Liguria's traditional stuffed pasta, filled with greens and cheese, served with salsa di noci walnut sauce.
Servings 4
Equipment
Pasta Machine
Large Mixing Bowl
Pastry cutter or sharp knife
Slotted spoon
Large pot for boiling
Ingredients
For the Pansoti:
500grams
OO flour 2 eggs; 1 pinch of salt.
2eggs
a pinch ofsalt
For the Filling:
350gramsof chard or spinach
3eggs
200gricotta;
50gramsof parmesan cheese
salt to taste
To Serve:
Walnut sauce
Instructions
Filling
Boil the well-washed chard or spinach leaves. Drain, squeeze, and finely chop and add to a bowl.
Add the eggs, cheese, and a pinch of salt to bowl and mix well.
Pansoti
Mix the flour with the eggs, a pinch of salt, and enough water to make a smooth dough; let it rest, covered with a cling film or a damp tea towel.
Roll out the dough into two thin sheets; distribute small groups of fillings on the first sheet, spaced evenly apart, then lay the second sheet on top, press down with your fingers.
Trim the pansoti to form a square then fold to form a triangle. Bring two corners of the triangle together and pinch together, so that the triangle corners form little legs. It should look a little bit like a tortellini.
Then lay them out on a paper towel or a tray of semolina and let them air dry for about 2 hours if the air is dry, longer if it's humid.
Add the pansoti to a large pan of salted boiling water. The pansoti will rise to the surface when they are done - about 2-3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to remove them from the pan when they are ready.
Reserve a ladleful or 2 of the pasta water to loosen the sauce.
To Serve
Add a ladleful of pasta water to the salsa di noci and mix it well.
Toss the pansoti through the walnut and parmesan sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
It is important that you drain the filling well because a wet filling can make your pansoti split open when cooking. It is sometimes a good idea to make the filling the day before which helps any excess moisture drain away.
If you have a vacuum sealer, vacuum pack the pasta dough instead of wrapping in cling film. It really helps the dough rest.