recipes

Pici with a Garlic and Chilli Tomato Sauce

Pici All’Aglione

Pici are like hand-made spaghetti. The trick is to roll them out long, thin and uniform.

Ingredients

For pasta:

1. 500g Roma Pizza and Pasta flour
2. Water
3. 1 tbsp olive oil
4. Pinch salt

For sauce:

1. 2 garlic cloves ;
2. 2 tbsp olive oil;
3. Chili flakes
4. 1 can Roma Chopped Tomatoes (or tomato paste);
5. Pinch salt.

Method

For pasta:

1. Combine water, olive oil and a pinch of salt with flour.
2. Knead until smooth and elastic. Leave rest 30 minutes.
3. Boil in salted water for a few minutes.

For sauce:

1. Peel garlic and mince.
2. Sauté in olive oil and add tomatoes (if using paste add a bit of broth or water from the pasta pot for pasta).
3. Allow to simmer for at least 10-15 minutes. Add a generous amount of chili.
4. Pour over pici, garnish with grated pecorino and serve.