Brown Butter Tomato Pici 🍝

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil reduces saturated fat while adding flavor.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds umami.

Make a well in a bowl of Tipo 00 flour and pour in water and 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil.

Add a tiny touch of sea salt and combine with a spoon to form a dough.

Knead the dough until smooth and elastic, then rest in the fridge.

Slice cherry tomatoes in half, leaving some whole to release juices quicker.

Roll out the rested pasta dough into small pieces to form pici pasta.

Heat a pan and add a little oil, then add the tomatoes and season with salt and black pepper.

Add a knob of butter to the tomatoes and let it melt down.

Boil salted water and cook the pici pasta for about 5-6 minutes.

Add minced garlic to the tomato sauce as it reduces.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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