RAVIOLI´S WITH SMOKED CHICKEN AND CHEESE FILLING. SERVED WITH FRESH CREAM-SUNDRIED TOMATO SAUCE AND PARSLEY OIL.

In Estonian

For today´s evening I offer something from Italian cuisine. It is not quick recipe, but the dish is full of amazing flavors.

For 6-8 persons

Pasta ingredients:
6 eggs
300 to 500 g of durum wheat flour

Pasta dough:
Mix in a food processor 300g flour and 6 eggs. Add flour if necessary. The same operation can be done also manually.
1. Put the dough on the table and knead it with your hands. If needed add more flour.
2. Form balls and wrap in plastic foil.
3. Place the dough balls to refrigerator for 20 minutes.
4. Form from dough thin sheets with pasta machine.

Filling ingredients:
1 onion
Vegetable oil
300g of smoked chicken thigh meat (without skin)
75 g grated Forte cheese

Filling:
1. Cut the onion to small pieces and brown it in the pan.
2. Cut chicken smaller pieces.
3. Crush chicken with onion in food processor to homogenous mass.
4. Add grated cheese and mix with a food processor. The filling should be homogenous and dry.
5. Season with salt and pepper.

Sauce ingredients:
800 ml whipping cream
4 garlic cloves
6 sundried tomatoes in oil
Salt, pepper

Cream sauce:
1. Lightly heat crushed garlic cloves and sun-dried tomato pieces.
2. Add the whipping cream and boil at low temperature for about 30 minutes,when the sauce will become thick.
3. Season with salt and pepper.

Form ravioli´s and boil these in sligtly salted water for about 5 minutes. Serve with sauce, grated cheese and basil. Add also a little parsley oil.