Wednesday, August 15, 2012

mmm...burrata!


I LOVE burrata!!! (and I don't think I'm alone)

And I really love this burrata from Gioia Cheese Co in Los Angeles...

It is sold in one pound containers so, depending on how many people I am cooking for I often end up with a bit left over...such a problem to have!

I think I may have found my new favorite way to use it up...




...the other night I made myself this simple pasta...I was looking in the fridge for some parmesan to grate over the top when I noticed that container of burrata...oh joy!  I simply alternated spoonfuls of the pasta and bits of the burrata...

...some of the cheese melted into the sauce, the rest stretched into long gooey strands...as good as any lasagna and it can be made in the time it takes the pasta water to boil...



...building a base flavor for the sauce...


...absolutely perfect dry farmed early girl tomatoes...so concentrated in flavor...


...excellent quality pasta...


...don't skimp on the basil (and no need for chopping)...


...the finished sauce...