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Raviolli Fillings 2 All serve 4 people
Broccoli and Anchovy Pasta Filling
Ingredients:-
- A large knob of Butter
- 1 Small Onion, very finely chopped
- 1 Garlic Clove, crushed
- 4 Tinned Anchovy fillets, chopped
- 350g/12oz Broccoli Florets, chopped
- 240ml/8oz Ricotta Cheese
- Pepper
Method:-
- Heat the butter in a medium sized saucepan, add the onion and sauté over a medium heat for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Add the garlic, anchovy and broccoli and continue to cook for a further 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Remove from the heat, transfer to a food processor and process to a rough purée. Don't make the mixture too smooth.
- Allow the mixture to cool before mixing in the ricotta and pepper.
- Prawn (Shrimp) Pasta Filling
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 1tbsp Olive Oil
- 450g/1lb Raw Prawns (shrimp), Shelled and deveined
- 1 Garlic Clove, chopped
- 4 Spring Onions (Scallion), chopped
- Salt and black pepper
- Heat the butter and oil in a large frying pan, add the prawns, garlic and spring onions and stir fry for a few minutes until the prawns turn pink and are just cooked through.
- Transfer the mixture to a food processor, season with salt and pepper and process until finely chopped but not too smooth. Allow to cool before using.
- Herbed Sausage Pasta Filling
- 225g/8oz Sausage Meat
- 1 small Onion, very finely chopped
- 1 Garlic Clove, crushed
- 2 tbsp Fresh Parsley, chopped
- 1 teasp Dried Thyme
- ½ teasp Dried Tarragon
- Salt and Black Pepper
- 1 tbsp Olive Oil
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the sausage meat, finely chopped onion, garlic, parsley, thyme, tarragon, salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix very well.Heat the olive oil in a heavy pan over moderate heat. Add the sausage meat mixture and cook for about 5 minutes, crumbling and blending it with a fork until it is lightly browned. Remove the pan from the heat and allow the mixture to cool before using.
- Rocket and Chorizo Pasta Filling
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 175g/6oz Chorizo, finely chopped
- 2 Tomatoes, finely chopped
- 100g/4oz Rocket, chopped
- 225g/8oz Ricotta Cheese
- Salt and Black Pepper
- Heat the oil in a frying pan over a medium heat add the chorizo and sauté for 2-3 minutes.
- Add the tomato and rocket and cook for a further 2 minutes, stirring.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool before adding in the ricotta, salt and pepper. Mix well.