Fresh egg pasta video. How To Make Sea Shell Pasta From Scratch. Sea shell pasta, often referred to as shell pasta, gets its name from its distinct, curled shape that resembles a conch shell. Sea shell pasta is thick and commonly used in sauce-based dishes. The shell-shape allows sauce to collect in the pasta. Rather than purchasing it, you can make sea shell pasta from scratch with four everyday ingredients in approximately 25 minutes. After making the pasta, allow for at least 12 hours of drying time before cooking it. Cook the homemade variety the same way you would prepare commercially purchased sea shell pasta. Blend the salt and 1 cup of flour in a medium bowl. Pour the beaten egg and cool water into the well in the center of the flour mixture. Spread the remaining flour onto a flat working surface and turn the stiff dough from the bowl out onto it. Separate the dough into four equal sections and shape each section into a long, 1/2-inch-thick roll.
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