Topping the dish with a few toasted, roughly chopped hazelnuts is optional, but highly recommended, because they contrast so well with the soft leek and potato sauce
Watching any pasta shape being extruded, be that through a small domestic machine or a vast industrial one, is hypnotic. Short shapes are particularly mesmerising, because the dough – made from durum wheat flour and water – emerges at speed from the bronze or Teflon-coated die, and is then chopped to size by a rotating blade. And then there are fusilli, whose helix form is created by an ingenious die that was invented and perfected in the early 1900s.
The psychedelia continues at all stages: as the fusilli falls from the bag and into the water, as it rolls around in the pan and as the spirals meet the sauce.
. The fusilli, friendly as well as hypnotic and psychedelic, are more than happy to pick them up, too.Heat a large pan of water. Once it boils, add salt, stir and add the potato. After a couple of minutes, add the pasta and set the timer according to packet cooking instructions. While the pasta cooks, saute the leek and a pinch of salt in the oil and butter, until very soft.
Once the pasta is cooked and the potato is soft and collapsing, use a spider sieve to lift both into the leek pan and toss everything well. Add the cheese, freshly ground black pepper and another knob of butter and toss again. Serve topped with the chopped hazelnuts and more cheese, if you want.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for rubbish spaghettiA thrifty yet irresistible Neapolitan dish of tomatoes, nuts, raisins, capers and olives, all sweated down in lots of olive oil and tossed through a tangle of spaghetti
Read more »
I took time off to raise my kids. How do I get my super back on track?When topping up your superannuation, think about how much are you prepared to sacrifice now, for that extra level of financial security later in life?
Read more »
I took time off to raise my kids. How do I get my super back on track?When topping up your superannuation, think about how much are you prepared to sacrifice now, for that extra level of financial security later in life?
Read more »
I took time off to raise my kids. How do I get my super back on track?When topping up your superannuation, think about how much are you prepared to sacrifice now, for that extra level of financial security later in life?
Read more »
One pot, one pan: Yasmin Fahr’s easy suppersA hearty barley and vegetable soup with a cheesy topping and a quick miso- and ginger-coated chicken traybake on a bed of chard
Read more »
‘Not as good’: Aussie city slips in rankingsMelbourne has long considered itself the darling of international rankings, regularly topping lists and beating perennial rival Sydney when it comes to arts and culture, education, and liveability.
Read more »