Tagliatelle Pasta with Herbs

By Parisa Z. Ambwani, Resident since 1983

Tagliatelle pasta is a long thin about 1/4-inch-wide, egg noodles, ribbon from Italy.

Serves 5-6

• 4 shallots, finely chopped

• 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped

• ¼ cup olive oil

• 1 rosemary sprig (Gently strip leaves from rosemary stem and chopped)

• 2 fresh mint leaves, chopped

• 2 fresh sage leaves, chopped

Pasta:

• 12 oz. egg noodles, tagliatelle

• 4 fresh basil leaves, chopped

• ½ dash green chili pepper

• ½ cup green parsley leaves, chopped

• 1 Laurel Bay leaf

• ½ cup chicken broth OR vegetables broth

• ½ cup dry white wine

• 1 gallon of water

• 2 tTbls sea salt OR to taste

• ¼ teaspoon extra virgin olive oil and 1 tablespoon melted butter (optional)

Garnish: 2 rosemary sprigs, and 2 bay leaves

In a skillet, stir-fry shallots and garlic in heated olive oil until shallots become lightly golden brown. Add herbs (rosemary, mint, sage, basil, chili pepper, parsley and Laurel Bay leaf). Stir a few more minutes over low heat. Add vegetable broth and wine. Simmer over medium heat for a few minutes until the liquid is almost gone. Discard bay leaf.

In meantime, cook pasta in large stock pot of boiling water, salt, and ¼ teaspoon olive oil. Cook for a several minutes or until done (or follow your package direction). Strain pasta thoroughly. Add cooked pasta to a large bowl with 1 tablespoon melted butter and shallot-herb-wine mixture; toss gently. Garnish with rosemary and bay leaves. Serve warm.

About Parisa Z. Ambwani: Parisa, a native of Persia who moved to Blackhawk in 1983, has a BA in Fine Arts. Deeply influenced by her mother’s cooking, she has spent three decades writing cookbooks and pairing food with her poetry, philosophy, herbs and spices, and herbal teas. Parisa’s unique cookbooks are known for their merging of useful culinary information with a clear understanding of the relationship with other human beings and with the universe. She has followed this recipe to write and photograph seven books and over 1000 recipes that weave her beliefs into caring words on how to live life to the fullest. Learn more by visiting her website, enlightenedrecipes.com.