List #61 and #83: Learn to make homemade pasta and sauce

I have successfully made spaghetti noodles and spaghetti sauce. Several years ago I found a complete and fully loaded pasta making kit at a garage sale for $5. It is in excellent shape and well made equipment. I finally used it a few weeks ago. I found the noodle recipe in an italian cookbook I have. I also found the sauce recipe in the same cookbook. My only addition to the sauce is red wine to taste (just keep pouring until it has the right tang for your tastebuds).

The sauce recipe:
4 tbsp olive oil
1 medium onion, very finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 lb tomatoes, fresh or canned, chopped, with their juice (I use two regular size cans of tomatoes)
salt and pepper
a few leaves fresh basil or sprigs parsley
Red wine (I buy the $3 bottle from Walmart - it doesn't have to be fancy)

Sautee the onions in the heated olive oil. Stir in the garlic and tomatoes with their juice (add 3 tbsp water if using fresh tomatoes) Season with the salt, pepper and herbs. Add the wine to taste and let simmer for 20-30 minutes. When simmered sufficiently, run through a food processor or blender to puree then reheat gently and add additional seasoning as needed.

The noodle recipe is (for 3-4 servings):
2 eggs, salt
1 cup flour
The ratio is 1 egg:1/2 cup flour so just keep uping the eggs and flour for more noodles.

Step 1: pour the flour out, make a well and crack the eggs in the middle. Use a fork to beat the eggs and slowly work in the flour. After a point, start using your hands instead of the fork to form a dough.

Step 2: When you have a doug made, cut it into two balls.

Step 3: Roll each ball through the machine many, many times, making the opening smaller and smaller each time.

Step 4: Let flattened pieces of dough dry out for about 30 minutes before cutting the pasta or it will just bunch up in the machine.

Step 5: Run pieces of the flattened, dried dough through the machine to cut the noodles in whatever shape you want.

Step 6: Here is your end product. Let the noodles dry a few minutes before cooking them.It's impossible to separate and nicely lay out the noodles to dry but I found that they immediately separated when they were cooked and it wasn't a problem.

Here is the cooked product. Top with sauce and enjoy.