For all fans of Italian cuisine, we highlight the pasta dishes in this article. The filled noodles are particularly popular with children and adults and are perfect for lunch and dinner. If you would like to make filled pasta such as tortellini and ravioli yourself, then you have come to the right place. Read on to find out everything you need to know about preparing the dough, filling and sauce and to find delicious recipe ideas.
Make your own ravioli – filled pasta for every taste
Ravioli is an Italian dish that you can eat on adiverse wayscan prepare. They are usually made in a square shape, but other variations such as circles, semicircles, stars and others are also very popular. However, the largest selection is when it comes to the ravioli filling - with meat, fish or vegetables, the ravioli can be adapted to every taste. However, if you want to make the pasta yourself, you will need some time and patience as it is difficult to prepare. However, don't let this dissuade you because doing it yourself is really worth it.
Make your own ravioli – ingredients and basic recipe for a successful dough
The dough for the ravioli is usually made from flour and eggs, although some recipes recommend a combination of wheat flour and durum wheat semolina. Here we give the ingredients and quantities for 4 people:
– 400 g wheat flour (or 250 g wheat flour and 250 g durum wheat semolina)
– 4 Owner
– 1 pinch of salt
– 1 tbsp olive oil
– 1 tbsp water.
Preparation: The flour is placed on the work surface, the depression is pressed in the middle and filled with the eggs, salt, water and olive oil. The ingredients are first mixed carefully with a fork and then the flour is incorporated with your hands. Finally, the dough is kneaded for about 10-15 minutes, formed into a ball shape and left to rest in cling film in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
Appropriatefillingchoose
In the meantime, you can prepare the filling for the homemade pasta. If you want to make vegetarian ravioli yourself, then all kinds of vegetables with or without cream cheese are perfect as a filling. A meat filling, on the other hand, is best prepared with minced meat and vegetables. Here you can let your creativity run wild and prepare the ravioli filling according to your personal taste.
The benefitsthePasta machine
Once the dough and filling are ready, you can start shaping it. It is best to put the pasta dough through a pasta machine so that the thinnest possible sheet of dough results. However, if you don't have such a device, you can simply roll out the dough on a floured surface with a rolling pin. However, it usually turns out uneven and thicker than desired. That's why the pasta machine is recommended to always prepare perfect fresh pasta.
Instructions
The thin sheet of dough is placed on the floured worktop and folded slightly in the middle. Then the filling is added with a teaspoon or ice cream scoop at a certain distance and the dough is lightly moistened with water using a pastry brush.
Close the dough plateandpress
Next, the sheet of dough is closed along the fold and the excess air is removed with your fingers. Using your fingers again, it is folded around the filling before cutting out the homemade ravioli.
Ravioli itselfmakewith serrated dough wheel
You can design the shape with different kitchen utensils. The instructions shown use a serrated dough wheel, which is perfect for the rectangular shape. However, you can use different ravioli cutters and ravioli molds that you can find inexpensively online.
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After your homemade pasta is ready, it is cooked in boiling water with salt for about 3 minutes. If you make ravioli yourself, the water should not boil like it does with other pasta, but should only simmer very gently.
Freeze properly
Since the preparation is time-consuming, we recommend that you make a larger quantity and freeze some of it. So next time you shouldn't repeat everything from the beginning, but just cook the ravioli that are already finished.
Recipefor a meat filling
For the classic recipe you need the following ingredients for the meat filling:
– 250 g minced meat
– 1 onion
– 1 carrot
– 1 stick of celery
– 3 cloves of garlic
– Salt and pepper.
Tomato sauce recipet
The stuffed pasta doesn't necessarily need a sauce to taste good. However, if you have decided to serve the homemade ravioli with sauce, then the classic tomato sauce with a little basil is perfect.
crispyMake your own ravioli
A rather unusual idea would be to fry the ravioli to turn them into crispy savory snacks. They are first put in buttermilk and then in breadcrumbs and fried in olive oil. Serve the sauce separately in a small bowl for dipping the morsels right before eating.
Vegetarian with vegetables
Vegetarians can also enjoy delicious ravioli with vegetable filling. Instead of sauce, you can also serve them with steamed vegetables such as cauliflower, broccoli and carrots. You can also sprinkle the dish with some Parmesan cheese to enhance the taste.
Pasta salad withmore filledPrepare pasta
Stuffed pasta is also good for thisPreparation of delicious pasta salads. They are a healthy alternative to pasta and are prepared with lettuce, tomatoes and any dressing. You can also use not only ravioli, but also tortellini or tortelloni.
More ideas for stuffed pasta –Tortellini
Tortellini tastes similar to ravioli and is made from the same dough, but has a different shape. First, small circles are cut out of the rolled out pasta dough, for example using a wide cup or round cookie cutter.
Tortellini itselfmake- Directions
The filling for the tortellini is placed in the center of the circle and the circle is folded into a half-moon shape. Then press the edges of the dough together with your fingers and press the two sides of the crescents together as shown.
HomemadeTortelliniPrepare with pesto
The homemade tortellini are cooked in salted water for about 5 minutes. You can make your own pesto as a sauce if you finely chop 40 grams of basil, 100 grams of roasted walnuts, a clove of garlic, salt, Parmesan and olive oil together in a stand mixer.
TortelliniBologneseMake your own instead of ravioli
Tortellini can also be deliciously prepared with meat filling and tomato sauce. Use the same recipe as for the ravioli bolognese, only redesigning the pasta dough. If the dish is being prepared for guests, you can decorate it with a few basil leaves.
