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Livia’s Christmas Cappelletti in Brodo

Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, my whole family and I prepare cappelletti together, a pasta shape Emilia-Romagnans traditionally serve during the festive season. In Romagna, cappelletti are traditionally filled only with cheese and mother comes from Conselice, a town in the lower part of Emilia, where they are instead prepared with the addition of a little pork (mortadella). There has always been a bit of a dispute in my family, because my father used to eat them with just cheese, while my mother preferred them with meat. Now that I can decide and prepare them myself? I take my father’s side; opting for cheese only. As for the making? That’s a joint effort. Usually, when everyone comes home from work, we prepare the dough.

Prep

30m

Cook

1h 30m

Total

2h

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Make the pasta dough:

1.

Prepare the pasta dough by mixing together your flour, water, and eggs and kneading (first by hand). Once kneaded, wrap it in a plastic bag or cling film and allow it to rest for at least 30 minutes.

200 g “00” soft wheat flour

2 Eggs

Prepare the filling:

1.

Break down the Bucciatello and Castel San Pietro cheeses using a fork (or a potato ricer if you have one). Add the egg and plenty of grated Parmigiano Reggiano, which will help thicken the mixture. Taste and add salt only if needed — if your Parmigiano is well matured, additional salt may not be necessary.

250 g Bucciatello

500 g Castel San Pietro cheese

1 Egg

500 g Parmigiano Reggiano

Shape the cappelletti:

1.

Roll the pasta dough very thin and cut it into squares using a knife or pasta cutter. Each square should measure 3.5 cm per side. Work carefully to prevent the pasta from drying out, as this will make sealing difficult. Place a small amount of filling in the centre of each square. Fold into a triangle, then wrap it around your finger to form a small hat shape — cappello — from which cappelletti take their name.

2.

Once shaped, the cappelletti can be frozen and stored in plastic bags until needed. Traditionally, cappelletti are served in a good, clear broth, allowing the delicate filling to be fully appreciated.

3.

Cook them in gently boiling broth for just a few minutes until they rise to the surface. Once they rise, they are ready.

1 Beef

1 Beef

1 Capon

4.

Serve the boiled meats and vegetables from the stock as a main course — simple, hearty, and full of flavour.

1 Golden onion

Cloves

1 Celery stick

1 Carrot

2 Potatoes

1 handful Cherry tomatoes

For

4

M

I

For the broth

1

Golden onion

Cloves, a few

1

Celery stick

1

Carrot

2

Potatoes, medium

1

Beef, ideally cappello del prete / top shoulder, or flat iron

1

Beef, doppione chuck or flat iron

1

Capon, or any well-marbled chicken or turkey meat will do

1

handful

Cherry tomatoes

For the pasta dough

2

Eggs

200

g

“00” soft wheat flour

For the cappelletti filling

250

g

Bucciatello, young cow’s milk cheese, a few weeks old or a mild flavour

500

g

Castel San Pietro cheese, or another medium soft cow’s milk cheese

500

g

Parmigiano Reggiano, aged 24 months (or Grana Padano will also work well here)

1

Egg

Notes

he cappelletti need to be filled and closed quickly to prevent them from drying out, so roll out the pasta for filling together after dinner. Even our dog, wishes he could get involved in the making (see pics below) Top tips: Another important thing is the broth. It has to be prepared for a long time, and reduced down to give it a lot of flavour. The broth includes capon meat (a succulent white meat from male chickens) which becomes very tender after it has simmered for many hours, giving the broth a particularly festive flavour. It’s waste not in our house: the meat from the broth is set aside and then ready to be served as a main course: with potatoes, carrots and onion. And my favourite? The potatoes. They’re especially tasty after absorbing all the flavours while cooking.

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Livia’s Christmas Cappelletti in Brodo

Every year, in the days leading up to Christmas, my whole family and I prepare cappelletti together, a pasta shape Emilia-Romagnans traditionally serve during the festive season. In Romagna, cappelletti are traditionally filled only with cheese and mother comes from Conselice, a town in the lower part of Emilia, where they are instead prepared with the addition of a little pork (mortadella). There has always been a bit of a dispute in my family, because my father used to eat them with just cheese, while my mother preferred them with meat. Now that I can decide and prepare them myself? I take my father’s side; opting for cheese only. As for the making? That’s a joint effort. Usually, when everyone comes home from work, we prepare the dough.

Prep

30m

Cook

1h 30m

Total

2h

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Make the pasta dough:

1.

Prepare the pasta dough by mixing together your flour, water, and eggs and kneading (first by hand). Once kneaded, wrap it in a plastic bag or cling film and allow it to rest for at least 30 minutes.

200 g “00” soft wheat flour

2 Eggs

Prepare the filling:

1.

Break down the Bucciatello and Castel San Pietro cheeses using a fork (or a potato ricer if you have one). Add the egg and plenty of grated Parmigiano Reggiano, which will help thicken the mixture. Taste and add salt only if needed — if your Parmigiano is well matured, additional salt may not be necessary.

250 g Bucciatello

500 g Castel San Pietro cheese

1 Egg

500 g Parmigiano Reggiano

Shape the cappelletti:

1.

Roll the pasta dough very thin and cut it into squares using a knife or pasta cutter. Each square should measure 3.5 cm per side. Work carefully to prevent the pasta from drying out, as this will make sealing difficult. Place a small amount of filling in the centre of each square. Fold into a triangle, then wrap it around your finger to form a small hat shape — cappello — from which cappelletti take their name.

2.

Once shaped, the cappelletti can be frozen and stored in plastic bags until needed. Traditionally, cappelletti are served in a good, clear broth, allowing the delicate filling to be fully appreciated.

3.

Cook them in gently boiling broth for just a few minutes until they rise to the surface. Once they rise, they are ready.

1 Beef

1 Beef

1 Capon

4.

Serve the boiled meats and vegetables from the stock as a main course — simple, hearty, and full of flavour.

1 Golden onion

Cloves

1 Celery stick

1 Carrot

2 Potatoes

1 handful Cherry tomatoes

For

4

M

I

For the broth

1

Golden onion

Cloves, a few

1

Celery stick

1

Carrot

2

Potatoes, medium

1

Beef, ideally cappello del prete / top shoulder, or flat iron

1

Beef, doppione chuck or flat iron

1

Capon, or any well-marbled chicken or turkey meat will do

1

handful

Cherry tomatoes

For the pasta dough

2

Eggs

200

g

“00” soft wheat flour

For the cappelletti filling

250

g

Bucciatello, young cow’s milk cheese, a few weeks old or a mild flavour

500

g

Castel San Pietro cheese, or another medium soft cow’s milk cheese

500

g

Parmigiano Reggiano, aged 24 months (or Grana Padano will also work well here)

1

Egg

Notes

he cappelletti need to be filled and closed quickly to prevent them from drying out, so roll out the pasta for filling together after dinner. Even our dog, wishes he could get involved in the making (see pics below) Top tips: Another important thing is the broth. It has to be prepared for a long time, and reduced down to give it a lot of flavour. The broth includes capon meat (a succulent white meat from male chickens) which becomes very tender after it has simmered for many hours, giving the broth a particularly festive flavour. It’s waste not in our house: the meat from the broth is set aside and then ready to be served as a main course: with potatoes, carrots and onion. And my favourite? The potatoes. They’re especially tasty after absorbing all the flavours while cooking.

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