Mezzelune Pasta in Squid Ink with Pumpkin and Fish


Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Arrange the flour and the bran like a fountain and stir. Pour in the eggs and the squid ink, add a pinch of salt and mix well the ingredients, adding a little warm water if the dough is too dry. Let it rest wrapped in a damp cloth for about an hour.
  2. Peel the pumpkin and cut into small cubes. Saute for 5 minutes, the chopped shallots in a pan with 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil, pour the pumpkin, salt and let saute for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove the pumpkin from the pan and in the rest left on the bottom reinforce with a little oil and saute the diced fish fillets, over high heat for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir the fish with half of the pumpkin. Puree the other half with the milk needed for a smooth sauce, add salt if needed and keep warm.
  4. Grate one-third of the lemon rind and cut the rest into thin strips. Put aside a dozen sprigs of thyme and browse the rest of the bunch. Season the pumpkin and fish stuffing with zest and peeled thyme.
  5. Roll out the dough into thin sheets and with a mold form some discs of about 8 cm diameter. Brush them with a little water and place the filling of pumpkin and fish in the center of each.
  6. Close the discs getting the halfmoons „mezzelune“, sealing the edges well with a fork. Boil the pasta for 5 minutes and drain it gently with a slotted spoon. Arrange the halfmoons directly on the dishes already coated with the pumpkin sauce. Decorate with strips of lemon zest and whole thyme sprigs.