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Passatelli
A delicious unusual type of pasta from Emilia-Romagna made with eggs, breadcrumbs and cheese, typically cooked and served in homemade broth.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 283 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 120 g white breadcrumbs. (4.2oz)
- 120 g parmigiano reggiano (4.2 oz) grated
- 3 medium eggs
- 1 pinch salt
- ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg or lemon rind
- Prepared broth or stock
Instructions
- Mix the breadcrumbs and Parmigiano cheese together in a bowl.
- Add a pinch of salt
- Add the grated nutmeg or lemon rind (as desired).
- Beat the eggs and add them to the bread and cheese mixture.
- Mix the ingredients together (preferrably with your hands) until the dough becomes quite elastic and compact. If it is too wet add more breadcrumbs. If too dry you can add some of the stock or broth you plan to cook the passatelli in.
- Roll the dough into a large ball, wrap it in clingfilm and leave it to 'rest' at room temperature for at least 2 hours.
- Bring your broth or stock to the boil
- When you are ready to cook the passatelli, remove the clingfilm and place the dough on a floured surface.
- Take large pieces of the dough and press through the passatelli iron. As the passatelli come out of the press you will have to use a knife to remove them.
- You can drop them straight into the boiling broth/stock or onto a previously floured surface and then add them to the broth/stock after they are all made.
- Allow them to cook until they all rise to the surface (approx 5 minutes)
- If you are serving them in broth, serve immediately.
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Notes
- If you are going to add passatelli to other ingredients, remove them from the stock with a slotted spoon and add to the pre-prepared sauce or ingredients and then continue according to the recipe you are following. For this recipe I served my passatelli with a homemade chicken broth.
- Calories and nutritional info based on one cup of homemade chicken broth per serving.
- Passatelli irons are hard to find but a potato ricer works well too.
- To make passatelli vegetarian use a vegetarian parmesan and cook in vegetable stock.
Nutrition Information
Calories
283kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
19g
(38%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
4g
Trans Fat
0.01g
Cholesterol
143mg
(48%)
Sodium
757mg
(32%)
Potassium
132mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
413IU
(8%)
Calcium
429mg
(43%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 143mg | 48% |
| Sodium | 757mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 132mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 413IU | 8% |
| Calcium | 429mg | 43% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.