Step 5 Cook the pasta in boiling salted water, drain it when ready and mix with the tomato and ricotta sauce. Important Disclaimer:We may get commissions for products or services purchased via links on our site. According to tradition, ribollita was prepared on Fridays with all the leftover vegetables of the week cooked together with stale bread. I made the dough in the same way as other pasta doughs by mixing the flours then adding the eggs and olive oil and then water as required.

After kneading, allow the dough to rest, then cut off small pieces, roll them out into thin ‘snakes’, cut the snakes into 6-7cm lengths (2. As tiny as this anelletti pasta looks they take quite a long time to cook, but for this recipe you’ll want to stop cooking it around three minutes or so before the time on the package because it needs to be nice and al’dente, plus it’s going to finish cooking in the oven anyway. But if you go to an y Italian market they may have a brand there, I think I saw some even at Trader Joe’s although I nevewr tried it. Among the many variations of this recipe are some with boiled eggs in the filling, and cheeses other than caciocavallo for example, provola or primo sale.

The pasta is dressed with a tomato sauce mixed with sheep’s ricotta, sautéed vegetables and pecorino. Once your homemade anellini pasta rings, the tomato and ricotta sauce and the sautéed vegetables are all ready, cook the pasta al dente in boiling salted water. A timballo of oven-baked anelletti is the most popular “pasta bakes” in Sicily, particularly for Sunday lunches, special occasions and holidays such as Christmas. Like all types of pasta, Anelli pasta should be eaten in moderation as part of a well-balanced diet.

Its shape collects spices very well and is the hero of exquisite recipes, such as baked timbale made with meat, cheese, and peas. I did have some initial trouble getting the bread crumbs to stick to the sides of the non-stick pan with the olive oil.

Cover with water, place a large plate over the bowl and weigh it down with a heavy object, such as a package of salt or sugar.