beef ravioli

ingredients for the dough:

125 grams of flour

1 egg

N.B.: this will make enough dough for 3 persons.

ingredients for the filling:

100 grams of minced beef

1 packet of bacon

2-3 leeks

1 oignon

1 ball of mozzarella

mixed herbs, pepper & basil

prepare the filling before the dough as it needs to cool down.

preparation for the filling:

cut the leeks finely.

in hot olive oil start cooking the beef and the bacon, once the meat is brown add the leeks.

add the mixed herbs and pepper

(N.B.: do not add any salt as there is the bacon)

mince the filling once the filling is cooked.

once it has cooled down add the mozzarella cut up finely and the basil.

preparation for the dough:

mixed the flour and the egg

pass the dough through the pasta machine from the thickest position to the thinest. I stopped on thickness 2 on my machine.

cut circles or squares, I used a small pie pan.

put a coffee spoon of filling in the middle of the circle and flood in two.

to close the ravioli put a bit of water. I dipped my finger in a glass of water.

cooking the ravioli:

cook about 3-5 minutes (this depends on the size of the raviolis) in a big pot of salted boiling water.

taste one before straining.

serve with a tomato sauce and grated parmesan.

really yummy!

did you know? I didn't: mozzarella di bufala (buffalo mozzarella), made from the milk of water buffalo raised in designated areas of Lazio & Campania (West coast of Italy)