The Pastabilities Are Endless when using a Pasta Machine

A lot of us probably think of blue boxes and yellow jars when we think about homemade pasta. But, ya'll, what if I told you that healthier, better tasting homemade pasta is just one $300 machine away? Ha ha, I kid. It's $25 dollars away and uses an old, tried and true machine called a pasta machine aka a pasta maker aka a dues ex pastina. You can buy an electric version for $300, but then you have to ask yourself is having the machine automatically cut different kinds of macaroni, spaghetti, and raviolis worth an extra $275. You be the judge.

They're awesome contraptions that do the hardest park of pasta making for you while enabling you to control what goes into your fettucine, not Wal-Mart. In this video, I set up my pasta maker and show you step-by-step instructions on how to use it to make pasta at home. For the sauce, I blended up left-over stew from my last recipe but you can use whatever you like. 

The recipe in all of its complex glory is written below the video. Have fun.

Pasta by some ancient Italian obsessed with his chicken's ovaries

1/2 cup all-purpose flour, toasted

1/2 cup bread flour, toasted

2 eggs

 

Sauce

If you have left over stew, blend her up with 1 tablespoon of olive oil or water until you get the texture you want...

or

Use whatever sauce you have on hand

A few strips of bacon cut into 2 inch by 2 inch squares, pan fried to garnish

Cilantro or Parsley to garnish