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Striped sorpresine pasta- Little Surprises and Mushroom Sauce in a plate

Striped Sorpresine Pasta (Little Surprises) with Natural Colors

Delicate folded pasta parcels made from striped, naturally colored doughs in yellow, orange & red. Tossed in a creamy mushroom sauce for the perfect fall dish!
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Rest the dough: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Course: Main Course, Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Fresh homemade pasta, Handmade pasta, Little Surprises, Mushroom, Shiitake Mushroom, Sorpresine
Difficulty: Moderate
Servings: 4
Calories: 595kcal

Ingredients

For pale yellow dough

For orange pasta dough

For red pasta dough

For the mushroom sauce

  • 300 gr mushrooms shiitake
  • 1 small shallot minced
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 4 tbsp butter unsalted
  • 2 tsp tomato paste
  • ½ cup white wine dry
  • ¼ cup Parmigiano Reggiano grated finely
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch black pepper grounded

Instructions

  • For pale yellow dough
  • Mix the two type of flour, make a wheel and crack the eggs at the center.
  • Proceed incorporating the egg with the flour until a dough forms. Knead it for 7-8 minutes until a thumb impressed in the dough with sprinkle back.
  • Cover it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

For orange pasta dough

  • Blend the roasted carrot with the eggs until smooth. Set aside.
  • Mix the two type of flour, make a wheel and crack the eggs and carrot previously belneded.
  • Proceed incorporating the egg with the flour until a dough forms. Knead it for 7-8 minutes until a thumb impressed in the dough with sprinkle back.
  • Cover it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

For red pasta dough

  • Blend the roasted beet with the eggs until smooth. Set aside.
  • Mix the two type of flour, make a wheel and crack the eggs and carrot previously belneded.
  • Proceed incorporating the egg with the flour until a dough forms. Knead it for 7-8 minutes until a thumb impressed in the dough with sprinkle back.
  • Cover it in plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Rolling the 3 dough into sheets:

  • After you rested the dough for 30 minutes, divide each dough into 4 parts and cover them with a linen towel to prevent your dough to dry. With a rolling pin well-floured, start by rolling each piece from the center to the outer part on a floured countertop. When it reaches around 1/8 inch of thickness, the you are ready to use a pasta machine.
  • Use a pasta machine: Pass the dough through its rollers. I use the thickness of 0 at first, then I pass it to more times into thinner thickness.  I usually proceed from 0 to 2, then 3, then 4 and then 6. By doing this, you will obtain the lasagna, which is a wide stripe of pasta.

Make colored stripes

  • At this point you need to cut your sheets into stripes: take each orange and red sheet and pass it through the tagliatelle attachment of your pasta machine. Alternatively you can fold the sheet and cut it with a sharp knife.

Make a striped lasagna sheet

  • Arrange alternating colors side by side, then roll them gently to fuse. Laminate the striped sheet again with a rolling pin for smoothness.

Shape sorpresine pasta

  • Cut your striped lasagna sheet into 2 inch * 2 inch square.
  • Fold each square diagonally into a triangle.
  • Bring the two tips together, crossing them slightly.
  • Pinch firmly so the pasta holds during cooking. The pasta is ready to be cooked!

Make the mushroom sauce

  • Sauté shallot and garlic in butter. Add mushrooms and cook until golden. Add the tomato paste and deglaze with white wine.

Cook the pasta

  • Bring a pot of water to roaring boil. Add the salt and bring it back to boil. Add delicately the sorpresine pasta and cook 2-3 minutes.
  • Drain with a slotted spoon directly into the sauce.
  • Preserve some cooking water and add it to the pot along with the Parmesan cheese.
  • Mix it well, sprinkle it with pepper and plate it! Buon appetito!

Nutrition

Calories: 595kcal | Carbohydrates: 94g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 15g | Sodium: 270mg | Potassium: 638mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 5193IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 6mg
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