My First Attempt at: Home made Pasta!

My First attempt at: Pasta


I decided to make ravioli with a beef mince filling and a tomato sauce.


Pasta
300g Plain Flour
3 Eggs


Filling
200g Beef Mince
1 Small Onion
1 Clove of Garlic
1 tsp Oregano
1 tsp Parsley
1 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Parmesan
1 tbsp Tomato Puree
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil


Sauce
1 Can of Chopped Tomatoes
1 Small Onion
1 Clove of Garlic
1 tsp Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Tomato Puree
1 tsp Oregano
1 tbsp Vegetable Oil

I made quite a mess!!

1. Sieve the flour on to your work top and make a well in the middle to accommodate your eggs. (Hopefully you won't make as big a mess as I did!!)
2. Mix with your hands until your mixture forms a dough like consistency. Add extra flour if necessary and hold some to one side for rolling out.
3. Knead your dough for 10 mins and then put in the fridge whilst you make your filling.
4. Chop your onion finely as you can and press the garlic. Mix the garlic into the mince with a teaspoon of parsley, oregano and a large pinch of salt. Fry the onions in a pan until cooked and add the mince mixture until brown. Drain the mince of all moisture and leave to cool.
6. Roll out the dough until it is fine enough to be able to see your hand through it.
7. Use a glass to cut out your pasta shapes (or cutter if you have bought one!). I would recommend boiling a small pan of water and testing a bit of your pasta so you have an idea of cooking time.
8. Add the parmesan to your cooled mince mixture. Spoon a teaspoon amount into the centre of the shapes and fold in half. Moisten the edges with water and crimp with a fork. (I also tried two circles on top of each other)
9. Chop the onion and garlic for the sauce and add to a pan with the oil. Fry on a low heat until softened and then add all other ingredients and simmer for 15 mins on a medium heat.
10. Put a large pan of water on heat to boil with the oil. Once the water has come to a rumbling boil add your ravioli to cook for 6-7 mins. I recommend testing your pasta just as your thickness may differ from mine.

11. Drain the water off your ravioli and toss in the sauce, serve with grated parmesan.

I realise mine doesn't look like much but it was my first go and it tasted good, which is the main thing for now!!

Play around with fillings and folding the ravioli!

Enjoy!!