Homemade Pasta with Tomato Sauce Recipe

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

Combine egg yolks with 1 egg and 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a bowl and mix.

Sift 250 grams of flour into a separate bowl and make a well in the center.

Pour the egg mixture into the well and mix with a fork, gradually incorporating the flour until the dough comes together.

Knead the dough until elastic and smooth for 7 to 10 minutes.

Cover the egg whites and refrigerate them for later use in meringue cookies.

Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and set aside at room temperature for 30 to 40 minutes.

Prepare the tomato sauce by peeling and medium dicing 1 large onion and mincing 1 clove of garlic.

Prepare 1 kilogram of tomatoes by making a crosswise incision and placing them in boiling water for about 20 seconds, then transferring them to ice cold water to remove the skins.

Medium dice the peeled tomatoes and set aside.

Heat 50 grams of olive oil in a sauté pan, add the diced onion, and cook until translucent.

Add the minced garlic and stir-fry for 1 minute.

Add the diced tomatoes, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 0.5 teaspoon of ground black pepper, and stir.

Simmer the sauce over low heat for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally and adding a little water if necessary.

Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to half a millimeter thick, either by hand or using a pasta machine.

Cut the pasta by folding it loosely along its long side and cutting into 1 centimeter wide strips.

Gently separate the noodles with your hands and dust with a little flour to prevent sticking.

Bring 4 liters of water to a boil in a large pot and add 1 teaspoon of salt per liter.

Slide the pasta into the boiling water and cook until tender but not too soft, checking frequently as fresh pasta cooks faster than dried pasta.

Drain the pasta and mince a few leaves of basil to add to the sauce.

Mix the pasta with the tomato sauce and transfer to a serving dish.

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