“Anolini” in broth
Difficult
4 people
240 min
Chef Valentina Previdi
“Anolini” are a stuffed pasta, a bit like tortellini, typical of Piacenza, a town in Emilia Romagna, and are prepared especially for Christmas lunch, served in a rich and tasty broth. In the original recipe, the filling is made of beef stew (“stracotto” in Italian), Grana Padano, eggs and breadcrumbs but each family has its own recipe and there are also other variations of stuffing with only Grana Padano, breadcrumbs and eggs.
Here we present you the original recipe, to let you enjoy a taste of Italian Christmas spirit. It takes quite long time to prepare…but well worth the effort!
Ingredients
- For the stew (to be used for the stuffing):
- 500 g beef
- 1 carrot
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- Extra virgin olive oil
- ½ glass red wine
- Salt & pepper
- For the filling:
- 200 g stew
- 200 g Grana Padano “over 16 months”
- 100 g breadcrumbs
- 1 egg
- Salt & pepper
- Nutmeg
- beef broth (as necessary)
- For the pasta:
- 300 g flour
- 3 eggs
- 1 pinch of salt
- To serve:
- 2 litres homemade beef broth
Preparation
For the stew:
Fry the vegetables cut into small pieces with a little oil in a saucepan. Add the meat tied with 2 cloves of garlic and brown it on all sides. When it is well browned, add the red wine and, once the alcohol has evaporated, add salt and pepper and cover with plenty of water. Cook for around 3 hours, turning the meat from time to time, until “overcooked” (which means “stracotto” in Italian, hence the name).