Raw ham-filled ravioli served with a sauce of turnip tops, chilli pepper and anchovies
This recipe makes a memorable first course, enhanced by Negroni Prosciutto Crudo
Ingredients List |
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For the filling |
2 Packs of Negroni Prosciutto Crudo (Raw ham) |
300 g grated parmesan cheese |
2 eggs nutmeg |
For the pasta |
500 g 00-type flour |
5 eggs |
1 pinch of salt |
For the sauce |
500 g turnip tops |
1 hot chilli pepper |
4 anchovy fillets |
1 garlic |
clove extra virgin olive oil |
salt |
Raw ham-filled ravioli with a sauce of turnip top greens, chilli pepper and anchovies is a dish that combines a traditional pasta sauce made from turnip tops, with a classical fresh ravioli pasta. A successful mingling of assertive and contrasting flavours.
The protagonist of this recipe is Negroni Prosciutto Crudo which plays an important role in two essential steps of this pasta dish: firstly, as the star ingredient of the filling, together with Parmesan cheese, eggs and nutmeg and, subsequently, as the decorative element of the sauce when it becomes a crisp and irresistible ham powder.
An ideal first course for a Sunday lunch, or for a family dinner, this recipe is an authentic celebration of genuine ingredients. You may like to serve it on a special occasion or just when you feel like giving a new twist to a traditional dish in a way that makes it absolutely irresistible.
The Recipe:
Make a mound with the flour and break the eggs in the centre, seasoning with a pinch of salt. Gradually blend the ingredients with your fingers until the dough is firm and pliable. Then cover the dough with cling film and place it in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes. In the meantime, you can proceed to make the sauce and filling. Place the Negroni Prosciutto Crudo, the eggs, the grated parmesan cheese and a pinch of nutmeg in the food processor. Blend the ingredients until the resulting mixture is smooth and creamy.
Roll out the pasta dough into a very fine sheet and arrange little heaps of filling on one half of it (at a distance of a few centimetres from each other). Fold over the other half of the dough and cut out the square-shaped ravioli using a pastry cutter. Now wash the turnip tops and boil them in plenty of salted boiling water. Strain the vegetables when tender, but do not throw away the water in which they have cooked. You will use it to cook the pasta.
In a frying pan, gently fry a garlic clove and the chilli pepper in a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, add the anchovies followed by the turnip tops. Mix well and after a few minutes, remove from the heat. Blend all the ingredients to obtain a smooth sauce. Boil the ravioli in the vegetable cooking water, strain and add them to the sauce. Garnish with a few chilli pepper rounds and a sprinkling of raw ham ‘powder’.