Orecchiette With Raw And Cooked Tomatoes Food

TOMATOES WITH ORECCHIETTE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and fry until it begins to turn gold, about 1 minute.
• Increase the heat to medium-high and add the tomatoes and thyme. Cook, stirring gently, until the skin begins to loosen from the tomatoes, about 2 minutes. Add the wine and cook 1 minute more. Add the chicken stock and simmer about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove the thyme and ladle the tomatoes into serving bowls. Garnish with the basil leaves and pasta.

ORECCHIETTE WITH RAW AND COOKED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Set aside 1/2 pound of the tomatoes. Quarter the remaining tomatoes, or cut into wedges if very large. Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a wide, nonstick frying pan or in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion. Cook, stirring often, until the onion is tender and golden, about eight minutes. Add the two large garlic cloves. Cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute. Add the quartered tomatoes, the sugar, basil sprigs and salt, and bring to a simmer. Simmer, stirring often, until the tomatoes have cooked down and the sauce is thick. Taste and adjust seasonings. Remove the basil sprigs, and put through the medium blade of a food mill. Return to the pan.
• Meanwhile, finely chop the tomatoes you set aside. Add the remaining small clove of garlic, salt to taste, 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and a couple of leaves of basil, chopped or slivered. Allow to sit for 15 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and salt generously. Add the pasta, and cook al dente, 10 to 12 minutes, following the cooking time suggestion on the package. If desired, stir 1/4 to 1/2 cup of the cooking water into the tomato sauce. Drain the pasta, and toss with both the warm tomato sauce and the uncooked tomato concassée. Serve with Parmesan, Pecorino or ricotta salata.

ORECCHIETTE CON RICOTTA E POMODORINI: ORECCHIETTE PASTA WITH RICOTTA AND CHERRY TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a pot of boiling water, cook the pasta for about 8 minutes (remove before the 'al dente' stage). While pasta is cooking, heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the cherry tomatoes for about a minute. Add salt to taste.
• Drain the pasta, reserving some of the pasta water.
• Add the cooked pasta and ricotta cheese to the pan. Ladle in some pasta water - the excess pasta water will break down the ricotta cheese, creating a creamy sauce.
• Cook pasta in the pan with all the other ingredients for another minute. Top with cilantro, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve immediately.

WHITE BEAN, TOMATO AND SAUSAGE ORECCHIETTE

Steps:

• Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the orecchiette according to package instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking it up with the back of a spoon, until it starts to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove the sausage to a bowl with a slotted spoon, leaving all the oil in the skillet.
• Add the onions to the oil and cook until they start to soften and turn translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the garlic to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes and red pepper flakes and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes start to blister and split, about 4 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
• Add the beans and return the sausage to the skillet. Cook until warmed through. Add the pasta and toss until it is completely coated. Add the Parmesan in batches, stirring to incorporate and letting it melt before more is added. Stir in the basil.
• Plate the pasta and top with more Parmesan and basil. Serve immediately.

STEP-BY-STEP ORECCHIETTE

Steps:

• Mound semolina and all-purpose flours and salt in 3 separate piles on a large, clean work surface.
• Using your fingers, swirl ingredients together until combined.
• Gather flour mixture into a pile, and create a well in center. Pour 1/2 cup water into well.
• Gradually incorporate flour mixture into water using your fingers.
• Once all the water is absorbed, continue adding water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until mixture begins to form a dough.
• Start to gather and knead dough, working it until no dry flour remains on work surface.
• Continue to knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Divide dough into 16 equal portions, and cover them with a clean, damp kitchen towel.
• Roll 1 portion of dough into an 18-inch-long rope.
• Use a knife to cut and drag a 1/3-inch piece of dough from end of rope facing you -- a grainy wooden cutting board helps grip the dough.
• Holding knife at a 45-degree angle to work surface, press and roll dough toward you.
• Unfurl each piece of dough over your thumb in the opposite direction to form a concave shape, and transfer to a rimmed baking sheet lightly sprinkled with semolina flour. Repeat with remaining dough. Orecchiette can be stored at room temperature in a single layer overnight; cover with a clean kitchen towel or plastic wrap.