Potato Ravioli and Agretti with Tomato Sauce


Servings: 4
Prep time: 30
Cooking time: 30
INGREDIENTS
  • -1kg potatoes
  • -400g agretti
  • -250g peeled tomatoes
  • -250g flour
  • -2 eggs
  • -1 egg yolk
  • -100g goat ricotta cheese
  • -2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
  • -1 shallot
  • -1 clove of garlic
  • -1 cayenne pepper
  • -basil
  • -oil
  • -salt
  • -pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Cut the potatoes into quarters and steam them until soft. Peel them and mash them, then let them cool down completely on a floured pastry board.
  2. Sauté the minced shallot with 2 tablespoons oil, then add the tomatoes, peeled and mashed with a fork. Add salt, a few leaves of basil and cook for 10 minutes, stirring regularly.
  3. Sear the agretti, peeled and cleaned, for 5 minutes with salted water; drain them, let them cool down and squeeze them to remove as much water as you can.
  4. Sauté the garlic with some oil and the pepper; add the agretti and sauté on a medium heat until it’s dry. Remove the garlic and the pepper.
  5. Finely mince the agretti, then transfer it in a bowl and combine with an egg yolk, the ricotta, the parmesan cheese, a pinch of salt and pepper.
  6. Sprinkle 200g flour over the potatoes, start kneading with your hands, then add the eggs. If needed, incorporate the remaining flour. Level the dough on a floured pastry board to obtain a 3mm layer. With a mould, create some 10-12cm wide disks, distribute the filling in the middle, then fold them in half and close them with a fork.
  7. Boil some salted water and merge, one by one, the ravioli: they’ll be ready when they start floating, after 3-4 minutes. Drain them directly into the serving plates, season them with a couple tablespoons of sauce and serve them.