Cavatelli with Fresh Tomato Sauce + Cherry Almond Ice Cream Sundae

S5 E25 | No Berts Allowed: Antonia Lofaso, Tiffany Haddish + LeeAnn | Something's Burning

Bert’s out and LeeAnn is in… joined by chef Antonia Lofaso and the hilarious Tiffany Haddish. Antonia whips up a summer cavatelli pasta and a decadent cherry almond ice cream sundae while the ladies talk alpha men, lady things, and colonics.

Cavatelli

Ingredients:

  • Eggs
  • Polio ricotta
  • Salt
  • Whole milk
  • Parmesan cheese
  • Flour (for rolling)

Steps:

  1. In a KitchenAid with a dough hook, combine eggs, ricotta, salt, and whole milk.
  2. Flour a surface, roll out dough, then chill in the refrigerator.
  3. Cut dough into slices, roll out each slice, and pass through a pasta maker to form cavatelli.
  4. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, cook pasta until tender, then combine with tomato sauce and top with shredded Parmesan.

Fresh Tomato Sauce

Ingredients:

  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic, roughly chopped
  • Salt
  • Rosemary sprig
  • Fresh basil

Steps:

  1. Heat olive oil in a pan and sauté garlic.
  2. Add heirloom tomatoes and season with salt.
  3. Place a rosemary sprig in the sauce and continue cooking, stirring occasionally.
  4. Add basil and let cook down further until sauce is rich and fragrant.

Cherry Almond Ice Cream Sundae

Ingredients:

  • Whole milk
  • Almond extract
  • Luxardo cherries
  • Heavy cream
  • Coconut milk
  • Sugar
  • Cocoa powder
  • 70% chocolate bars
  • Whole unroasted almonds
  • Liquid nitrogen
  • Espresso

Steps:

  1. In a blender, combine whole milk, heavy cream, coconut milk, almond extract, and sugar.
  2. In a saucepan, combine cocoa powder and sugar, then add chocolate bars and melt to make chocolate sauce.
  3. Roast almonds in the oven until fragrant.
  4. Whip heavy cream in a bowl until soft peaks form.
  5. Use liquid nitrogen to freeze the ice cream base, mixing until smooth.
  6. Roughly chop cherries and fold into the ice cream.
  7. Assemble sundae: drizzle chocolate sauce, add a scoop of ice cream, toasted almonds, whipped cream, more cherries, and a shot of espresso.
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