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Hand-Rolled Pici Pasta with Easy Sauce

This Homemade Pici Pasta is easy, has few ingredients and doesn't require any special equipment!
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: fresh pasta, pasta, pici
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Servings: 3 people
Author: Lorena Salinas from Cravings Journal

Ingredients

For the Pici Pasta

  • 300 g 00 flour or all-purpose flour
  • 130 ml warm water
  • 5 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp salt

For the pancetta and garlic sauce

  • 1 slice of sourdough bread or 50g panko breadcrumbs
  • Olive oil
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 50 g pancetta slices cut into small cubes
  • 2 garlic cloves puréed finely grated or minced
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

For the Pici pasta

  • In a large bowl mix the flour and salt.
  • Add the warm water and the olive oil and mix it in using a spatula until it doesn’t help anymore. Place the dough on a clean surface and knead it for 5 minutes or until you have a soft and homogeneous dough.
  • Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest at room temperature for 30 minutes.
  • Cut small portions of the dough and use your hands to roll them on a surface to create a strip. Keep rolling as it thins out and stop when it reaches 3mm thick.
  • As you make the pasta, lay them next to each other in one layer on a floured surface. That can be the working surface or a baking tray.
  • Once all the pasta is ready, place a large saucepan with salty water to boil. Once it’s boiling, add the pasta and cook it for 2 minutes.
  • Remove it from the water and add it straight into the sauce.

For the pancetta and garlic sauce

  • In a skillet with plenty of olive oil, add the slice of bread and get it very golden on both sides. You can also sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Once golden, remove it from the pan and let it cool down. Process it so get the breadcrumbs. Alternatively, you can toast panko breadcrumbs ina pan with a bit of olive oil.
  • Add the 4 tbsp of olive oil to a large pan. Add the pancetta and cook it over medium heat until it becomes golden.
  • Add the garlic and cook it stirring constantly for 1 minute.
  • Add the cooked pasta, stir to combine. Add a bit of salt to taste and also plenty of pepper.
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