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RAVIOLI FORMULOI
For the dough:
400g APF
4 large eggs
Pinch of salt.
Combine and let rest 1 hr.
For the filling:
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp Revered Moss spice blend
Combine and add to piping bags with 1/2" nozzle/opening.
Roll out the dough after the rest period into two sheets equal in size and thickness.
Pipe the cheese blend into grape sized dollops on one sheet. Then trace an outline of where you will cut the raviolis around the dollops. Place the second sheet of dough atop the first and gently press around each dollop, taking care to press slightly more along the outlined sections. Using a ravioli press, cut the raviolis and let rest for 30 minutes on a drying rack.
While they rest bring 6 quarts water to roaring boil. Test batch boil 2 of the (I made 18) raviolis. They should cook for 4-6 minutes. Boil in sets of 5 to 6.
They can be frozen before or after boiling. I froze 6 from this batch to make it easier on myself.
Refrigerate left overs within reasonable time. Use within 3 days. Add water to pan for rehydration when recooking, seriously though just a splash of water.
Enjoy.
BASIC BURGERS
2.63lbs of what ever kind of ground beef you prefer. I prefer ground chuck, but honestly i buy whatever's on sale.
3 large eggs, but pick the smallest you have.
1/4cup cubed sharp aged cheddar cheese. Cut them into cubes about 1/2cm in size.
2 tbsp of Cardinals Burger Blend
Combine, press into whatever size patties you like. I used 1/4lb.
Freeze whatever you aren't going to use.
CARDINAL BURGER BLEND
Something simple.
1/2 tbps dried parsley
1 tbsp cumin
1 tbsp paprika
1 tbsp granulated onion.
1/2 tbsp salt
Insight
Why this all came to be.
I read if you want to tell a story, draw a map. and whatever map you draw make it full of pitfalls and glorious heights.
Modern cookery requires, nearly demands, us to take "elevated" photos of the foods we cook to show off how well we can cook. Food is not something to be "shown off". That is not to say it cannot be something elegant and beautiful; Food can be a thing of beauty, but it is far more than just what the eyes can sense. Food is a culmination of cultures, families, societies, and stories from one generation to the next. From Recipes does post pictures of the dishes and recipes we create. Cardinal wont.
Taking pictures of food is a modern phenomenon that dilutes the creativity one can find. If i show you what i made, and what you make does not look the same, there may be a level of disappointment it did not resemble how the dish ought to be presented. But what I want, is for you to create your own plating, your own style/flare. Make it pretty to you, you're the one eating it.
Food tells a tale, and cookery is how it is spoken. From one to another, hand to hand.
