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Maria and Erminia's Cappelletti in Brodo

Cappelletti is a delicate handmade pasta filled with a finely balanced meat and cheese mixture, served in a rich, comforting broth. It translates to 'little hats' and they are shaped by wrapping the pasta around your fingers. In Romagna, they're a festive favourite but every family has their own specific mix for the filling and ways of flavouring their broth. Maria and Erminia prepared their version for us. As they say, they can’t remember a single year without cappelletti, the classic Christmas Day primo in this region. If you liked this one, why not compare it to our Granny Finder, Livia's too.

Prep

1h 10m

Cook

2h 5m

Total

3h 15m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Prepare the pasta:

1.

Place the flour on a clean work surface and make a well in the centre. Add the eggs and salt, then gradually incorporate the flour. Knead until smooth and elastic. Wrap the dough and allow it to rest for at least 1 hour.

500 g Plain flour

6 Eggs

1 pinch Salt

Prepare the filling:

1.

Gently cook the pork, chicken and turkey until fully cooked through. Allow to cool slightly, then chop and grind very finely using a mixer. Transfer to a bowl and mix with the ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper. The mixture should be smooth and well combined. Set aside.

150 g Pork loin

150 g Chicken breast

100 g Turkey breast

150 g Cow’s milk ricotta

50 g Parmigiano Reggiano

2 Eggs

1 pinch Nutmeg

Salt

Black pepper

Prepare the broth

1.

Bring the water to the boil in a large pot and add the coarse salt. Add the beef, capon, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 1–2 hours, allowing the flavours to develop fully. Keep the broth hot but not rapidly boiling.

2 litres Water

1–2 tsp Coarse salt

300 g Beef

1 Capon

2 Carrots

2 Potatoes

20 Tomatoes

Assemble the cappelletti:

1.

Roll out the rested pasta dough very thinly, about 1–2 mm thick. Cut into squares approximately 4×4cm. Place a small amount of filling in the centre of each square. Fold into a triangle, then bring the two corners together and press to seal, forming the classic cappelletti shape.

2.

Cook the cappelletti directly in the gently simmering broth for 3–5 minutes, until they float to the surface. Serve hot in the broth, with an optional sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano on top.

For

6

M

I

Pasta dough

500

g

Plain flour

6

Eggs, large

1

pinch

Salt

Meat filling

150

g

Pork loin

150

g

Chicken breast

100

g

Turkey breast

150

g

Cow’s milk ricotta, well drained

50

g

Parmigiano Reggiano, aged 24 months, finely grated

2

Eggs

1

pinch

Nutmeg, freshly grated

Salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

Broth

2

litres

Water

1–2

tsp

Coarse salt

300

g

Beef, suitable for broth

1

Capon, or chicken, approx. 1.2–1.5 kg

2

Carrots, medium, peeled

2

Potatoes, medium, peeled

20

Tomatoes, small

Notes

Serve hot in the broth, with an optional sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano on top.

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Maria and Erminia's Cappelletti in Brodo

Cappelletti is a delicate handmade pasta filled with a finely balanced meat and cheese mixture, served in a rich, comforting broth. It translates to 'little hats' and they are shaped by wrapping the pasta around your fingers. In Romagna, they're a festive favourite but every family has their own specific mix for the filling and ways of flavouring their broth. Maria and Erminia prepared their version for us. As they say, they can’t remember a single year without cappelletti, the classic Christmas Day primo in this region. If you liked this one, why not compare it to our Granny Finder, Livia's too.

Prep

1h 10m

Cook

2h 5m

Total

3h 15m

Ingredients

Method

Turn cooking mode on

Prepare the pasta:

1.

Place the flour on a clean work surface and make a well in the centre. Add the eggs and salt, then gradually incorporate the flour. Knead until smooth and elastic. Wrap the dough and allow it to rest for at least 1 hour.

500 g Plain flour

6 Eggs

1 pinch Salt

Prepare the filling:

1.

Gently cook the pork, chicken and turkey until fully cooked through. Allow to cool slightly, then chop and grind very finely using a mixer. Transfer to a bowl and mix with the ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, eggs, nutmeg, salt and pepper. The mixture should be smooth and well combined. Set aside.

150 g Pork loin

150 g Chicken breast

100 g Turkey breast

150 g Cow’s milk ricotta

50 g Parmigiano Reggiano

2 Eggs

1 pinch Nutmeg

Salt

Black pepper

Prepare the broth

1.

Bring the water to the boil in a large pot and add the coarse salt. Add the beef, capon, carrots, potatoes and tomatoes. Lower the heat and simmer gently for 1–2 hours, allowing the flavours to develop fully. Keep the broth hot but not rapidly boiling.

2 litres Water

1–2 tsp Coarse salt

300 g Beef

1 Capon

2 Carrots

2 Potatoes

20 Tomatoes

Assemble the cappelletti:

1.

Roll out the rested pasta dough very thinly, about 1–2 mm thick. Cut into squares approximately 4×4cm. Place a small amount of filling in the centre of each square. Fold into a triangle, then bring the two corners together and press to seal, forming the classic cappelletti shape.

2.

Cook the cappelletti directly in the gently simmering broth for 3–5 minutes, until they float to the surface. Serve hot in the broth, with an optional sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano on top.

For

6

M

I

Pasta dough

500

g

Plain flour

6

Eggs, large

1

pinch

Salt

Meat filling

150

g

Pork loin

150

g

Chicken breast

100

g

Turkey breast

150

g

Cow’s milk ricotta, well drained

50

g

Parmigiano Reggiano, aged 24 months, finely grated

2

Eggs

1

pinch

Nutmeg, freshly grated

Salt, to taste

Black pepper, to taste

Broth

2

litres

Water

1–2

tsp

Coarse salt

300

g

Beef, suitable for broth

1

Capon, or chicken, approx. 1.2–1.5 kg

2

Carrots, medium, peeled

2

Potatoes, medium, peeled

20

Tomatoes, small

Notes

Serve hot in the broth, with an optional sprinkle of Parmigiano Reggiano on top.

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