Preparation:
Sauce for Ravioli
Chop rosemary and garlic together. Combine olive oil, butter and salt pork in saucepan, heat. Add onions, sauté‚slowly to med brown. Add beef and pork, simmer 20 minutes. Add bay leaves, allspice, black pepper and garlic/rosemary mix. Cook 10 minutes. Add wine, stir, cover, cook 3 mins.
Add all tomatoes, boiling water and salt, simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Remove all meat from sauce and put through a food chopper. Place 1/2 of meat back in sauce, stir, bring to boil slowly. Remove from heat. Put remaining chopped meat aside for the stuffing.
Stuffing for Ravioli
Wash spinach, cook until tender, drain and chop fine. Mix with meat, cheese, eggs, pepper and nutmeg. Add salt to taste. Mix well.
Homemade Dough for Ravioli
Place flour on long pastry or baker's board. Make a well in center and drop eggs in. Add water, a little at a time, and the salt. Blend together and knead until smooth and elastic. Cover and let stand for 30 minutes. Divide into 4 parts. Roll out the dough, wrapping it around rolling pin until it is very thin, as thin as you can make it. Spread out on flat surface.
Assembling Ravioli
Make a row of little mounds of stuffing on the rolled-out ravioli dough, using about 1 teaspoon for each. The mounds should be 2 inches from the edge of the dough and 1 1/2 inches apart. When row is complete, cover by folding dough over top; then press firmly between the mounds of stuffing with side of hand.
Cut along full length of strip and in between mounds with pastry wheel cutter, bearing down on wheel. Separate and allow to dry for at least 40 minutes. Continue until all dough and stuffing used. When ready to cook, place ravioli in boiling salted water and cook 12 minutes. Drain in a strainer, handling carefully and place in a warm bowl. Spoon a little sauce over and sprinkle with grated Parmesan. Mix gently. Serves 6-8. Refrigerate for next day or freeze for future use |
