Although we chose to make our own dough (recipe below), store-bought fresh pasta sheets like these http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/4/xpi52414094.htm will do just fine.
Beef Ravioli
Ingredients:
Pasta Dough-
- 250 Plain Flour
- 1 Tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs
- Half glass water (This is an estimate but you may need more)
- 480g cubed/ground beef
- 1 Grated carrot
- 1 Onion
- 1 Garlic clove
- Olive oil
- Salt&Pepper
- Red wine
- Water
Method for pasta
- Stir the salt into flour and make a small hill with the flour
- Dent the top of the hill, crack both eggs into the dent, and mix into the flour
- Blend in water, and mix into dough
- Chop the onion and garlic
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a pan, and fry the onions and garlic until soft
- Add meat, carrots, salt and pepper
- Cook for 15-20 minutes
- Splash 1-2 tablespoons of red wine
- Cook for another 15-20 minutes (or until cooked through)
- Put meat mixture into blender, and blend until finely ground
- Roll the dough into one large sheet, and use a fluted edge circle pastry cutter to cut circles
- Stretch the circles slightly, and brush water around the edge
- Place one teaspoon of meat mixture in the center of the dough, and place another circle of dough on top
- Squeeze the edges and place into a pot of boiling salted water for 3-4 minutes or until they rise to the top
- Serve with melted butter and sage
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