It’s like an elevated mac and cheese.
TryStanley Tucci’s Pastina Classica recipe, which I recently found on Allrecipes.
It’s a creamy pasta made withParmigiano Reggiano, butter, and teeny tiny pasta.
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And he knows it’s sometimes the simplest ingredients that really shine.
(Somehow, there would be candles and wine and jazz records playing in the background, right?)
This one comes together with minimal effort and an ultra-cheesy payoff in minutes.
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OK, they’re really called Rummo Elbows No.
160 which sounds like the first movement of a macaroni symphony.
(Sign me up for backstage VIP passes.)
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I also grated my own hunk of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese instead of buying the pre-grated stuff.
It’s a small delight to shave something with a rind over the finished dish.
The recipe also calls for one cup plus six tablespoons of finely grated Parmigiano Reggiano.
I cooked my pasta one minute short of the instructions on the packaging.
and two rounds of cheese.
For a finishing touch, salt and pepper everything to taste.
Keep in mind that Parmigiano Reggiano is a salty cheese, and the butter is also salted.
