Homemade Farfalle from Scratch
Farfalle with Spinach, Mushrooms and Caramelised Onions
Adjust servings here:
Equipment
- Rolling Pin or wine bottle
- pasta cutter (zigzag)
Ingredients
PASTA DOUGH
- 200 grams flour
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
SAUCE / OTHER INGREDIENTS
- a bit olive oil
- 225 grams mushrooms
- 100 grams spinach
- 1 red onion
- 60 ml cooking cream or single cream
- 1 clove garlic
- 4 tbsp Parmesan cheese
- a bit pepper
- a bit salt
Instructions
PASTA DOUGH
- Sieve the flour and place it in a bowl or on a clean countertop. Make a small well in the center of the flour.
- Crack the eggs into the well, add olive oil and salt and use a fork to beat the eggs, add the flour gradually.
- Knead the dough by hand for 10-15 minutes until all ingredients are well mixed. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let it rest for 15 minutes.
- Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin or wine bottle to create a thin sheet. Cut long strips approximately 5 cm (2 inches) wide. Then cut the strips into small rectangles, about 6 cm (2.5 inches) wide. Use a pasta zigzag-cutter or make small waves with a knife.
- Press the dough into bow-tie shapes using your fingers. Watch the recipe video at 2:29 for the exact technique. Place the bow ties on a wooden chopping board or a non-stick surface.
- Use your finger to press the dough. I would recommend to watch the recipe video at 2:29 to learn the exact technique.
- Add bow ties to a wooden chop board or a non sticky surface.
SAUCE / other ingredients
- Slice the red onion into half-moons. Heat a frying pan on high heat, add olive oil and fry the onions until they are dark brown. Reduce the heat to low and let the onions cook for 20 minutes.
- Heat a pot of water to boil. Slice the garlic and add it to the frying pan.
- Slice the mushrooms and add them to the frying pan, increase the heat to medium. Add pepper and olive oil if needed.
- Add the spinach to the frying pan and cook until it is soft.
- Add salt to the pot of boiling water. Cook the bow-tie pasta for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Add cooking cream and Parmesan cheese to the frying pan, stir to combine. Save a cup of pasta water.
- Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bow-tie pasta to the frying pan and gently toss everything together. Add a bit of pasta water until the mixture is creamy.
- Add a little bit of pasta water until the mixture is creamy.
- Serve the pasta on a plate with Parmesan cheese.