Ravioli al pesce

Today is a very raining day in Sydney. Since there's no chance to go outside I decided to try to make seafood Ravioli. All I need to do is prepare the filling, make the Pasta Fresca and then try to assemble all in Ravioli shape. Lets do it!
First of all I prepare the Pasta and I leave it in a cool place while I make the filling.

For the filling I decided to use prawns and smoked salmon.

Pasta Fresca

Home made pasta is the most traditional dish in all Italy. From one single recipe you can obtain diverse shapes: tagliatelle, tagliolini, lasagne, ravioli, tortellini and many more.
Unfortunately, because most of the people never have much time to spend in the kitchen, Pasta Fresca is no longer made at home very often. Even in Italy people buy Pasta Fresca at the bakery.
However, if we think about it, we don't need much time to make a good pasta. All the ingredients are kneaded in about 15-20 minutes, 30 minutes is the time that the dough need to rest, 15 more minutes are required to stretch out the dough and cut out the shapes we desire.
It's more complicate to explain it then actually do it!

Cannelloni al ragù 2

...Yesterday I made the ragù for my Cannelloni. Today, I am going to fill them up, make the besciamella, and cook!
First of all I take out the bay leaves from the ragù, their aromatic essence is awesome in many dishes but if eaten whole they are pungent and have a sharp, bitter taste. I use a perforated spoon to drain the ragù a little bit, then I fill the cannelloni and dispose them on a tray. I like to make just one layer but you can make two if you prefer.
Of course I had extra ragù, not a problem, I put it in the freezer and I will make Lasagna some other time!

Ragù

Tomorrow  is the Australian Open final! I am not a tennis fan but I am having dinner at a friend place to watch it together on TV. For this occasion I am making Cannelloni al ragù. Ok, you might think that this is not exactly an easy and quick recipe. You are right, apologies! It's not a quick recipe but easy? of course ;) just try to do it with me! It's also so so yummy mmm...

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