Often called tirtlen or tortelli alle erbe, this vegetarian do-it-yourself fried rye flour ravioli is a conventional recipe from the gorgeous Alto Adige (South Tyrol) in Northeast Italy. There, rye flour is a staple ingredient used to make bread, pasta and different meals. These ricotta and spinach raviolis are simple to make and really moreish.
South Tyrolean delicacies.
Additionally known as the Alto Adige or Südtirol, this Italian province is a part of the Trentino-Alto Adige area. From 1815 till 1919, it belonged to the Austrian Hungarian Empire. The South Tyrol borders with the modern-day Austrian area of Tyrol.
Many individuals there communicate German and, as you may think about, there are lots of similarities within the meals in each components of the Tyrol. That’s why many South Tyrolean recipes and dishes have Germanic names, as you’ll discover under.
I discovered this recipe for spinach and ricotta rye flour ravioli in an Italian cookbook for recipes from Trentino-Alto Adige. This guide is a part of a set of cookery books with recipes from all of the Italian areas. Aside from these tirtlen there are another dishes I actually wish to make from it; like tagliatelle with cabbage and sausage, various kinds of canederli and gnocchi and extra rye flour ravioli recipes.
Rye flour within the South Tyrol kitchen.
Wheat doesn’t develop effectively within the mountainous South Tyrol. In truth, solely essentially the most rustic and resistant vegetation have tailored to the tough terrain of the Dolomite mountains during which the area is situated. So, the locals historically use hardier kinds of grains to make their breads and pasta and so forth. These embrace spelt, oats, buckwheat, and barley.
Nonetheless, the preferred grain is rye. Rye has weed-like traits and never even the snow kills it, not to mention the altitude. Consequently, it has lengthy been a supply of staple meals that previously helped the native inhabitants survive throughout troublesome instances.
Essentially the most well-known conventional rye breads from this a part of Italy are schüttelbrot: a crispbread constructed from rye, sourdough and cumin seeds and Vinschger Paarl which means the ‘Venosta couple’: two flat loaves of rye and spelt or wheat joined collectively.
Plus, Pusterer Breatl: a flat and spherical loaf typical of the Val Pusteria, made with a mix of rye and wheat and flavored with fennel seeds, coriander, cumin and fenugreek.
South Tyrolean pasta made with rye flour.
Apparently, schüttelbrot is even used to make pasta. A while in the past, I used to be given some schüttelbrot tagliatelle which I utilized in one other South Tyrol pasta recipe with speck and chanterelles.
To make that tagliatelle, they finely grind the bread and blend it with eggs and durum wheat semolina. So scrumptious, however sadly exhausting to search out and never simple to make at dwelling.
Aside from the fried ravioli on this recipe, the South Tyroleans make different rye flour ravioli together with ravioli alla Pusterese or schlutzkrapfen. These are often crescent, or half-moon formed (mezzelune). The elements are principally the identical as tirtlen, however as a substitute of being fried, they’re boiled and served with brown butter and Parmigiano.
Is rye flour wholesome?
Rye flour is much more nutritious than wheat flour because it retains a considerable amount of vitamins. It is because it’s more durable to separate the bran while processing the flour. Rye flour is wealthy in B nutritional vitamins, that are vital for the mind and nervous system. It’s additionally mineral wealthy with magnesium for nerves and muscle mass, phosphorus for wholesome bones, iron for blood formation and oxygen transport and zinc.
Is rye flour pasta gluten free?
Rye flour has much less gluten than wheat flour however it’s not gluten free. Nonetheless, the gluten on this flour (gliadin) is a special kind of gluten to that present in wheat flours. Rye flour lacks the glutenin wanted to type the elasticity in dough.
This is the reason many rye flour breads and most rye flour pasta additionally include wheat flour. The do-it-yourself fried ravioli on this recipe has an equal quantity of rye flour and mushy wheat flour.
The best way to make the rye flour ravioli dough.
As talked about above, the flour for this ravioli dough is half rye flour and half mushy wheat flour. The liquid you want for the dough is definitely milk, plus a tablespoon of olive oil. This dough is kind of simple to make. Simply sift the 2 flours collectively right into a bowl, add a pinch of salt, the olive oil and a few milk.
Begin to combine the flour and liquid collectively utilizing a fork, including extra milk till you’ve got the beginning of a dough that doesn’t persist with the edges of the bowl. After all, you may combine the dough with no bowl on a floured work floor.
Subsequent, flip the dough out onto a floured work floor and knead till it’s fairly easy and elastic. Then roll the dough right into a ball, wrap it in cling movie or a moist tea towel and let it relaxation for half-hour.
The spinach and ricotta filling for rye flour ravioli.
Whereas the dough is resting is the right time to make the filling. This model of tirtlen has simply spinach, ricotta and salt. There are additionally variations with potato as effectively and others made with cabbage and potato or cheese and Swiss chard.
Making the filling is fairly easy. All it’s worthwhile to do is cook dinner the spinach in salted water, drain it very effectively, squeeze out any water and chop it finely. I used a meals processor to do that. Then combine the spinach with the ricotta and add salt to style. It’s also possible to add some grated nutmeg.
Making and filling this ravioli.
