Yes, I admit. I am still documenting my food adventures from the end of January. Our next endeavor involved something we had never tried before. It ended up being harder than it looked, so I left the details for Andrew to master. I am talking about making Ravioli from scratch.

Several weeks before my week off, my mother came across an unopened pasta maker she had won in a contest long ago. Ever since she told me about it I had been dreaming of pasta making.

from smittenkitchen.com

Pasta Recipe

• 3 cups plain flour
• 4 eggs
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp water

1. I mixed them all in a food processor. I was told to add more water if the dough was too dry. I found the dough to be sticky.. so I added some flour. Hopefully that was the correct thing to do.
2. Break the ball of dough into 4 pieces on a floured surface, flaten each piece into a rectangular shape
3. Cover the pieces with a bowl, leave it for 1 hour — this is supposed to make for easy rolling

Arugala Filling

• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 lb fresh arugula, coarsely chopped
• 3 Tbsp of bread crumbs,  I put a slice of bread in food processor — more than enough bread crumbs
• 1/3 cup Romano cheese
• Salt and Pepper
• 1 egg yolk and the egg white separated
• Egg wash: egg white mixed with 2 Tbsp water

1. Heat oil on medium heat in frying pan
2. Add onion and garlic, sauted until the onions are soft and wilted
3. Add arugula, stirring frequently about 3-5 minutes — until its water evaporates
4. Let the mix cool, then add breadcrumbs and romano cheese
5. Add Salt and pepper to taste
6. Add egg yolk, stir to combine

Putting it all together — NOTE: A pasta machine is required

1. Set the rollers of the pasta machine to the widest setting

For each rectangular piece

1. take out from under the bowl
2. dust with flour
3. feed through the roller
4. Fold the rectangle that comes out in half (length wise and width-wise)
5. Feed the rectangle back into the machine – folded end first
6. Repeat many times, and as you repeat this, adjust the rollers of the machine more and more narrower to the narrowest setting – eventually the dough will become a smooth sheet. — MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
7. Put the sheet of dough on a floured surface
8. Spoon a bunches of the arugala mixture down the center of the one side of the sheet (see picture above)
9. Brush each bunch with egg wash
10. Fold half the sheet to cover the filling
11. Press firmly around each bunch – try to keep as much air out as possible (air may cause ravioli to break in water)
12. Use a pasta cutter/pizza cutter/some kind of cutter to cut the sheet into ravoli’s (I put them on a towel-lined baking pan as I prepared them)

Then finally, put the pasta in boiling water for 8-10 minutes, serve with  homemade tomato sauce

My suggestion: do this with at least 2 or more people. It is a great group activity.
My rating: 9/10 (9 because it does take some time and effort – but it is definitely worth the yummy-ness)