r/pasta

Genuine question. It seems like it’s cheese, but what is it exactly and what is its purpose?

From a few weeks ago using some end of summer corn from the farmers market.

Featuring two ingredients from my mini garden! Some sweet basil & a sweet pepper that took an embarrassingly long time to grow, nevertheless delicious!
S/o to panko breading I will be using more for frying & Sartori cheese every cheese I’ve tried from that brand has been exquisite!

We made our own meat sauce, which we've done plenty of times before, but this was my mother and I's first time making pasta from scratch! She made much smaller ones (not pictured), while I tried to get creative with my shapes. Some of them are a little thick, and since there's so much, I doubt I'll eat it all, but it turned out pretty good for a first! I'd love to hear any opinions or suggestions anyone has.

Yes, I used Chinese sausages sliced thin instead of guanciale. The rest of the recipe is fairly faithful though. I think it makes for a good alternative in Asia where pancetta or bacon is generally more expensive.

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Recipe in the comments