Egg "Noodles" with Tomato/Prosciutto Sauce
Total time: 35 minutes
These are simply noodles made from eggs with a bit of flour, very quick and easy. The flour adds 'body'. You could use cornstarch in place of the flour, or skip it.
Ingredients:
- Noodles
- 3 eggs,
- 2 1/4 tsp flour
- 4 1/2 tsp milk
- 2 tsp oil
- Sauce:
- 1/4 medium onion
- 2 thin slices Prosciutto Serrano, Bayonne
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 cup (8oz, 240ml) tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp basil
- Garnish, optional
- freshly shaved Parmesan
- a few olives
Instructions:
- Sauce:
- Finely chop the onion.
- Roughly chop the Prosciutto.
- Open tomato sauce.
- Heat olive oil in a small skillet. Add onion and ham and sauté until onion is transparent.
- Add tomato sauce and herbs, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, uncovered. Stir occasionally. It should be chunky and thick.
- Noodles:
- Put eggs in medium bowl and whisk well.
- Add flour, a little at a time, sprinkling it across the eggs, and whisking well after each addition. (Even better, have someone else add it while you whisk constantly) Try to avoid lumps.
- Add the milk and whisk well.
- Heat the oil in a medium nonstick skillet or omelet pan, 7 - 8" (20cm) in diameter, over medium heat.
- Add 1/3rd of the egg mixture, tilting pan to cover well. Let cook, undisturbed for 1 - 2 minutes, until cooked through and top is dry. With a spatula, carefully turn and cook on the other side for 30 seconds. Remove to a plate. Do not keep warm.
- Repeat twice more.
- When eggs are done, and cooled slightly, roll each up like a cigar and slice 1/2" (1.25cm) strips. Egg Noodles!
- Divide strips in half. Place half in a bowl, spoon over 1/2 of the sauce and toss lightly. Arrange on a plate. Repeat with other half of strips.
- Garnish with shaved Parmesan and olives, if you have it, and serve.