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Potato Tortelli with a Touch of Red Mullet

17/11/2023

I can provide you with a recipe for delicious Potato Tortelli with a Touch of Red Mullet. This dish is a superb fusion of the egg pasta typical of Northern Italy and the flavor of the sea with red mullet. Here is a recipe you could follow:

Ingredients

For the Tortelli:

  • 300g of flour
  • 3 eggs (for the pasta)
  • 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt to taste

For the filling:

  • 400g of potatoes
  • 50g of grated Parmesan cheese
  • Nutmeg to taste
  • Salt and pepper to taste

For the seasoning:

  • 4 red mullets (fillets)
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • Chopped parsley to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 100 ml of fish broth

Preparation

  1. Begin by preparing the egg pasta: arrange the flour in a mound on a work surface, crack the 3 eggs into the center, add a pinch of salt and a tablespoon of oil. Knead until you have a smooth and elastic dough. Let the dough rest covered with a clean cloth.

  2. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes in boiling water until they are soft. Drain them, peel them, and mash them with a potato masher in a bowl.

  3. To the mashed potatoes, add the Parmesan cheese, a pinch of nutmeg, salt and pepper to taste, and mix until homogeneous.

  4. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin or pasta machine until you get thin sheets. On half of the sheets, distribute mounds of potato filling, then cover with the other half of the sheets and cut out the tortelli using a pastry cutter or a knife.

  5. To prepare the seasoning, clean the red mullet fillets by removing the bones and skin. In a pan, lightly fry the garlic with the oil, then add the red mullet fillets and let them cook briefly on both sides. Add parsley, salt, and pepper to taste.

  6. Deglaze with a bit of fish broth and let the seasoning reduce slightly.

  7. Cook the tortelli in plenty of salted water for a few minutes, until they float to the surface, then drain and add them to the pan with the red mullet seasoning.

  8. Sauté the tortelli together with the seasoning for a few minutes, so that the flavors blend well.

  9. Plate the tortelli with the red mullet and finish with a final sprinkle of chopped parsley.

Curiosity

Tortelli is a type of stuffed pasta particularly beloved in the Northern regions of Italy. The combination of the potato, with its soft sweetness, and the red mullet, with a delicate yet assertive flavor, is an example of how land and sea flavors can be happily combined in a sophisticated and tasty dish.

Potato Tortelli with a Touch of Red Mullet