How to make fettucine with pesto sauce?

Question

barefoot contessa, only home preparation

Answer 1

You want to make pesto from scratch: fresh basil, olive oil, garlic, pine nuts, grated parmigano or pecorino cheese, salt and pepper whizzed in a food processor to taste. Amazingly easy.

Assume you will buy the fetuccine and not prepare it from scratch (flour, eggs, water, salt, pasta roller and cutter)? Fetuccine should be cooked not al dente, not flaccid, just enough that the pasta is supple but not chewy.

When my water (big pot) is boiling, I salt it and add a few drops of olive oil (keeps the pasta from sticking to the side of the pot).

When buying dried pasta (i.e. not fresh/chilled), I put the pasta in a cold water bath until the water is clear. There's always a lot of excess gunk on dried pasta, it's part of the preservation process.

When the pasta is cooked drain well in a collander then while still hot stir in the pesto. I prefer to heat the pesto up before mixing, otherwise it cools the pasta.

Sprinkle extra grated cheese on top before serving. A fresh basil sprig in the middle of the bowl in which the pasta is served makes a nice decoration.

Answer 2

Not sure what you mean by home preparation...do you mean making the pasta and the pesto at home?

Homemade pasta is easy to make but takes some time and a pasta maker.

Homemade pesto is pretty easy to make too but you'll need olive oil, pine nuts, and fresh basil.

There are lots of recipes. But here's a great one that I've used for pesto sauce: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/107030.

I don't have a homemade pasta recipe handy. But store-bought pasta is just as good as homemade and probably cheaper to buy too.

Answer 3

Boil water, add the fettucine. let boild. stirring occassionally for about 10-12 minutes, or until soft and pliable. Drain the pasta, put it into a bowl and add pesto.

Answer 4

pesto:

fresh basil, like 10 oz.
olive oil
parm cheese
pine nuts
3 cloves of fresh garlic

its like the best food there is, chill it for 20 minutes or so

Answer 5

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