Pumpkin ravioli
I made some fresh ravioli. It turned out great, but pasta is a lot easier with a pasta maker.
- 3 eggs
- 300g flour
- 1 small pumpkin like squash
- ~150g ricotta cheese
- fresh basil & rosemary, roughly chopped
- salt & pepper
Filling
- Cut the squash in half, coat with olive oil, roast at 200℃ for about 45 minutes
- Allow to cool, then scoop into a mixing bowl
- Mix in ricotta, herbs, spices
Pasta
- Pour 300g of flour in a wide mixing bowl and make a well in the middle
- Crack 3 eggs into flour
- Mix (I start with a single chopstick, then move to my hands)
- Knead by hand until smooth and an indentation made with your finger springs back
- Split into thirds (100g of flour each), wrap in plastic, and let rest in the fridge for at least 30 minutes
Assembly
- Roll out dough into a thin sheet (<1.5mm)
- Plan out spacing for each ravioli, you want them to be an appropriate size with ~5mm of space on each edge
- Spoon filling on dough
- Fold dough over and press along edges of each piece of filling to seal
- Cut into pieces
- Crimp edges with fork
Cooking
- Bring pot of salted water to a boil
- Boil ravioli for around 4 minutes, until pasta is done
Serve with your sauce of choice, browned butter goes especially well.