RPM - I don't cook, but she does (779 hits)
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Submitted by DangerPants (View user info) at 2007-07-02 12:25:34 EDT
Actually, that's a lie. I make some kickass spaghetti. And ramen. I have a ramen specialty. FutureGirlfriend will sit me down with a cookbook and tell me to pick something. And sometimes she just makes shit up and it's great... The only other person I know who can do that is my mom.
She made this last night, it took forever, and we had to go to like 4 different places to get all the crap for it. But I ate the whole thing, and thanks to the intarweb and the fact that I know which cookbook it came out of, now you can too.
Arrabiata Stuffed Shells
12 ounces (1 box) jumbo pasta shells (approximately 36 shells)
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for greasing baking sheet
6 ounces thinly sliced pancetta, diced
2 teaspoons dried crushed red pepper flakes
2 garlic cloves, minced
5 cups marinara sauce
2 (15-ounce) containers whole milk ricotta cheese
1 1/3 cups grated Parmesan
4 large egg yolks
3 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
3 tablespoon chopped fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint leaves
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Lightly oil a 12 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish and set aside. Lightly oil the baking sheet and set aside.
Partially cook the pasta shells in a large pot of boiling salted water until slightly tender but still quite firm to the bite, about 4 to 6 minutes. You will continue cooking the shells in the oven after they have been stuffed. Using a slotted spoon, drain pasta shells and place on oiled baking sheet, spreading them out so that they don't stick together and allow to cool.
Heat the oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the pancetta and saute until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the red pepper flakes. Add the garlic and saute until tender, about 1 minute. Add the marinara sauce. Bring the sauce to a simmer, stirring often.
In a medium bowl, stir the ricotta, Parmesan, egg yolks, basil, parsley, mint, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Spoon 1 1/4 cups of the sauce over the prepared baking dish. Fill the cooked shells with the cheese mixture, about 2 tablespoons per shell. Arrange the shells in the prepared dish. Spoon the remaining sauce over the shells, then sprinkle with the mozzarella.
Bake in the lower third of your oven until the filling is heated through and the top is golden brown, about 25 to 30 minutes.
User Reviews
Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-07-04 11:41:41 EDT (#)
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Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-07-03 07:38:00 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
Have those glasses got lenses in??
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-07-03 07:27:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Aha, Cookie & Danger sittin' in a tree....
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2007-07-03 02:59:08 EDT (#)
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Yum
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:32:59 EDT (#)
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Tell her that if she isnt careful, Im gonna come to the house and break more of her picture frames.
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:29:49 EDT (#)
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She says STFU then. And called you some name in another language that she uses sometimes that I don't understand.
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:27:32 EDT (#)
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Tell her no can do. Im at work and IM is not allowed.
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:17:41 EDT (#)
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She says to tell you to shut up fast and log onto your messenger.
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:08:53 EDT (#)
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Thats what Rowan said.
How do you know me?!?!?!!?!?
Were you in 1/8 CAV?
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-07-03 01:01:56 EDT (#)
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For 7 years.
I "know" you.
Submitted by Flack (user info) at 2007-07-03 00:47:37 EDT (#)
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You're a soldier, aren't you?
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2007-07-02 20:52:43 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Mmmm... RPM
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-07-02 18:50:20 EDT (#)
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yuuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmmm.
Two guesses as to what i'm having tonight
Pizza
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2007-07-02 18:11:33 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Adamdidit2u (user info) at 2007-07-02 17:00:12 EDT (#)
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Thanks.
Take note the rest of you lame fucks, this is a recipe.
Submitted by zwerg (user info) at 2007-07-02 14:44:12 EDT (#)
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That sounds really super good
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-07-02 14:21:14 EDT (#)
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Ah... Mutual choice, Crystle. Caution on both our parts. We both have a lot of emotional baggage, so we're taking things slow. But she's the greatest, and as soon as neither one of us is terrified of getting into a committed thing, I may jump her up from FutureGirlfriend to FutureWife. She puts up with my shit better than anyone I've dated before.
Submitted by ChairFace (user info) at 2007-07-02 13:59:59 EDT (#)
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Remember that time the penguins almost killed us? Me neither.
Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2007-07-02 13:50:54 EDT (#)
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why future girlfriend and not currentgf?
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2007-07-02 13:48:50 EDT (#)
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+2 RPM, my invention.
I'm on vacation, no recipe from me today. I'm busy building a 6 foot tall fence to keep my shitty neighbors out.
Submitted by CookieLass (user info) at 2007-07-02 12:58:53 EDT (#)
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+2 cute new boy. Assuming that's you.
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2007-07-02 12:45:52 EDT (#)
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yum
Submitted by Hilarity_Ensues (user info) at 2007-07-02 12:39:45 EDT (#)
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Auto +2 childhood favorite.
Submitted by DangerPants (user info) at 2007-07-02 12:35:01 EDT (#)
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Oh, I recommend you go easy on the chili flakes... I don't know if she went overboard or if my tongue just can't take it, but that was hot stuff.
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-07-02 12:29:33 EDT (#)
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Preheat the oven to 350
AND GIVE THAT SPOON A LIIIIIIIIIIIIIICK!