91 year old Angelina has been making pasta for 77 years, as well as growing her own vegetables and making her own olive oil. Here she is sharing her recipe for 'lagane con ceci' - or lagane pasta ribbons with chickpeas and chilli.
The the pasta you will need 300g durum wheat flour (Angelina used a heritage wheat variety called saragolla), one egg and about 100ml water. To make this vegan, omit the egg and use 145/150ml water.
Soak 300g good quality chickpeas for a minimum of 12 hours (Angelina soaked hers for 48 hours) and simmer them with 2 sprigs of parsley. Add 1 chopped garlic clove once the chickpeas have started to soften, and a glug of olive oil ie 3 - 4 tablespoons. Adjust the seasoning. (There is some debate about when you add salt - I add mine at the beginning of cooking). The chickpeas should be properly tender.
Having sliced your pasta into fine ribbons, add them to the chickpeas. Cook them for around 5 minutes. Fry a large red chilli in olive oil and add both at the end of cooking.
28 янв 2021
