Description
Caputo semola pasta showcases authentic Italian craftsmanship with premium durum wheat flour. Simple ingredients and traditional techniques create a classic pasta experience perfect for home cooks who appreciate genuine culinary artistry.
Ingredients
Scale
Pasta Dough Ingredients:
- 2 cups (480 milliliters) caputo semola flour
- 3 large eggs
Seasoning:
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) salt
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) olive oil
- Water (as needed for dough consistency)
Instructions
- Pour semola flour onto a pristine work surface, sculpting a central crater.
- Nestle eggs into the flour well, sprinkling salt and optional olive oil.
- Gently manipulate eggs with a fork, delicately drawing flour from the well’s perimeter.
- Persistently blend ingredients until a cohesive mass emerges, then vigorously knead for approximately 10 minutes until achieving a silky, resilient texture.
- Modulate dough consistency by introducing minimal water if excessively dry, or supplemental semola flour if overly moistened.
- Encase dough in plastic membrane, allowing 30-minute relaxation at room temperature.
- Segment rested dough into manageable portions, then meticulously flatten using a pasta machine or manual rolling technique to desired thinness.
- Transform flattened sheets into preferred pasta silhouettes like fettuccine or tagliatelle using precise cutting methods.
- Immerse pasta in vigorously boiling, generously salted water, cooking for 2-3 minutes until perfectly tender yet firm.
- Swiftly drain pasta, presenting immediately with complementary sauce.
Notes
- Work the dough on a large, clean surface to give yourself ample space for kneading and prevent flour from scattering.
- Keep extra semola flour nearby to adjust dough consistency if it becomes too sticky or wet during preparation.
- Always let the dough rest for the full 30 minutes to allow gluten to relax, ensuring a more tender and pliable pasta texture.
- Check pasta doneness by tasting a small piece; it should be firm but not hard, with a slight resistance when biting (al dente).
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Boiling
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3
- Calories: 333
- Sugar: 0.3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 44 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 155 mg