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Fusilli lucani
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Lucanian Fusilli with Ragù, Horseradish, and Pecorino

Fusilli (fusidd’) are a unique pasta shape from Lucanian cuisine, handmade using the traditional broom twig, although nowadays often replaced by a square-sectioned metal rod, which also gives rise to the name maccheroni inferrettati.
Course: First Course
Cuisine: Lucanian cuisine

Ingredients

  • 300 gr semolina flour
  • 100 gr 00 flour
  • 1 nr eggs
  • qb water
  • salt
  • ragù made with pork or lamb
  • Pecorino grated
  • horseradish grated

Instructions

  • Mix the two flours and place them in a fountain on the work surface. Knead with warm water, one whole egg, and a pinch of salt until you get a firm, homogeneous, and elastic dough; let it rest for a few minutes under an inverted bowl to prevent it from drying while preparing the fusilli.
  • Gradually separate small pieces of dough, roll them out with your hands as if they were little snakes, flour them, and cut them into sticks of 3-4 centimeters.
  • Create the fusilli by placing a wire on each stick and sliding it under the open hands, moving forward and backward until forming a long hollow macaroni in the center.
  • Remove each macaroni from the wire.
  • Place them spaced on the floured work surface and let them dry thoroughly.
    Fusilli lucani
  • Cook the pasta al dente in plenty of salted water and season with pork, lamb ragù or simple tomato sauce. Serve generously sprinkled with grated pecorino and horseradish.
    Fusilli lucani

Notes

  • Prepare the fusilli a day in advance to let them dry well.
  • If fresh horseradish root is unavailable, use commercially available horseradish creams.