Tortellini in Brodo

Name: Tortellini in Brodo
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 180 min
Yield: 6 portions
Cuisine: Italian · Emilia-Romagna
Ingredients: 300 g · 2¼ cups flour 00; 150 g · 3 eggs eggs; 100 g · 3½ oz pork loin, cut small; 80 g · 3 oz prosciutto crudo; 80 g · 3 oz mortadella; 100 g · 1 cup Parmigiano Reggiano, grated; 50 g · 1 egg egg, for the filling; ½ g · 1 pinch nutmeg; 15 g · 1 tbsp butter; 1½ kg · 3¼ lb whole chicken or capon; 300 g · 3 cups carrot, celery, onion, for the broth; 15 g · 2½ tsp salt; 3½ l · 15 cups water

🍽 Serves 6⏱ Prep 120 min🔥 Cook 180 min🌍 Italian · Emilia-Romagna

Handmade tortellini filled with pork, prosciutto, mortadella and Parmigiano, served in a rich capon or chicken broth.

📍 Emilia-Romagna · Bologna · Italy

The story of the dish

Tortellini in brodo is the Christmas dish of Bologna and Modena; legend says an innkeeper shaped them after spying on Venus's navel.

The name: Tortellini means 'little cakes' or 'little twists' in Italian.

Ingredients

Ingredient	EUg · ml	UScups · spoons
flour 00	≈ 300 g	≈ 2¼ cups
eggs	≈ 150 g	≈ 3 eggs
pork loin cut small	≈ 100 g	≈ 3½ oz
prosciutto crudo	≈ 80 g	≈ 3 oz
mortadella	≈ 80 g	≈ 3 oz
Parmigiano Reggiano grated	≈ 100 g	≈ 1 cup
egg for the filling	≈ 50 g	≈ 1 egg
nutmeg	≈ ½ g	≈ 1 pinch
butter	≈ 15 g	≈ 1 tbsp
whole chicken or capon	≈ 1½ kg	≈ 3¼ lb
carrot celery, onion, for the broth	≈ 300 g	≈ 3 cups
salt	≈ 15 g	≈ 2½ tsp
water	≈ 3½ l	≈ 15 cups

≈ amount suggested from similar recipes

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Also used: pasta machine or rolling pin · stock pot · meat grinder or food processor · fine-mesh sieve

Method

Simmer the chicken with carrot, celery, onion and salt for about 3 hours; strain the broth.
Brown the pork in butter, then grind it with the prosciutto and mortadella; mix with Parmigiano, the egg and nutmeg.
Knead the flour and eggs into a smooth dough and rest it 30 minutes.
Roll the pasta very thin and cut 3 cm squares.
Put a little filling on each square, fold into a triangle and wrap around your finger to form the tortellino.
Cook the tortellini in the boiling broth for 2 to 3 minutes and serve in the broth with Parmigiano.

👨‍🍳 Chef’s tips

Roll the pasta thin enough to see your hand through it.

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Nutrition per portion estimate · 1 of 6

810kcal

60 gprotein

41 gcarbs

42 gfat

Allergens

GlutenEggsMilkCelery

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