Casoncelli with Sage Butter Sauce

Directions

• For the filling, wash the parsley and dry thoroughly. Chop the parsley together with the garlic until very fine.
• Melt butter in a pan over medium-high heat. Place parsley and garlic mixture inside and cook for one minute or until the aromas are released.
• Add minced beef and cook for 10 minutes. Stir frequently. When done, remove from heat to cool.
• Peel potato and boil in water until tender.
• In a large bowl, place cooled meat mixture and add bread crumbs, Parmesan and egg.
• Place cooked potato in a ricer and add directly into mixture. Add a pinch of salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Mix well.
• Roll pasta dough into a thin sheet with a thickness of 2mm and cut into circles with 8cm diameter.
• Lightly brush egg wash over one side of the pasta circles. Make sure the side that you’ve brushed faces up.
• Place a ball of filling in the center and fold the pasta in half – forming a half moon shape.
• Place the crescent side of the half moon shape on to the flat wooden surface and make an indentation with your finger in the center of the filling. The final shape should resemble a miniature canoe or sweets wrapper.
• For the sauce, melt butter in a pan over medium heat. Add fresh sage leaves and allow to fry for a couple of minutes to allow the aromas to permeate the butter. Once the sage is crisp on the edges, pour over casoncelli.