Ingredients
Pasta
- 3 cups plain flour
- 1 cup semolina
- 1 1/2 cups tepid water
- couple pinches of salt
Sauce
- 500 ml of cream
- 6-8 spring onions
- 6-8 mushrooms
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 garlic clove or 1 tsp minced garlic
To Serve
- Salt and pepper
- Parmesan
- Parsley
Equipment
- 2 Large bowls
- Kiddies Food Kutter
- Metal fork
- Metal spoon
- Flour shaker
- Chopping board
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Wooden Spoon
- Slotted Spoon
- Colander
- Large pot
- Stove top or induction
- Electric fry pan
Method
1. Measure flours and place into large white bowl
2. Add two pinches of salt to flour
3. Stir mixture and then make a well in the centre
4.Add the tepid water to the well and begin to mix using a fork.
5.If dough is too dry still add a couple of tablespoons of water at a time
6. Once the dough has come together, place on floured board and knead until smooth
7. Once your dough is smooth, roll it into sausages.
8. Using your metal spoon, cut your sausage into rounds approximately half a centimetrethick
As you make each cut pull the pasta to curve it, then place into the palm of your hand and press intocentre using
your thumb. Twist your thumb in the pasta, to give it a dome like shape or an “ear” shape
9. Dust the orecchiette pasta lightly with some flour and place on tray.
An adult helper will then place pasta into the boiling salted water to cook for 6-10 minutes or until al dente.
10. In the meantime, while you are waiting for your pasta to cook, start to prepare the sauce by cutting spring
onions into long thin strips
11. Cut the mushrooms into small pieces
12. Add oil, mushrooms, spring onions and minced garlic to the fry pan. Sauté on medium heat for couple of minutes.
13. Pour cream into frypan and cook for approximately 5 minutes or until mixture is slightly bubbling.
14. Adult will drain pasta and bring over to the fry pan to place in and coat with the sauce. Mix pasta into sauce gently.
15. Place you serving into your container and top with parmesan and parsley.
16. Bon Appetito!
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