Tortelloni di Fagioli: Bean Filled Tortelloni

Name: Tortelloni di Fagioli: Bean Filled Tortelloni
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 Tbsps butter; 4 eggs; 4 Tbsps extra virgin olive oil; 828 milliliters flour; 355 milliliters fresh ricotta; 4 cloves garlic, finely minced; 710 milliliters dry white beans, such as Cannellini; 1 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 4 servings Parmigiano-Reggiano, for grating; 1 branch fresh rosemary, leaves only, finely chopped; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 1 bunch thyme, leaves only

Tortelloni di Fagioli: Bean Filled Tortelloni might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 50g of protein, 63g of fat, and A mixture of olive oil, eggs, beans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Soak the beans overnight in plenty of cold water to cover.

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Beans

Water

Drain the beans and cover with plenty of fresh water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Cook the beans over medium-high heat for 1 1/2 hours, until beans are easily mashed with a fork.

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Beans

Water

Drain the beans, add the garlic, rosemary, olive oil, ricotta, and salt and pepper, to taste, and mash the bean and cheese mixture with a fork or in the bowl of a food processor.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Rosemary

Ricotta Cheese

Cheese

Garlic

Beans

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Food Processor

Bowl

Mixture should be pliable but not completely homogenous. Set aside.

Mound 3 1/2 cups of the flour in the center of a large wooden cutting board. Make a well in the middle of the flour and add the eggs and the olive oil. Using a fork, beat together the eggs and oil and begin to incorporate the flour, starting with the inner rim of the well.

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Olive Oil

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Cooking Oil

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Cutting Board

As you expand the well, keep pushing the flour up from the base of the mound to retain the well shape. The dough will come together when half of the flour is incorporated.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Base

Start kneading the dough with both hands, using the palms of your hands. Once you have a cohesive mass, remove the dough from the board and scrape up and discard any leftover bits. Lightly reflour the board and continue kneading for 6 more minutes. The dough should be elastic and a little sticky. Wrap the dough in plastic and allow to rest for 30 minutes at room temperature.

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Dough

Wrap

Divide the pasta dough into 3 balls of equal size, and roll each out to the thinnest setting on a pasta-rolling machine.

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Pasta Dough

Pasta

Roll

Cut each sheet into 4-inch squares.

Place a tablespoon of the bean mixture in the center of each square. Fold each square in half, corner to corner, to form a triangle, then fold the other corners around to meet each other and form the tortelloni.

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Tortellini

Place the tortelloni on a sheet tray dusted with flour until ready to cook.

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Tortellini

All Purpose Flour

Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil and add 2 tablespoons salt.

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Water

Salt

In a 14 to 16-inch saute pan, heat the butter over medium-high heat until it foams and subsides.

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Butter

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Frying Pan

Meanwhile, drop the tortelloni in the boiling water and cook 2 minutes.

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Tortellini

Water

Drain the pasta, reserving the cooking liquid, and add to the pan with the butter.

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Butter

Pasta

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Frying Pan

Add the thyme leaves and a splash of the pasta cooking water, and toss over high heat for 1 minute, to coat and emulsify. Divide the pasta evenly among 4 warmed pasta bowls, grate the cheese over each serving, and serve immediately.

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Thyme