96 year old Anna still enjoys making pasta for her family, who live in London. Anna was born, grew up and got married in Italy before coming to the UK, bringing her cooking traditions with her. Enjoy her recipe for tortelli d'erbette, ravioli special to Parma.
For the pasta: 500g 00 flour, 5 eggs and a pinch of salt.
For the filling: 250g cooked chopped spinach or chard, 250g ricotta cheese
1 egg, about 100g Parmigiano cheese
1 teaspoon salt, 1 pinch of nutmeg and, Anna's addition, a pinch of cinnamon.
For the sauce: one red onion, diced, 100g dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed, then soaked. Keep the soaking liquid. 200g chopped chestnut mushrooms. 2 generous tablespoons tomato concentrate, water, a little milk (thicken it with some corn starch for a more sturdy sauce), salt and plenty of black pepper.
PS, Anna appears in the line of the lyrics of a Dire Straits song - she's the waitress in Wild West End, Rachele and viewers told me!
15 окт 2024
