DeLallo Orecchiette, No.92 Cut

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Est 1950. The art & soul of pasta. Bronze die extrude for remarkable texture. Artisanal pasta. No. 92 cut. Expertly milled durum wheat semolina. Macaroni product. Our Artisanal Roots: What began in 1950 holds true today - our family's passion is to craft and share wonderful Italian food. Our Pasta: We select and blend the highest quality Italian organic durum wheat for a beautiful golden color, wonderful aroma and high protein content to maintain a superior pasta shape, structure and flavor. Our wheat is Expertly Milled into coarse ground semolina flour, and then carefully kneaded with cold, fresh, mineral-rich mountain spring water. The Extrusion Through Bronze Dies gives our pasta that rough feel, creating a naturally porous surface that absorbs and captures every type of sauce. We dry our pasta slowly at low temperature to reproduce the traditional way of making pasta. This method respects the ingredients, preserving the pasta's color, texture and aroma. Artisans of al dente. The perfect al dente bite is achieved when pasta cooks to a tender exterior balanced by a firm bite with a fleck of white at its core - the pasta's soul. Our recipe is simple, and our approach, traditional: patience, wheat and water. This ensures an authentic al dente experience every time. Our love if orecchiette: named little ears for their round disc-like shape, orecchiette are from Puglia, where they are famously prepared with broccoli rabe, in orecchiette con cime di rapa. These little scoops are great at capturing chunky bits like vegetables, beans and crumbled sausage. We love them prepared simply with ricotta and sweet peas.

• Kosher

Ingredients

DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA

Directions

Cook Time: Ready in 12 minutes. Pasta by the Pound: For every 1 lb. of pasta, use 5 qts. of water and 2 tbsp. of sea salt. Tips for: Perfect Pasta: Bring 6 qts. of water to a rolling boil. Once boiling, add 2 tbsp. of sea salt. Please don't add oil. Now it's time for the pasta! Remember to stir occasionally, so the pasta doesn't stick. Check pasta for the al dente moment: 2-3 min. prior to the end of pasta cook time. Take a bite to be sure. Once pasta is al dente and ready to drain, first scoop up a cup of the starchy pasta cooking water. This water can be added to the sauce later to perfect its consistency. Quickly drain the pasta water, but don't rinse! Rinsing removes essential starches needed to help sauces stick. (Only rinse if you are making cold pasta dishes to prevent sticking). Always finish by tossing hot pasta in a pan with warm sauce and cook together over high heat for about 2 min.