🇲🇨 Monegasque Cuisine

Raviolis Monegasques

Monegasque Ravioli

Prep Time 1 hour
Servings 4
Difficulty Hard
Calories 408 kcal

Delicate hand-folded pasta parcels filled with a savory mixture of Swiss chard, ricotta, and Parmigiano, bathed in a light tomato sauce.

Ingredients

  • 300g 00 flour
  • 3 eggs
  • Pinch of salt
  • 500g Swiss chard, blanched and chopped
  • 250g ricotta
  • 80g Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated
  • 1 egg yolk
  • Nutmeg
  • 400ml tomato sauce
  • Fresh basil
  • Olive oil

Instructions

  1. 1 Make pasta: mound flour, make a well, add eggs and salt. Knead 10 min until smooth. Wrap and rest 30 min.
  2. 2 Mix chopped chard, ricotta, Parmigiano, egg yolk, nutmeg, salt, and pepper for filling.
  3. 3 Roll pasta thin. Place teaspoonfuls of filling at intervals. Fold and press to seal, cutting into individual ravioli.
  4. 4 Bring a large pot of salted water to a gentle boil. Cook ravioli 3-4 min until they float.
  5. 5 Warm tomato sauce in a wide pan. Gently transfer ravioli to the sauce.
  6. 6 Serve topped with Parmigiano, fresh basil, and a drizzle of olive oil.

Did You Know?

Monegasque grandmothers judge a cook's skill by the thinness of their ravioli pasta, which should be nearly translucent.

From The Culinary Codex — http://theculinarycodex.com/dish/monegasque/raviolis-monegasques/