Uova da Raviolo (Ravioli with an Egg Inside)

Mario Batali

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Show: Molto MarioEpisode: San Domenico Di Imola

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Total Time:
25 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Yield:
6 servings
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 small white or black truffle, shaved
  • 1/2 cup Parmigiano-Reggiano, grated, plus more for garnishing pasta
  • 1/2 cup fresh sheep's milk ricotta
  • 1/2 cup spinach, blanched, drained and chopped
  • Scant pinch nutmeg
  • Salt and white pepper to taste
  • 1 recipe basic pasta dough, recipe follows
  • 7 very fresh eggs
  • 12 tablespoons butter, melted and kept warm

Directions

In a non-reactive bowl, combine 1/2 the truffle shavings, the Parmigiano, the ricotta and the spinach, mix well, and season to taste with nutmeg, salt and white pepper. Set aside.

Roll out the pasta dough to the thinnest setting on a pasta rolling machine. From the thin pasta sheet, cut 12 circles with a 6-inch diameter. Set 6 of the circles on a sheet tray dusted with flour, cover with plastic wrap and set aside.

In the center of each of the remaining 6 circles, mound an equal portion of the ricotta mixture. With the back of a small ladle or spoon, hollow out a well in the center of each mound. Carefully break the eggs, 1 at a time, into a small bowl, and transfer 1 yolk and a bit of white into the center of each well. It is imperative that the yolk remain unbroken.

Cover each filled circle of pasta with an unfilled circle, and press the edges together with fingers to seal.

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt. Gently, using a wide spatula, lower each ravioli into the water to cook for 2 minutes. Remove from the water and place gently into a 12 to14-inch saute pan with the remaining butter, shave the remaining truffle over, add a generous grating of Parmigiano-Reggiano and carefully put 1 on each plate.

Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and the olive oil. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.

As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.

Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits. Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature. Roll or shape as desired.

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  • on January 03, 2012

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    Amazing! THE dish for NY's; even better than the perfectly rare Beef Wellington w/Port & Morels. Medium size eggs and won ton wrappers. Truffle oil in the filling (saved the Christmas present truffle for shaving on top 2 minutes with everything being at room temp and YES YES Brown Butter. Can't wait to make this again!

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  • on February 23, 2010

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    Cutting into the ravioli and seeing the egg yolk provides a huge WOW factor! I made this for my gourmet cooking club. I did not have truffles, so I dried cremini mushrooms to intensify their flavor and chopped them. I also do not have access to sheeps milk roccotta. This may (or may not be the reason for the overall super mild flavor. The dough was beautiful and super fun to make the pasta. I did have to roll the dough in 4 batches for manageable handling. I had a tremendous amount of dough left over (almost half. I used medium size egg yolks for filling for easier handling. I had slowly heated the butter for nearly an hour in the warm skillet and the flavor was out of this world. I'd make this again, and will add a little something to boost the flavor of the filling. I made the raviolis a couple of hours in advance; but brought them to room temp; then boiled for EXACTLY 2 minutes.

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  • on February 21, 2010

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    I haven't made this recipe yet, but I have eaten it at Mario's restaurant in Las Vegas, Carne Vino. It was served as an appetizer in a sage brown butter sauce. It blew my mind. By far one of the most incredible things I've ever eaten. There is also a Mario recipe on this site for the sage brown butter sauce which is super easy. Can't wait to try to make it myself!!

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