Sausage Ravioli with Tomato Sauce
Good, messy, family entertainment  . . . flour everywhere . .. but they turned out well, with no leaky raviolis To make the pasta follow instructions below: http://sbr-it-solutions.co.uk/recipes/diy-pasta/
Servings: 3 yield(s)
Prep Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
    Sausage filling
  • 4 pork sausages (meat removed from their skins)
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds (crushed in pestle and mortar)
  • 25 g parmesan
  • 2 tbsp cream cheese / ricotta
    • Tomato Sauce
  • tin tomatoes
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1/2 onion
  • basil (few leaves)
    • Pasta
  • portion fresh pasta - rolled
Instructions
  1. Make pasta and leave in fridge for 1/2 hour
  2. Add sausage meat and fennel seeds to pan with a little oil and fry for 5 mins till pink colour gone. When done remove from pan and add to bowl . . you can use the pan to make the tomato sauce
  3. Add in parmesan and cream cheese to sausage meat and leave to cool
  4. In pan heat a little oil then grate in onion and chopped garlic - fry for a few mins then add in the tomatoes Cover and leave to simmer for 1/2 hr whilst making the ravioli
  5. Make the pasta -- then when done roll out into sheets and place a little sausage meat onto one of the sheets, leaving a space between .. Place another sheet over the top and press down to seal little parcels - use a shape cutter thingy to cut the shapes out - and place them on a floured surface whilst you make the rest. Make sure the edges are sealed. If not then brush a little water round edges and crimp together
  6. Boil a large pan of water, drop in the ravioli and leave for 5 mins - then remove with slotted spoon and put place onto plates
  7. Add sauce -- add more parmesan - done