Seeing Stars

Ravioli filled with sun-dried tomato, roasted garlic, mascarpone, smoked mozzarella & Asiago with a balsamic cream sauce

 

Continuing with the 'use what's already here' push, there was a jar of sun-dried tomatoes in the cupboard I only recently unearthed (no worries, it was still good). 

And while it takes a toll on me (I suffer for my art!), the guys love when I make pasta.  

So I did.

The dough was colored with tomato paste; Matt 3D printed a star-shaped ravioli form.

For the filling, I first minced then processed the tomatoes before mixing that with smoked mozzarella, mascarpone (because Alex loathes ricotta), the tail end of some roasted garlic (reminder to self: make more), Asiago, and a bit of nutmeg, salt and pepper. 

I wanted the sauce to provide some oomph; I found this recipe for a balsamic cream sauce...and it stepped up.

A scattering of toasted pine nuts, and done.

So...yeah.

I ended up with not quite four sheet trays of ravioli. I think we made one-ish for dinner. 

Until Matt liked it so much, he brought the pasta water back to a boil, and cooked some more.

The rest are in the freezer, plus some leftover dough I turned into fettuccine. With the remainder of the sauce, I think the guys are set for awhile.