26/08/2023
Scialatielli All’Amalfitana
If you are visiting any of the coastal towns in the Amalfi region don't forget to try the Scialatielli pasta, it is a speciality of this region and you can really only find it in Campania region
(pro-tip: you can buy your lemon flavoured scialatielli pasta from local supermarkets or at Naples airport). Why lemon because these are the famous lemons of the coast.
The most well-known recipe for this pasta is scialatielli all’amalfitana, a seafood pasta dish with typical seafood from the Amalfi coast; normally clams and/or mussels, prawns and cuttlefish. Scialatielli are also served ‘alla Sorrentina’ with tomatoes and mozzarella.
Scialatielli is my favorite type of pasta it is a typical pasta format, thicker, chewy and shorter than spaghetti: ideal to combine with any sauce, they particularly enhance the one with seafood. In fact, the restaurateurs of the coast prefer to accompany the scialatielli with the tasty sauce!
The story behind this pasta -
Scialatielli was originally created by chef Enrico Cosentino, who, during the 1960s and 70s, began experimenting with different kinds of pasta. As a result of his experiments, Cosentino created a pasta dough with flour, milk in place of eggs and with the addition of basil leaves, extra virgin olive oil and Parmesan cheese. Cosentino, later won the first Michelin star in Campania, and was awarded a prestigious International Entremetier Chef prize in 1978 for this pasta. It is usually homemade style pasta. However, nowadays, it is also possible to find a dried version as this pasta which is produced by commercial and artisan pasta makers. The dried version isn’t made with milk, basil and cheese.
Recipe:
To make homemade Scialatielli for 4 people you need..
200 g soft wheat flour
200 g durum wheat semolina flour
120 ml milk
1 egg (optional)
4 basil leaves
2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
20 g of grated cheese (Parmesan cheese, pecorino cheese, caprino cheese )
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