Ingredients
9 oz all-purpose flour
2 fresh eggs + 1 egg yolk
16 oz fresh whole milk ricotta
13 oz spinach
6 tbsp grated parmesan
1/3 stick of butter
5 fresh sage leaves
Coarse or Kosher salt to taste
Extra virgin olive oil to taste
Nutmeg powder
Ground black pepper
Instructions
For the ravioli pasta dough:
- Sift 4/5 of the flour and pour it into the bottom of a large bowl, or place it directly of a wooden work surface. Make it look like a volcano, with a crater in the middle.
- Add the eggs and egg yolk to the “crater”, mix them with a fork, then start kneading with your hands to create a smooth ball of dough.
- Wrap the ball in plastic film and set it aside for at least 30 minutes away from the light.
For the ravioli filling:
- Heat the spinach with a couple of garlic cloves and a little olive oil.
- Blend it.
- Combine in a large bowl with the ricotta, parmesan cheese, nutmeg and black pepper powder
Making ravioli:
- Unwrap the homemade pasta dough and divide it into two loaves. Lay one on a work surface, and wrap the other one again so it doesn’t dry out.
- Flour the first one, and pass it through the pasta machine repeatedly until you get a long rectangular sheet about 1 mm (1/25 inch) thick.
- Transfer the dough sheet to a floured work surface, then repeat the process with the dough loaf you had set aside.
- Now, transfer the ravioli filling to a piping bag, and use it to create small filling balls on the first dough sheet. Arrange them in two rows, 1 inch away from each other.
- After that, press the spaces around the filling balls with your fingers and use a kitchen brush or spoon to wet the edges of the sheet.
- Lay the second pasta sheet on top of the first one, matching the edges. Press again with your fingers around the filling and the borders, and sprinkle a little extra flour all over them.
- Use the pasta rolling cutter to cut out your ravioli and keep them aside on a floured tray or baking dish.
- Cook the ravioli in a large pot full with salted boiling water for 3 or 4 minutes. When they come up to the surface of the water, wait some more seconds and taste one of them. They should be ready.
For the dressing:
- While the ravioli are boiling, melt the butter in a small pot, add the sage leaves and let them simmer for a few minutes over low heat.
- Take the ravioli out of the water with a slotted spoon and leave them in a large strainer until they get rid of all excess water, then place them into a baking dish.
- Remove the sage leaves, and add the butter to the ravioli. If you wish, you can add some extra parmesan cheese and ground black pepper.
- Enjoy!
Notes
For this recipe, you’re going to need the following tools: a large working surface, a pasta machine, and a pasta rolling cutter with toothed blades (or, alternatively, a ravioli stamp).
I usually make 12 ravioli for each person, but if your guests are not big eaters you can go as low as 10 or even 8 ravioli per person.
- Prep Time: 90
- Cook Time: 5
- Category: Pasta
- Cuisine: Italian