January 3, 2010 - Homemade linguine with chorizo clam sauce

Fresh pasta is made with 2 ingredients: flour and eggs.  Simple yet delicious!  I really wish there were more Italian restaurants that actually use fresh pasta...

Once the dough is made, you roll it through the pasta maker several times to fully knead it and to get the desired thickness.  After you dry the pasta sheets for a few minutes, roll through the pasta maker to cut to the desired width.  You can also make colourful pasta by adding spinach, tomato, etc. to your dough!

Making fresh pasta means that I can't just dump on pasta sauce out of a jar, so I looked for something special.  This recipe was not the typical clam sauce that you imagine - the chorizo definitely added a kick to it!