Cheese-Filled Tortellini Delight

Tortellini — pasta with meat from Italy. Cook in your own kitchen! Yummy! Imagine that our dumplings are also like pasta. Yes, yes, that’s exactly how it is in Italy — tiny dough envelopes with aromatic meat filling, which are made by the whole family and called tortellini. And the recipe in hand.
cook time: 2h
Ruby Colston
Cheese-Filled Tortellini Delight

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

126
Calories
7g
Fat
9g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Dough:

Wheat flour 400 g
Chicken eggs 4 pc

Filling:

Veal 70 g
Pork 70 g
Boiled sausage 80 g
Ham 80 g
Parmesan 150 g
Butter 20 g
Nutmeg to taste
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste
Meat broth 2 l

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
Sift the flour in a heap.

Step 2

Step 2
Make a hole.

Step 3

Step 3
Break the eggs into the hole.

Step 4

Step 4
And start kneading, picking up flour from the edges little by little.

Step 5

Step 5
The color of the dough depends on the color of the yolks.

Step 6

Step 6
When the dough has become thick, you can knead it with your hands. Although, experienced housewives knead without forks and spoons from the beginning of kneading.

Step 7

Step 7
Wrap the dough in film and leave to rest. It is necessary for the gluten to develop and for the dough to roll out well.

Step 8

Step 8
For the filling, melt the butter.

Step 9

Step 9
Add diced pork.

Step 10

Step 10
And veal, cut the same way. Fry until cooked, but do not overcook so that the meat remains juicy.

Step 11

Step 11
Place the ham (pancetta) in a blender.

Step 12

Step 12
Add cooked sausage.

Step 13

Step 13
Add fried meat.

Step 14

Step 14
And beat it.

Step 15

Step 15
Finely grate the Parmesan and add to the bowl.

Step 16

Step 16
Break an egg into the filling. Beat until smooth, add nutmeg and black pepper to taste. The filling itself is salty, so it is usually not salted.

Step 17

Step 17
Roll out the dough.

Step 18

Step 18
First cut it into strips about 5 cm wide.

Step 19

Step 19
Then cut into squares.

Step 20

Step 20
Place a pea of minced meat on each square.

Step 21

Step 21
And sculpt — first make a triangle.

Step 22

Step 22
And then wrap the triangle around your finger and pinch the ends.

Step 23

Step 23
This is how it works. If the dough has dried out and is not sticky, moisten the edges with water.

Step 24

Step 24
Tagliatelle is cooked in portions in meat broth for about 3 minutes.

Step 25

Step 25
Remove with a slotted spoon, serve with simple sauces — creamy, vegetable... Sprinkle with Parmesan and black pepper. And sometimes they are served with broth as a first course.

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