Rustichella d'Abruzzo Orecchiette, 1 kg (2.2 lb)
Pickup available at Cucina Mercato
Usually ready in 24 hours
Rustichella d'Abruzzo Orecchiette are the small, cupped "little ear" pasta of Puglia, packed in a bulk bag with a net weight of 1 kg (2.2 lb). Rustichella d'Abruzzo is a family pasta maker in Abruzzo, Italy. The dough is pushed through bronze dies and dried slowly at low temperature, which gives each piece a rough surface that holds on to sauce.
Ingredients: durum wheat semolina, water. Contains wheat.
Cook about 12 to 16 minutes in plenty of salted boiling water, tasting for doneness. Serve the Puglia way with broccoli rabe, sausage, garlic and chili flakes, with a chunky meat ragù that settles into the cups, or cold in a pasta salad. The large bag suits families and cooks who make orecchiette often.