Spaghetti alla Chitarra with Wether Sauce

Description

 * 4 servings

Ingredients

 * 200 g [7 oz] durum wheat flour
 * 250 g [8 oz] wether sauce (an exceptionally tender meat from a castrated male sheep)
 * 50 g [2 oz] well-aged grated “pecorino” (hard cheese made from ewe's milk)
 * eggs
 * a pinch of ground chilli pepper
 * salt

Directions

 * 1) The pasta rectangles are laid onto Abruzzo "chittara", pressed down with a rolling pin, and the metal strings slice the pasta.
 * 2) If you can't get your hands on a "chitarra", roll out the pasta into out until it’s 2-3mm [1/8 in] thick and cut this into equal strips.
 * 3) To make the pasta, empty the flour in a mound on the work surface and make a well in the middle.
 * 4) Break the eggs and a pinch of salt into the hole.
 * 5) Work the ingredients together until a soft, even dough forms; cover the dough with a cloth and leave it to rest in a dry place for 30 minutes.
 * 6) Roll out the dough until it’s 2-3 mm [1/8 in] thick, cut it into lots of "chitarra"-sized rectangles, and make the spaghetti as explained.
 * 7) Cook the spaghetti in salted water, dress with the wether sauce, the chilli pepper and the cheese.
 * 8) Spaghetti made with the "chitarra" can also be served with a beef or goats' meat and tomatosauce.