麻豆约拍

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This stuffed fresh pasta dish can be prepared in advance and takes minutes to cook so is perfect for a dinner party.听

Serves 8听听

Ingredients for pasta dough:听

• 330g 'OO' flour
• 40g semolina
• 4g salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 egg yolks
• 2 medium eggs

Ingredients for filling:听

• 400g ground pork
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 80g prosciutto, chopped
• 50g parmesan, grated

Method:

For pasta dough you will need a food mixer with a dough hook

Mix flour, semolina and salt in a bowl. Make a well in centre, add eggs, egg yolks and olive oil. Start the food mixer on low speed, increase to medium speed as dough comes together. Continue for about 10-15 minutes until the dough is well mixed and comes off the dough hook cleanly.听

Knead by hand for 3-4 minutes until the dough is smooth. Wrap in cling film and leave to cool in fridge for at least 1-2 hours.

For the filling:

Saut茅 chopped onion on medium heat with a small amount of olive oil. Crush fennel seeds and rosemary together and add to the onion. When onion is soft add ground pork. Cook pork until brown. Chop prosciutto finely, add to pork while it is cooking. Season well with salt and pepper. Finally, add parmesan, mix well and allow to cool.

Once rested divide pasta dough into three equal portions. With a rolling pin flatten out a portion on a lightly floured surface. Using a manual pasta roller on its widest setting pass dough through 10 times. Reduce the setting by 1, pass dough through 2 more times and repeat until dough is thinly rolled out, probably on second lowest setting.听

Using a knife, cut dough into 8cm squares. Add a small teaspoon of pork into centre of each square. Fold one corner of a square over the filling to its opposing corner, making a triangular parcel. Gently move the other two corners of the triangle towards each other behind the filling to create the cappelletti shape. Continue until all squares are filled.听

Divide into batches of 8 cappelletti, each batch can be boiled together in well sated boiling water for 2-3 minutes until cooked. Remove from boiling water. Dress with melted butter, extra parmesan and ground black pepper.

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Serves 4

Ingredients for lentils:

• 250g puy lentils
• 3 cloves garlic
• 3 sage leaves
• 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons parsley,听 finely chopped听
• 2 cotechino sausages (this can be replaced with any sausage of your choice, roasted pork belly or ham hock as per personal preference)

Method:

Cook cotechino as per instructions on packet.听

Meanwhile boil lentils in 600ml water with the sage leaves and whole garlic cloves for 20-25 minutes. Check to see if lentils are tender, if so, drain, remove garlic and sage. Decant into large bowl. Dress with the rest of the ingredients. Season well with salt and pepper. Serve with sliced cotechino on top.听

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