Pasta Grannies make tagliatelle with Anna Maria

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner and provides a similar texture.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

Anna Maria decides how many eggs to use without measuring and mixes in flour until the right consistency is achieved.

The eggs used were laid that morning.

Anna Maria wears a traditional costume for town celebrations while making the pasta.

She uses a cherrywood rolling pin that belonged to her mother-in-law's great grandmother.

To check the pasta thickness, she holds it up to the light, aiming for 1 to 2 mm thickness.

The sheet of pasta, called lasagna in Italian, is folded to form a double roll and then sliced to create tagliatelle.

The sliced tagliatelle is left to dry for about 30 minutes before cooking.

The sauce is made with crumbled fresh garlicky sausage sautéed with tomato paste and served with pecorino cheese.

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