Name: Goats’ cheese ravioli with fennel purée
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: pinch of salt; 10 ml (¼ fl oz) olive oil; 100 g (3¼ oz) plain flour; 1 bay leaf; 1 French shallot, finely chopped; 225 ml (7¼ fl oz) chicken stock; sprig of fresh thyme; 375 g (12 oz) fennel, sliced; 1 French shallot, sliced; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 200 g (6½ oz) goats’ cheese, cut into 18-20 slices; 4 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and quartered; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 10 g (¼ oz) unsalted butter; pinch of sugar; 75 ml (2½ fl oz) white wine; 1 French shallot, chopped; 50 ml (1¾ fl oz) cream; ½ bay leaf; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 125 g (4 oz) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into cubes

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Complex
Ready in
2 hr 30

Appears in

Pasta

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 1998

About

A little effort and patience is required to produce this outstanding dish, which will impress friends and family alike. The fresh tomato sauce and delicate flavour of the fennel combine superbly with the ravioli.

Ingredients

Pasta

100 g (3¼ oz) plain flour
pinch of salt

Method

To make the pasta, follow the method in the Chef’s techniques, dividing the dough into two pieces before passing through the pasta machine. Pass the pieces through the thinnest setting on the machine, making sure they are at least 16 cm (