Video Tutorials
Take a look at the free videos that we've produced to get you up and running with pasta making skills or visit our Shop page.
Take a look at the free videos that we've produced to get you up and running with pasta making skills or visit our Shop page.
Want to learn how to make wonderful handmade Fettuccine and Tagliatelle? What about those other beautiful ribbon shapes like Pappardelle, Capelli d'Angelo (Angel Hair) and Taglioline? And the iconic 'Maltagliati' or Poorly cut offcuts which are wonderful in bean and vegetable soups?
This first part of how to make the Best Bolognese Ever (and I mean a genuine, authentic Bolognese Ragù) here, I give you some background info on what a genuine Bolognese Ragù should be, how Ragù differs up and down and through the regions of Italy and how you can't just call any sauce a Bolognese.
In this Bolognese Tutorial, I get into the nitty gritty of making a traditional Ragù alla Bolognese, taking you step- by-step through the entire process, right to seeing what it looks like after 6 hours of simmering and cooling down. The preparation takes about 45 minutes, but then you can sit back and let it simmer all by itself. Great to make in large batches on a rainy Sunday afternoon which you can then freeze.
Rolling an egg pasta dough by hand, with a wooden rolling pin and on a wooden board does something magical - it creates an amazing texture and mouthfeel as well as picking up the sauce and condiment.
This video is a step-by-step tutorial showing how to roll out egg pasta by hand the traditional Italian way, using an enormous rolling pin called a 'Matterello'.
Pasta, at the end of the day, is all about texture. Rolling a pasta dough by hand is not as diffciult as it looks.Traditionally we use a long rolling pin, but here I'll show you how to roll with a regular pin that you have at home. With this basic dough you can make any shape you like!