As soon as the dough has rested, minimize off about 20% of it and rewrap the remaining dough so it doesn’t dry out. Roll out the piece of dough you narrow off till it’s fairly skinny. You need to use only a rolling pin or a pasta machine.
I used my guide pasta machine, passing the dough by the widest setting a few instances first. Then once more by the following two settings. On my machine, the widest setting has the best quantity, 7. On different machines the wisest setting is usually the bottom quantity.
The dough sheets for this do-it-yourself rye flour ravioli don’t have to be tremendous skinny. The subsequent step is to chop circles out of the dough utilizing a glass, or cookie cutter. Some Italian make their tirtlen 12cm (4.7in) in diameter. Mine had been 9cm (3.5in).
After getting some circles of dough, place a few teaspoons of the filling onto the centre of 1 dough circle, moist across the edge with some water and canopy with a second circle.
Press the perimeters down across the filling to seal your ravioli. Place the prepared raw rye flour ravioli on a floured tray and repeat the method with the remainder of the dough and filling.
Frying and serving your rye flour ravioli
These do-it-yourself spinach and ricotta rye flour ravioli from the South Tyrol are historically eaten fried as a snack or road meals. You will discover them on the market at lots of the area’s markets and gala’s. They’re finest when they’re scorching and freshly cooked.
The very best oil to fry your tirtlen in is a vegetable, sunflower seed, or peanut oil. Up to now, locals additionally fried this ravioli in lard however that’s not frequent lately.
Relying on the scale and depth of your frying pan, fry the ravioli in scorching oil till they brown on either side. I didn’t use lots of oil so I did them 4 at a time and turned them over to brown. As soon as cooked, place the ravioli on some kitchen paper to empty among the oil. However serve them while nonetheless scorching.
What to do with leftovers.
Leftover cooked rye flour ravioli may be saved in a sealed container within the fridge for a few days and reheated within the microwave or eaten chilly. BUT, they don’t style nearly as good as freshly fried ones!
Raw rye flour ravioli may be frozen and cooked from frozen however watch out once you add them to the new oil. It’s also possible to simply boil raw tirtlen (recent or frozen) and serve them with browned butter and parmigiano like schlutzkrapfen.
Let me know what you suppose.
These vegetarian spinach and ricotta rye flour ravioli make an excellent appetizer for company. They will also be eaten at a celebration as a finger meals. Whichever means you determine to serve them, I’m certain they’ll be successful.
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Different do-it-yourself ravioli recipes value making an attempt.
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- Candy ravioli from Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Baked fish ravioli from Liguria
- Ricotta and saffron ravioli from Sardinia
Do-it-yourself fried rye flour ravioli from the South Tyrol.
This vegetarian fried rye flour ravioli from the Italian mountains is really easy to make, scrumptious, nutritious and really moreish. They’re historically eaten as a snack, road meals or antipasto. Nice as an appetizer too!
Substances
Substances for filling
- 7 oz cooked spinach (200g) I used 1lb recent spinach (500g)
- 7 oz recent ricotta (200g) effectively drained
- salt to style
- nutmeg freshly grated
Substances for rye flour ravioli
- 7 oz rye flour (200g)
- 7 oz Italian ’00’ mushy wheat flour or all function flour
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 tbsp further virgin olive oil.
- 6-7 floz recent milk (about 180-200ml) Quantity of milk wanted might differ
- vegetable oil for frying
Directions
Make the ravioli dough
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Sift the 2 kinds of flour right into a bowl. Add a pinch of salt and the olive oil. Combine with a fork.
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Proceed mixing whilst you add the milk a little bit at a time. As soon as the combination resembles a dough use your palms to start out bringing all of it collectively right into a ball.
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When the dough now not sticks to the edges of the bowl flip it out onto a floured work floor and knead for 7-10 minutes till it is fairly easy and elastic. Roll the dough right into a ball and wrap it in cling movie or cowl with a moist tea towel. Depart it to relaxation for half-hour.
Make the spinach and ricotta filling.
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If utilizing recent spinach, wash the leaves and take away any massive stems. Place the spinach in a pot with salted water and cook dinner till it has all wilted.
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Drain the spinach effectively and take away any water by sqeezing it along with your palms or in a tea towel. Chop the spinach finely or roughly purée it in a meals processor. You need to use cooked frozen spinach.
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Drain the ricotta and put it in a bowl with the spinach. Add a little bit salt and nutmeg. Combine collectively effectively.
Make the ravioli.
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Reduce off about 1/5 of the dough and re-wrap the remaining so it would not dry out. Roll the dough piece out right into a sheet utilizing only a rolling pin on a floured pastry board or roll it out utilizing a pasta machine. It would not have to be very skinny.
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With a glass or cookie cutter minimize circles out of the dough sheet of about 3.5 in (9cm) diameter. Place 2 teaspoons of filling within the centre of half the circles. Rub across the edges with water and place one other circle on high of those with filling. Press down across the filling to seal the ravioli.
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Place the prepared ravioli on a flour dusted floor and repeat with the remainder of the dough and filling.
Fry your rye flour ravioli.
Notes
To freeze the ravioli place them within the freezer unfold out on a tray or plate. As soon as frozen they are often transferred to a freezer bag.
Freezing cooked rye flour ravioli isn’t beneficial.
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