Ravjul Malti Maltese Homemade Ravioli Recipes

HOMEMADE RAVIOLI WITH TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Make Italian Tomato Sauce: Puree undrained tomatoes in blender. In hot oil in large sauce pan, saute onion and garlic until golden-brown (abou 5 minutes). Add pureed tomato, tomato paste, 1 1/2 c water, the parsley sprigs, salt, sugar, oregano, basil, and pepper and mix well. Bring to boiling and reduce heat. Simmer, covered stirring occasionally, 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, make ravioli filling: In medium bowl, combine all filling ingredients and beat with wooden spoon until well blended. Set aside.
• Make noodle dough: Combine flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt in medium bowl and make well in center. Add eggs and water. Beat with wooden spoon until dough forms ball and leaves side of bowl.
• Turn onto floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic--6 to 8 minutes. Divide into quarters.
• On lightly floured surface, roll one quarter (keep remaining dough covered with plastic film) into 17x13 inch rectangle. Cover with film.
• Roll a second quarter into a 17x13 inch rectangle. Drop filling by teaspoonfuls in 24 evenly spaced mounds on this dough rectangle (six lengthwise and four across).
• Lightly brush edges and spaces between mounds of filling with water. Place first dough rectangle on top and tirm edges with pastry wheel.
• Run pastry wheel between mounds of filling, to make 24 ravioli and press edges of each with times of fork to seal.
• Place on flour-covered sheet of waxed paper to dry--about 15 minutes. Turn once. Repeat with remaining dough and filling.
• In large kettle, bring 8 quarts water to boil.
• Add salt, oil, and ravioli.
• Boil gently, uncovered, 25-30 minutes, or until done.
• Turn half of ravioli into colander at one time, drain well.
• Turn ravioli into heated large serving dish. Top with tomato sauce and pass remaining sauce. Sprinkle ravioli with parmesan.

RAVJUL MALTI (MALTESE HOMEMADE RAVIOLI)

Steps:

• Mix flour and semolina, make a well in the centre, add beaten eggs, olive oil and salt and using your fingers, start incorporating the flour into the flour. Knead until you have a soft pliable dough, cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate.
• Filling:.
• Mix all the ingredients together.
• Cut the dough in 4 pieces and roll out each piece into a wide ribbon shape. do not roll out the dough too thin because this isn't a very strong dough. You can use a pasta machine or a rolling pin.
• Put 1 tbsp of filling on 2 of the dough leaving them a bit spaced out. lay another sheet of pasta on top and using your thumbs press aroung the filling to make sure that the ravioli are sealed shut. Cut using a biscuit cutter cut out the ravioli and lay on more semolina. The remaining cut out pasta can be re kneaded and filled too.
• Do not leave lying around for a long time ofr they will stick to each other.
• To cook boil in salted water for 4 minutes ( but not a rolling boil).
• To Freeze: freeze immediatley on a baking sheet dusted with semolina, once frozen pack in bags.
• Serve topped with a plain tomato sauce and 1 tbsp of parmesan cheese sprinkled on top. Drizzle a bit of olive oil, season with salt and pepper.