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ITALIAN FOOD RECIPE

recipe: spaghetti alla chitarra

spaghetti alla chitarra

spaghetti alla chitarra

the name chitarra is the Italian translation  of the English name guitar. So spaghetti alla chitarra meaning is: spaghetti made with the guitar cooking tool. This name is because of the melody made by stretching the metallic wires of this tool, similar to the guitar sound. Should you not have it you can cut the dough with a knife, as for the umbrichelli. It will take only more time. The result are great squared spaghetti, which take the sauces very well and also very tasty.

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BASIC INGREDIENTS

durum wheat semolina flour

typology

italian traditional recipe of Abruzzo

Conservation

possible

season

low

difficulties

all

 

cooking time
Timetable

serving time         served

20 minutes

cooking time clip artcooking

3 minutes

rest time rest

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15 minutes

suggested wine for spaghetti alla chitarrasuggested wine: depending on recipe

ingredients for 2 persons

semolina FLOUR

oz 8

250 GRAMS

water

1/2 cup

150 cc


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Notes to the recipe: as in a real guitar the wires of chitarra cooking tool for making pasta must be well stretched, otherwise it will not possible to cut the spaghetti well. It is always important to keep the homemade spaghetti floured as soon as made, in this manner you avoid them to stick before cooking. The alla chitarra pasta is made with durum wheat semolina flour.

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