Pork Ravioli with Sage Butter by Jan Hendrik
Ingredients for the filling
- olive oil
- 100 g Eskort Streaky Bacon
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 1 garlic
- 500 g Eskort Pork Mince
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 50 g pine nuts, roasted
- 30 ml finely chopped parsley
- 1 egg
Ingredients for the pasta
- 400 g (715 ml) cake flour
- 4 eggs
- 20 ml olive oil
- 20 ml water
Ingredients for the burnt butter wild sage sauce
- 250 g butter
- wild sage leaves
Method for the filling
- Heat a little olive oil in a saucepan. Add the bacon and fry until crispy. Add the shallot and garlic and fry until soft and translucent. Add the mince and fry until cooked. Season with salt and pepper.
- Let the mixture cool and add the pine nuts, parsley and egg. Mix well and keep in the fridge until needed.
Method for the pasta
- Place the flour in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a hook dough attachment. Add the eggs, olive oil and water and mix until a dough forms, then knead the dough for 10 minutes. Take it out and cover with a damp cloth. Leave to rest for 30 minutes.
- If you are using a pasta machine, follow the machine’s instructions. Alternatively you can roll out the dough on a floured surface until it’s very thin. Cut long strips and spoon heaps of the filling on top of one strip. Brush around the filling with water and place another strip of pasta on top. Press the pasta around the filling, using a cookie cutter to cut out your raviolis. Then, use the leftover dough to roll out another strip and repeat with the rest.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil. Gently place your raviolis in the water and take the pot off the heat. Let the ravioli’s stand for 2 minutes. You do not want to boil them in rapid water as they are fragile. Spoon out with a slotted spoon into a bowl and keep warm.
Method for the burnt butter wild sage sauce
- Try to cut the butter into equal-sized pieces so they melt at an equal rate. Heat the butter over a medium-low heat.
- As the butter begins to heat and sizzle, it will become foamy. Stir the butter often as it cooks. Because the colour develops quickly, you’ll want to stir very often to prevent hot spots from browning the butter unevenly. The foam will also begin to subside as it cooks. When it reaches this deep golden colour, I like to stop here, as the flavour is so deep, nutty, and rich.
- Add the sage leaves and mix through. Plate the raviolis and spoon the butter over. Season with more freshly ground black pepper.
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