Some of us struggle to digest gluten so this recipe is fantastic when you feel like a pasta meal. It is also much lighter than wheat or spelt, so I often make it in the evening.
Since rice does not contain gluten - the binding agent in wheat, spelt, barley and rye - the best way to cook it is by steaming it. In this way no breakage will occur.
Rice Pasta - Gluten Free
A lighter version of a glutinous staple
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup rice flour - I grind my own from 1 cup of rice on finest setting
- 2/3 tsp salt
- 1 cup boiling water + a splash
- 2 tsp cold pressed sunflower oil - or use extra virgin olive oil or ghee
Instructions
- Boil 1 cup of water and add it to a saucepan with a splash of water to account for some evaporation.
- Mix in the oil.
- Add the flour and stir to combine. Make sure it resembles cottage cheese in consistency and there is no dry flour left.
- Switch the heat off and cover the pan for 5 minutes.
- Using a sturdy spoon, mash the crumbs for the mixture to come together into a ball.
- Using your hands, bring the dough together and knead in the pan for a few minutes.
- Roll out on a generously floured surface. Keep dusting the dough with flour. I rolled mine so the thickness is 1.5mm but it is up to you.
- Cut into strips.
- Steam the pasta for ten minutes on parchment paper.
- Mix with a sauce or ghee / oil.
Notes
This pasta recipe can be used to make gluten free lasagna sheets. Just cut them to the desired size and use without pre-cooking, as you assemble your lasagna.
Hi Irina,
As I’m reading this recipe, I am a bit confused about how to steam pasta on a parchment paper. Because I’ve never made pasta from scratch, this particular step is unclear to me. Could you please give some pointers about this step?
Thank you.
btw my name is Irina too ?
Hi Irina! It’s lovely to meet you! Usually pasta is boiled in water, but rice pasta should be steamed, otherwise it breaks easily. In order to do that, add some water to the bottom of your steamer and bring it to boil. I have a steamer that is used on a hob. It is practically a saucepan with another level with holes added for steaming. Place the pasta either directly in the raised level of the steamer or line it first with parchment paper. Cover with a lid and steam. Hope it helps!