CULURGIONES RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• 1. Combine 00 flour, semolina and salt in a large mixing bowl. Mix well. Form a well in the center and add in olive oil. Gradually stir some flour into the olive oil. Bit by bit, add in warm water to form a dough. 2. Transfer the dough to a clean work surface. Using the press-fold-turn action, knead the dough till elastic and smooth. Cover the dough with a plastic wrap and leave it for at least 30 minutes. 3. In the meantime, boil potatoes in salt water till soft. Allow the potatoes to cool a bit before peeling the skin. Mash the potatoes by running them through the potato ricer. 4. Add mashed potatoes, pecorino cheese, ricotta, finely minced garlic, chopped fresh mint and olive oil into a large mixing bowl. Mix well! 5. Divide the dough into 4 parts. Flatten a piece of dough with your fingers and roll the dough through the pasta machine by starting with the widest setting. Fold the dough into half and run the dough through the machine for a few more times. Subsequently, click a setting down and run the dough through till you reached your desired thickness. Please do not skip a setting in between and always cover the rest of the dough with a plastic wrap to prevent the pasta dough from drying out. I am using an Ampia 150 pasta machine and I typically prefer my dough thickness to be set at 5. 6. Using a 8cm diameter cutter, cut the pasta sheet into disks. Place the filling in the center and roughly neaten them with your fingers. Follow the steps above to achieve the culurgiones shape. 7. To cook the sauce, heat the pan and add some olive oil followed by minced garlic and tomatoes. Season with brown sugar, salt and black pepper. Add a splash of white wine and basil into the pan. Stir occasionally and allow the sauce to reduce to your desired consistency. You can always add some pasta water if the sauce is too thick 8. To cook culurgiones, season water with salt (3 liters of water + 1 tbsp of salt) and add them into a good simmer. Stir occasionally to prevent culurgiones from sticking to the bottom. Culurgiones should be ready when they rise to the surface. Using a slotted spoon, drain and transfer culurgiones onto a warm serving plate. Spoon sauce onto the pasta and top it up with grated pecorino cheese and black pepper. Ready to serve! Enjoy!