Cavatelli with a Lemony Sausage Broccoli Rabe Sauce
Cavatelli with a Lemony Sausage Broccoli Rabe Sauce
Homemade pasta with a lemony creamy sauce!
Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr
Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Class Recipe, Italian
Servings 4
Ingredients
Cavatelli Ingredients
- 1 cup 00 flour sifted
- 3 cups Durum Extra Fine Semolina
- 1 cup Ricotta Cheese
- 1/2 cup Mascarpone Cheese
- 1 teaspoon salt
- extra flour for rolling
Sauce Ingredients
- 1-2 bunches broccoli rabe or leafy green of your choice
- 2 tablespoons garlic
- 2 tablespoons pancetta
- 2 tablespoons shallots
- 4-6 Italian sausage links, casing removed
- 1 tablespoon butter, unsalted
- 1 cup dry white wine
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 2-3 lemons zest whole strips, no pith
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme
Instructions
Cavatelli Instructions:
- Place the sifted flour on a wooden board and make a well in the center.
- Add the water and the salt in the center of the well.
- With a fork, start incorporating the flour and the water until you get a thick batter. Pull in the flour from the bottom of the well.
- With the help of a dough scraper, incorporate the rest of the flour (it may appear to you that there isn't enough water. Just keep kneading, magically everything comes together).
- Knead for about 8-10 minutes or until dough is smooth and elastic. If the dough feels sticky, add a little bit of flour. If, on the other hand, the dough feels dry, sprinkle a few drops of water over the dough and continue kneading.
- Wrap dough in cling wrap and let it rest for about one hour at room temperature
- Cut the dough into 4 pieces.
- Roll out each piece of dough to approximately ¼ inch thick. Make sure your board and rolling pin are floured.
- Cut the dough into ¾ - 1 inch rolls. (like big worms)
- Cut each roll into 1/4 - 1/2 inch pieces.
- Using the index finger, apply a gentle pressure on the dough, dragging it toward you. There should be a slight curl that forms. If you are using a cavatelli board, you will get ridges on one side.)
- Place cavatelli on large baking sheets that have been dusted with flour. Place the cavatelli in a single layer and not touching one another.
- Continue until all the dough has been formed into cavatelli.
- Allow to air dry for at least 30 minutes.
- If using immediately, drop in a large pot of salted boiling water for a few minutes. The cavatelli are done when they float to the top. (Try to shake off as much as the flour as possible before boiling them). Taste to make sure they are cooked to your liking.
- If freezing, place the tray of cavatelli in the freezer and once frozen, place in plastic bag in the freezer. Can be cooked frozen. (Should take 6-8 minutes to cook. Once they rise to the top, they should be done.
Sauce Procedure:
- Separate the florets of broccoli rabe from the leafy parts of the vegetable
- Blanch in heavily salted boiling water until tender, then shock it In ice water to lower the temperature and stop the cooking process.
- Chop the broccoli into smaller bite-sized pieces
- Take sausage out of casing and break it up into small pieces
- Sauté the pancetta and allow to caramelize and begin to form a fond
- Add the sausage and repeat the caramelization process. Remove any excess fat and sauté the garlic and shallots.
- Add the blanched broccoli rabe and sauté for about 1 min. Deglaze the pan with lemon juice & reduce all the way.
- Add your herbs, chicken stock, and butter, and stir, allowing your saucet to emulsify. The cavatelli should be ready by now, so add the pasta to your sauce and let it cook to absorb the flavor into the pasta.
- After a few minutes, its ready to serve and enjoy!
Keyword Broccoli Rabe, Pasta, Sausage
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