Maccheroni alla molinara
Very thick, long, hand-pulled pasta.
Name. Molinara and mugnaia both mean the miller's wife. The name recalls the watermills on the River Fino.
What it is
Maccheroni alla molinara is a single long, thick strand of fresh pasta, pulled by hand. The dough is only durum wheat flour and water. The cook opens a hole in the centre of the dough ball. She then works the ring outward in circles until it becomes one long rope. The rope is uneven and about 4 to 6 mm thick. No rolling pin is used.
The shape comes from the Fino valley in Abruzzo, between the provinces of Teramo and Pescara. Local tradition dates it to 1340 and a visit by Robert of Anjou, King of Naples. South of the Fino it is called molinara. North of the river it is called mugnaia. Elice holds a festival for it every August. The sauce is a tomato ragù of mixed meats, often lamb, veal or pork, with grated pecorino.
What it is served with
Pairs with: Meat ragu · Pomodoro
Classic plates: maccheroni alla mugnaia.
Nutrition
Per 100 g of dry semolina pasta. The shape does not change these numbers. The dough does, so a whole wheat or egg version of this shape reads differently. See every dough.
| Per 100 g | Energy | Protein | Carbohydrate | Fibre | Fat | Sodium | Iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry | 371 kcal | 13.0 g | 74.7 g | 3.2 g | 1.5 g | 6 mg | 3.3 mg |
| Cooked | 158 kcal | 5.8 g | 30.9 g | 1.8 g | 0.9 g | 1 mg | 1.3 mg |
One portion. 100 g dry becomes about 235 g cooked, 371 kcal and 13 g of protein. Pasta takes on 2.3 times its weight in the pot.
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Other names
alla mugnaia, maccheroni alla mugnaia, pasta alla mugnaia.
Sources
- Wikipedia: Maccheroni alla molinara (profile: origin, form, use)
- Tesori d'Abruzzo: Maccheroni alla mugnaia (profile: origin, form, use)
- USDA FoodData Central (nutrition per 100 g, by dough: FDC 169736, Pasta, dry, enriched; FDC 169737, Pasta, cooked, enriched, without added salt), public domain. The cooked yield is derived from the two energy figures.
- Maccheroni alla molinara, Wikipedia (names, origin), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Q18201801, Wikidata
- Dimensions: brand spec sheets and measured boxes. Blank fields are unmeasured, never guessed.