Homemade Ravioli

Homemade Ravioli

After watching some TV series called "Simply Italian" I was obsessed with making homemade pasta. This is one of my many tries of making the famous Ravioli.

What You need:

(serving 4 people)

Pasta:

400g flour

4 eggs

Pinch of salt

 

 Filling:

Ricotta cheese

Spinach

1 egg

Salt

Pepper

Start making.

First make the pasta dough. Mix the flour with eggs and a pinch of salt. Knead it well and then leave it covered for about 20min. When it's done start rolling the dough. If You have the pasta making machine it's even better but I do it the old-fashion way - with a rolling pin. Even though after rolling the dough with my hands I can not move them the next day, it feels pretty good that You make Everything yourself. So your pasta dough should be as thin as possible. 

Now lets make the filling. It's as easy as it can get. Just chop the spinach, mix them with ricotta cheese, one egg and some salt and pepper.

I make my ravioli very simple. Cut evenly square pieces of dough. Put o tea spoon of filling in the middle and cover with another square piece of dough. Push the air out from where the filling is by tapping the around it while You close the filling completely. Then I like to use my rolling pin to make sure the edges are sealed properly and no water will get in. Just one roll outside the filling on each edge and it is done.

Boil in salted water for about 4-5min. It depends on Your ravioli size and thickness for how long You need to boil them.

Sprinkle with some Parmesan cheese and if You like have them with Your sauce of choice.

Enjoy xxx

Crunchy Shrimps

 Crunchy Shrimps

One more recipe in the fish "family".

I could only live with sea food. Shrimps are no exception :)

This recipe I also borrowed from some book that I can not remember right now. I don't even remember the exact recipe, only that You need to cover the shrimps with crumbles.

For this You'll need:

Shrimps (frozen or fresh, but boiled)

Crushed rusk or toast

Parsley

Parmesan cheese

Egg

Olive oil

Salt

Pepper

I start with heating up the oven - 180 degrees will be enough. Then I prepare the crust. Mix the crushed rusk, or You can use very small and well crushed toast crumbles, with finely chopped parsley and grated Parmesan cheese. Don't forget some salt and pepper. Then whisk one egg in a separate bowl with just a little salt and pepper. Then take Your shrimps (unfrozen if they were and of course boiled first. If they are not boiled - just put them unfrozen or fresh for 2-3 min into boiling water and dry them well) and holding its tale put it in the egg to cover it all and then into the crumble-parsley mix. Do this with all of them and put them on a baking tin (first I cover it with baking paper to avoid all the washing. After the shrimps are done I just throw it away) and pour a little olive oil on so they don't get very dry. If You have any of the crumbles left just put them on top of the shrimps and maybe some of them will still stick. If You like cheese You can sprinkle even more Parmesan on top. Bake until they start to get brown and You see the crust getting darker - I would say around 10-15 min.

I did not write how many shrimps or other ingredients You will need because everything depends on what You have. Try to guess how much of the mix You could need :)

Enjoy xxx