4 cups flour (sifted)
3 eggs beaten
1/2 cup water
1/2 TSP salt
Home-made pasta Directions:
Add all ingredients to a mixer. Mix until the dough sticks together and comes away from the sides. Then take it out of the bowl and knead some more. You should almost get the texture of play dough. Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it sit for about 30 minutes.
Filling Ingredients:
Chop meat
Italian bread crumbs
dried basil
granulated garlic
Romano cheese
Chop meat
Italian bread crumbs
dried basil
granulated garlic
Romano cheese
Filling Directions:
While waiting for the dough, mix your meat. Take chop meat, add Italian bread crumbs, dried basil, granulated garlic and Romano cheese to taste. Mix well.
While waiting for the dough, mix your meat. Take chop meat, add Italian bread crumbs, dried basil, granulated garlic and Romano cheese to taste. Mix well.
Cut a piece of the dough and begin to roll it out. I am lucky enough to have a pasta machine, which rolls at different levels of thickness. You CAN do this by using a rolling pin and lots of arm muscles, too!
After the pasta is made into thin sheet, I put the sheets into the ravioli cutter. Again, you CAN do this on your own. Cut the sheets of pasta into 2inch by 2 inch squares, put a teaspoon of meat in to the center. Then wet the perimeter, and cover with another 2x2 piece of dough. press edges firmly and viola, homemade ravioli!
Our family always celebrated holidays with homemade pasta, thanks to my grandmother (who was, funny enough German, but married my Italian grandfather). Meat ravioli was always my favorite. As I grew, I was able to help my grandma with more of the steps. before she passed away, my grandma taught my daughter to mix the meat filling. Now, my son, daughter and myself enjoy making home made ravioli. Sometimes we get creative with fillings, but we always come back to our traditional meat ravioli. Nothing says family gathering like a big bowl of grandma's ravioli!
Submitted by Gina
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