Homemade ravioli is one of those home cooked meals you just have to make at some point. It doesn't take a lot of work, it's a ton of fun, and you can use all sorts of fillings! I'm using pancetta and asparagus in a brown butter sage sauce.
Blanche 18-24 small asparagus stalks in salted boiling water.
Remove and drain after 3-4 minutes and add cold tap water to stop the cooking.
Set aside and drain on paper towel until cool enough to handle.
Mince Asparagus.
Add minced pancetta to a pan over low heat. Allow to 'melt' for 10-15 minutes. If pancetta begins to brown, remove from heat and stir in a few drops of water.
Add minced asparagus and stir to combine. Taste for seasoning. Cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Place mixture in a bowl and set aside in refrigerator to cool.
Once cooled, just before adding to ravioli, add 1/2 cup parmigiano reggiano.
Ravioli Dough
On a clean surface, form a well in the center of 1 3/4 cups ap flour.
Crack two eggs in well and add 1 tsp olive oil and a pinch of salt. Whisk to combine, slowly incorporating the flour until a solid mass forms.
Knead the solid mass of dough with your hand for 10 minutes until most of the flour is incorporated and the dough is just shy of tacky. Add 1-2 drops of water if needed.
Form dough in to ball and wrap with plastic wrap for 40 minutes.
Roll out dough in to a thin rectangular shape and cut in to pieces that fit the ravioli mold.
Place a sheet of dough on to the mold and use the mold press to press dough down in to mold. Add filling then use your finger to apply water to all edges of the dough.
Add top layer of dough and use rolling pin to firmly press and cut the dough into the mold. Remove raviolis from mold.
Add raviolis to boiling salted water to cook for 6 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Remove and drain thoroughly.
Brown Butter Sage
Add 4 tablespoons unsalted butter to a skillet over medium high heat. Add small hand full of fresh sage and swirl in pan to incorporate.
One batch at a time, add the ravioli to the pan to fry in butter for 4-5 minutes.