1 minute and divide evenly among 4 warmed pasta bowls and serve.
light red, water, yeast, honey, salt, extravirgin olive oil, flour, extravirgin olive oil, garlic, red chile flakes, red ripe tomatoes, salt
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/homemade-husband-blinders-with-garlic-sauce-cecamariti-alla-checca-recipe.html (may not work)