Tortellini
Cowbridge Kitchen
There are many pastas to choose from and making your own pasta is easy, Tortellini are ring shaped pasta , typically filled with meats and cheese. You can put what you like in these little fellas and they are going to taste fantastic. I fill my Tortellini with Sausage Meat, Homemade Sausage meat is best.
Tortellini is often served with an Italian Tomato Pasta Sauce such as Marinara Sauce or Mascarpone Sauce. I like Tortellini with Couscous but it is great served on its own.
40 mins Prep time
5 mins Cooking time
Time
This is based on 190g serving
Calories: 363
Protein: 23g
Fat: 14g
Carbohydrates: 34g
Fiber: 1.1g
Sugar: 0.4g
Nutrition
Servings
Anybody can have a go at this recipe, practice makes perfect.
Difficulty
The price of making these Tortellini depends on the sausage meat you use.
If you make your own pasta then it is cheaper again.
Cost to make:
£2.99 / $3.78 (Est.)
Equipment:
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Italian Pasta Tortellini
Tortellini are pasta originally from the Italian region of Emilia. Traditionally they are stuffed with a mix of meat, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, egg and nutmeg and served in capon broth. In the area of origin they are usually sold fresh or home-made.
Tortellins are sometimes called the Belly button pasta because of its resemblance and shape.
Today you can buy tortellini in ready made packets, ready to cook and serve up with a Marinara or other pasta sauce.
Cuisine: Italian
ingredients
3 -4 sheets of fresh pasta
Sausage meat for filling
For the Sauce
1 Tin of chopped tomatoes
1 diced red onion
1 teaspoon of lazy garlic
1 teaspoon of Tarragon
Cooking Instructions
- Roll your pasta through a pasta machine into sheets.
- Using a 2.5 inch cutter or glass , cut out about 12 to 16 tortellini rounds.
- Add half a teaspoon of filling to the centre of each round, then fold into a pasty shape.
- Fold back the tortellini and crimp the end together to form a ringed shape.
- With a pan of boiling water on the stove simmering , add the tortellini to the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain into a colander and serve straight away.
- Add all of the ingredients to a food processor and puree.
- Heat the sauce in a pan until hot.
These Tortrllini are a bit like Ravioli, and you can fill them with anything you like.