Pasta with Red Wine, Shallots and Zucchini Sauce

FOR PASTA: Work the flour with the eggs to form a dough and roll out into a thin sheet. Cut the pasta into 2 in squares; roll each square around a pencil-shaped stick and then roll it over the comb (a rectangular wooden frame about 8x4 in with fine wooden strips across it positioned very close together). This gives the classic ridged macaroni. If you do not have a pasta comb you can roll the pasta over a cylindrical grater.

FOR SAUCE: Finely slice the zucchini, salt them and let them sweat for at least 30 minutes and then dry them. Melt 3 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan. Add half the shallots, the meat juices and wine; stir and cook over low heat. In a skillet, gently fry the remaining shallots and the zucchini for a few seconds in the remaining butter.

TO SERVE: Cook the garganelli for about 5 minutes and drain them when al dente. Add to the shallot and wine sauce and add the Parmesan. Serve. Garnished with the zucchini and shallots.