RECIPE FOR TORTELLINI PASTA RECIPES

Steps:

• Mix flour and salt in a bowl.
• Create a well with the flour and salt.
• Whisk together the three eggs, oil and water thoroughly.
• Add wet ingredients little by little to center of flour well, mixing gradually until dough becomes a ball.
• Turn onto a lightly floured surface, and knead until ball is smooth and elastic.
• Add more water if necessary.
• Allow to rest for thirty minutes in a lightly oiled bowl, covered with plastic wrap.
• After thirty minutes, cut dough into circles that are approximately 2 inches in diameter.
• Place 1/2 to 3/4 tsp of filling in center of dough circle, fold over into a half moon shape, and then join edges around your finger, forming a circle shape.
• Cook tortellini in 2-3 batches, in hot salty boiling water for 6 minutes or until firm.
• Drain, and then add to sauce!

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of slightly salted water to boil.
• Once water is boiling add tortellini. Cook according to directions on the package. Stick to that time precisely or even reduce it by 1 minute to avoid that tortellini fall apart when you add them to the sauce.
• While you’re waiting for water to boil to cook tortellini in, prepare the cream sauce.Place a pan over medium heat, add a generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil (you can substitute it with butter if you prefer).
• Add heavy cream and stir. Once you see first bubbles reduce the heat, add nutmeg and stir again.Cook for about 2 minutes until the sauce has slightly reduced, it should be still liquid. Turn the heat off.
• Once tortellini are ready, reserve a cup or a little less of their cooking liquid.Drain tortellini and add to the pan with the cream sauce.
• Turn on the heat and toss everything in the pan until the sauce has coated tortellini (it’ll take about a minute or so).
• Remove the pan from the heat and add Parmesan cheese, stir until tortellini are well covered with the creamy sauce.If tortellini dry out a bit add a few tablespoons of previously reserved pasta cooking liquid (that should be warm but NOT boiling by now).Give everything another good toss in the pan.
• Serve immediately with fresh ground pepper.