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Serves 4

INGREDIENTS FOR FETTUCINE
2 TBSP Cocoa
2 TBSP Hot Water
2 TBSP Sugar
2 eggs, beaten
½ cup strong pasta flour

INGREDIENTS FOR STRAWBERRIES
1 QT. Strawberries, cleaned, stems removed
¼ cup sugar
1 TSP salt
2 TBSP butter

FINALE
2 QTs boiling water
1 cup sugar
1 TBSP butter
¼ cup brandy or cognac
1 QT vanilla bean ice cream

Combine cocoa, hot water and sugar and mix into a paste.  Add cocoa paste, flour and beaten egg.  Knead dough until smooth, rest 5 minutes at room temp.
Roll out dough and cut into fettuccine strips with a pasta knife or machine.

For strawberries melt butter in small saucepan.  Add strawberries, sugar and salt.  Cover and cook on low heat 15 minutes.

Cook pasta in 2 qts. Boiling water with sugar for 8 minutes.  Drain pasta and mix with 1 TBSP butter.  Twirl fettucine on fork to form a ball in bottom of bowl or large plate.
Top with vanilla ice cream.
Turn strawberries on high heat for 1 minutes.  Add cognac and ignite with lighter or match (stand back).  Swirl alcohol around pan until flame dies down.  Spoon strawberry mixture over ice cream.  Enjoy!