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Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle

Great for any occasion, Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle are simple to make and perfect with bold cheese-based toppings or any sauce you can dream up.
Recipe Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Preparation 20 minutes
  • Servings for 4 people

Homemade pasta is one of the most rewarding things you can make. It’s true that making it means scattering a fair amount of flour all over the kitchen, but it’s also true that the satisfaction when you taste it will make you forget all the hassle. And if you really want to amaze your guests and yourself, Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle are the recipe for you.

At first glance, pairing egg pasta with cocoa might seem a bold combination, but in fact the bitter taste of the cocoa will be barely noticeable. Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle, with their unusual color and refined flavor, go perfectly with the most flavorful sauces. Try them, for example, tossed with butter and pecorino or with a creamy Gorgonzola and walnut sauce: you’ll fall in love with them.

If you love homemade pasta, also try Homemade Straw and Hay Tagliatelle, Beet and Walnut Reginette or tasty Pea Flour Ravioli.

Ingredients for 4 people

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Method

  1. To make the Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle, put the flour, sifted with the cocoa, and the salt in a bowl. Then add the eggs and start kneading, first with a fork and then by hand, adding a little water if needed.
    Kneading flour, cocoa and eggs for the cocoa tagliatelle
  2. Once you have a firm, smooth, even ball of dough, let it rest under an upturned bowl for at least half an hour before going on.
    Cocoa pasta dough resting
  3. Divide it into four parts and roll out each one with a pasta machine, starting at the thickest setting and reducing it one notch at a time down to the last one. If you prefer a thicker texture, stop at the second to last.
    Rolling out the cocoa pasta dough with a pasta machine
  4. Now run the pasta sheets through the tagliatelle cutter and keep the tagliatelle on a wooden board dusted with semolina until it’s time to cook them. Finally, remember to download our App with exclusive content and fewer ads!

Variations and Alternatives

If you don’t have a tagliatelle cutter, sprinkle a little semolina over the pasta sheet and roll it up along the short side. Then cut it with a fairly sharp knife into strips one centimeter wide.

Tips

The tagliatelle keep outside the fridge for a few hours, covered with a clean kitchen towel. When it’s time to cook them, drop them into plenty of salted boiling water and drain them after 2-4 minutes.

Storage

You can keep Homemade Cocoa Tagliatelle in the fridge for a couple of days. Alternatively, dry them in a food dehydrator.

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