Pappardelle With Caramelized Onions Recipes

PAPPARDELLE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onions and thyme; season with salt and pepper. Cover, and cook, without stirring, until onions have released their liquid, about 5 minutes. Uncover, and cook, stirring occasionally, until deep golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes more. When bottom of skillet darkens, add a few tablespoons water, and scrape up browned bits with a wooden spoon (you may need to do this 2 or 3 times).
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When onions have about 10 minutes left to cook, add pasta to water in pot, and cook until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water; drain pasta, and return to pot.
• Add onions and butter to pasta in pot; season with salt and pepper, and toss to combine. Gradually add enough pasta water to create a thin sauce that coats pasta. Serve pasta topped with Parmesan.

HOMEMADE PAPPARDELLE

Steps:

• Make the dough. Sift both flours together on a large work surface and make a well in the center. Place the eggs, olive oil and a pinch of salt in a bowl, then pour into the well; with a fork, break up the eggs, then gradually mix the wet ingredients into the flour mixture just until combined.
• Knead by hand. Gather the dough into 2 equal-size balls; flour the surface. To knead each piece, push the dough away from you with the heel of your hand, fold the dough over itself and turn it counterclockwise. Continue pushing, folding and turning until the dough is smooth and elastic, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Rest the dough. Pat each piece into a ball. Flatten slightly, wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or overnight. (You can freeze 1 ball for later, or roll out both and freeze the cut pasta.)
• Roll out the dough. Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and dust with flour. Starting in the middle, push away from you with a rolling pin, easing up on the pressure as you approach the edge. Continue rolling the dough into a sheet, turning occasionally, until you can see your fingers through the bottom. Let dry about 10 minutes.
• Cut the pappardelle. Dust the top of the sheet of dough with flour and loosely roll it into a cylinder. Using a sharp knife, cut into 3/4-inch-wide slices. Unwrap the noodles; dust with semolina and gently toss to separate. Place on a sheet pan and cover with a tea towel until ready to cook (or freeze in freezer bags for up to 2 months).

PAPPARDELLE WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. While pasta is cooking, heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until garlic is fragrant, 1 minute.
• Remove 1 1/2 cups pasta water from pot and add to skillet. Drain pasta and add to skillet. Cook, tossing occasionally, until liquid reduces to create a sauce that coats pasta, 3 minutes. Add lemon juice and toss. Serve pasta topped with parsley.

FRESH PAPPARDELLE

Steps:

• Combine flours and mound on a clean work surface, forming a well in the center. Add eggs and yolks to well; beat until smooth with a fork. Gradually work flour into eggs. Continue to stir with fork until all of the flour has been incorporated.
• Begin working dough with your hands to form a ball. Clean work surface of any loose bits of dough. Lightly flour surface; knead dough until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap, and let rest in refrigerator for at least 1 1/2 hours.
• Divide dough into 4 pieces. Working with one piece at a time and keeping remaining pieces covered, flatten dough into a disc narrower than pasta-machine opening. Lightly dust dough with flour, and roll through the widest setting. Fold dough in half crosswise; pass through machine again. Repeat 4 or 5 times, running it through remaining settings until it is about 1/16 inch thick.
• Cut pasta sheets to 12 inches long. Fold over twice, dusting both sides generously with semolina. Cut crosswise into 1-inch-wide slices. Gently shake pappardelle to separate lengths of pasta and remove excess flour. Pasta will keep fresh refrigerated for up to 12 hours.