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Torta di pasta

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Ingredients

  • 225g spaghetti
  • 125g oil-packed sun-blushed tomatoes, drained and Technique: Chop To cut large ingredients or dishes into smaller chunks using a sharp knife. You can chop using a serrated blade fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please chopped
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • 75g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated Parmesan
  • 75g Technique: Grate Shredding a large ingredient to produce small, evenly-sized morsels. You can grate ingredients using a grating disc fitted inside your food processor. I know this Teach me, please grated fontina
  • 15g unsalted Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Use imperial measurements

Method

How to make Torta di pasta

1) Cook the spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about eight minutes. Drain.

2) Toss with the sun-blushed tomatoes. Set aside to cool completely otherwise the hot pasta could curdle the eggs when you add them later on.

3) In a large bowl, Technique: Whisk Using light, rapid sweeping strokes to thicken or thoroughly combine ingredients. You can also use a whisk attachment attached to a food processor. I know this Teach me, please whisk the eggs, salt, and pepper, Parmesan, and fontina to Technique: Blend Mixing two or more ingredients with another so that they combine together as one mixture. You can also use the main blade of a food processor to blend. I know this Teach me, please blend . Add the cooled spaghetti mixture; toss to coat.

4) Preheat the oven grill. Melt the Technique: Using Butter You could replace butter with Stork margarine. It's easy to use and comes in blocks, tubs and liquid for any kind of dish from sweet baking to savoury meals. I know this Tell me more butter and oil in a 23cm-diameter non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Transfer the spaghetti mixture to the skillet, pressing to form an even layer. Cook until the bottom is golden brown, about three minutes. Transfer the skillet to the grill.

5) Grill until the top is golden brown, about five minutes. Cool in the skillet to room temperature.

6) Invert the torta onto a platter. Cut into wedges and serve at room temperature.