Oxtail Tortellini Recipe
- Rudi Liebenberg
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
Tortellini is a type of pasta originating from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. It is characterized by its distinctive ring shape, which is created by folding a small piece of pasta around a filling and then pinching the ends together.
Preparation time: 30min
Cooking time: 30 mins
Total time: 60 mins
Servings: 4 people
Special equipement: Pan
Ingredients
500 g cooked oxtail, meat only
1/3 C (80 ml) braising liquid
¼ tsp lemon zest
80 g cream cheese
3 tsp (15 ml) chopped parsley
2 Tbsp (30 ml) Parmesan, grated (more if necessary)
10 - 15 sage leaves
black pepper
60 g butter
1 C (250 ml) fresh Parmesan cheese
Instructions
Preparation
Chop the braised oxtail meat to about a 2 - 3 mm dice, add the lemon zest, parsley, cream cheese and Parmesan.
Add some of the braising liquid to moisten. Adjust the seasoning and add the parsley. Mix to combine.
Make 36 equal size balls of filling (approximately 15 g per ball).
To make the tortelli
Place a sheet of pasta dough onto a floured surface (I like using semolina for this, it’s slightly gritty and allows you to work with the pasta more easily). Cut into rounds of about 7 - 8 cm diameter.
Place one filling ball onto the centre of each round. Fold the pasta over filling so it resembles a half moon and squeeze edges to seal. Take the two ends and bring them together overlapping slightly – not by the easiest route, but rather horizontally across, folding the thickest part around your finger and bringing the ends together. Squeeze and place onto a floured surface.
Fill a large saucepan with salted water and bring to the boil. Cook for a few minutes until al dente. Refresh in cold ice water if you are not going to use immediately.
To finish
Heat the butter in a non-stick saucepan. Add the sage leaves and allow to crisp up a little.
Add the heated tortellini and toss to coat. It is preferable if the butter turns to a beurre noisette, having a beautiful nutty flavour.
Season to taste and top with Parmesan.
Comments