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Handmade Orecchiette pasta from Puglia

Handmade Apulian orecchiette

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“Little ears” of Puglia: a dough made from durum wheat semolina and warm water, rolled into sausages, cut, and flipped over the thumb with a knife to form…

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Recipe from Giulyfree, Vicipaedianus x, Florixc and 3 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Orecchiette are a specialty of the cuisine of Puglia, a region in Italy. They are easy to make and offer a unique flavor.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting30 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories350 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methoddough
  • Estimated cost$2.10 $0.53 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

4 people
  • $2.10

Prices in Belgium.

Directions

  1. Pour the semolina onto the work surface in a mound shape, and sprinkle with fine salt. ≈ 2 min
  2. Gradually add the lukewarm water and knead for at least 10 minutes.
  3. Let the dough rest for half an hour.
  4. Cut the meat into pieces and roll them into sausages about 30 cm long, with a thickness similar to a small finger. Then, cut these into small, regular pieces, about the size of a fingernail. ≈ 10 min
  5. Crush each piece into small discs using a knife with a rounded tip. ≈ 4 min
  6. Still using the knife blade, drag the disc across the work surface, applying slight pressure so that it wraps around the blade. ≈ 3 min
  7. Place the rolled dough on the tip of your thumb and flip it back, as if you were styling a finger, applying pressure in the center to form the dome. ≈ 3 min
  8. Carefully detach the orecchiette pasta and allow it to dry on a clean work surface for a few hours, with the bowl facing upwards. Cook the pasta for 10 to 15 minutes in boiling, salted water.

The bill

Handmade Apulian orecchiette

  • 400 g of finely milled durum wheat semolina (re-milled semolina)$2.10

Total$2.10

that's $0.53 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Nutrition per serving

Calories350 kcal
Fat1.3 g
Saturated fat0.2 g
Carbohydrates69.8 g
Sugars1 g
Fiber3.7 g
Protein11.8 g
Salt0 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of finely milled durum wheat semolina (re-milled semolina)
  • Approximately 200 ml of lukewarm water
  • A pinch of fine salt

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