Explore 4 recipes from the pasta collection.
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◷ 304 minmedium
Thin spinach egg-pasta sheets layered with beef and pork ragù, creamy béchamel and Parmigiano Reggiano. Allow about 5 hours 5 minutes, including resting and serving, and longer if the ragù needs further reduction or the lasagne needs more baking.
Oct 18
◷ 44 mineasy
Golden pan-fried potato gnocchi sit over a light roasted-pepper sauce, with torn burrata and fresh basil. Keeping the sauce underneath preserves the crisp edges and soft potato centres.
Oct 15
◷ 31 mineasy
Linguine with tender courgettes, a loosely coating ricotta sauce, fresh lemon and basil. Starchy pasta water brings the sauce together; adding the ricotta off the heat keeps it creamy.
Oct 4
◷ 30 minmedium
Make spaghetti carbonara in about 30 minutes with crisp-edged guanciale, eggs, Pecorino Romano and black pepper. Toss the hot spaghetti with the egg-and-cheese mixture off the heat, adding a little starchy pasta water for a glossy sauce without cream.
Oct 1Compare the ingredients, cooking time and equipment below to find a dish that fits your plans. Each recipe includes quantities and a step-by-step method.
Preparation takes 51 minutes. Cooking takes 239 minutes. Allow 304 minutes in total. Makes 8 servings. Key ingredients: onion, peeled weight, carrot, peeled weight, celery, trimmed weight, olive oil, raw beef mince, approximately 10–15% fat. Equipment: Heavy 4–5 litre casserole with lid, 2.5–3 litre saucepan, 6 litre pan for pasta, Deep ovenproof dish, approximately 30 × 22 × 7 cm internally, about 4.5 litres capacity, Rimmed baking tray, Digital scales, Food thermometer, Whisk and wooden spoon, Slotted spoon or spider, Large bowl for cooling pasta, Clean tea towels, Foil, Kettle for heating corrective water if needed.
Kitchen tip: The schedule allows a 140-minute ragù simmer and about 40 minutes in the oven. Extend either stage if the sauce texture or centre temperature requires it; do not shorten the rest to recover time.
Preparation takes 12 minutes. Cooking takes 32 minutes. Allow 44 minutes in total. Makes 2 servings. Key ingredients: chilled potato gnocchi, uncooked weight, suitable for pan-frying without boiling, jarred roasted red peppers in brine or vinegar, olive oil, garlic, water. Equipment: 28 cm non-stick frying pan, Lid suitable for the 28 cm frying pan, needed only for the optional steam-softening troubleshooting technique, Approximately 1-litre saucepan with lid, Stick blender and tall heatproof blending vessel, Shallow metal oven tray, Spatula, Sieve or colander, Kitchen scales and measuring spoons.
Kitchen tip: The schedule allows 10 minutes per frying batch. Follow your gnocchi packet if it specifies a different direct-frying time, and allow longer if the centres remain firm.
Preparation takes 15 minutes. Cooking takes 26 minutes. Allow 31 minutes in total. Makes 2 servings. Key ingredients: dried linguine, courgettes, ricotta suitable for vegetarians, olive oil, garlic. Equipment: 4-litre saucepan with lid, 28 cm deep frying pan, approximately 2.5–3 litres capacity, Chopping board and knife, Fine grater, Large heatproof bowl, Heatproof measuring jug, Colander, Tongs and wooden spoon, Measuring spoons, Two serving bowls.
Kitchen tip: Packet pasta timings vary; shift the pasta start accordingly. Reserve the water and prepare the ricotta before the draining point, then drain promptly and transfer directly to the pan.
Preparation takes 10 minutes. Cooking takes 20 minutes. Allow 30 minutes in total. Makes 4 servings. Key ingredients: dried spaghetti, guanciale, weighed after removing the tough rind, cut into strips about 5 mm (¼ inch) thick, Pecorino Romano, very finely grated, divided, pasteurized whole eggs, pasteurized egg yolks. Equipment: 5–6 litre (5–6 US quart) pasta pot with lid, 28 cm (11 inch) frying pan, Large heatproof mixing bowl, at least 3 litres (3 US quarts), Medium mixing bowl, Small bowl for the cooked guanciale, Fine grater, Whisk, Tongs, Measuring spoons, Heatproof measuring jug, Colander.
Kitchen tip: Heat the pasta water and render the guanciale at the same time, then whisk the eggs and cheese while the spaghetti cooks. The 30-minute timing is approximate and depends on your hob and pasta.