8. Tortellini All’Italiana

Tortellini Italian Style12

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Pellegrino Artusi

Published 1998

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Ingredients

  • 300 grams (about 10 ounces) of pork loin chops
  • 1 calf’s brain or

Method

Bone and trim the fat from the pork chops, and then cook them in a saucepan with butter, salt and a dash of pepper. In case you cannot find pork, you may use 200 grams (about 7 ounces) of lean turkey breast, cooked in the same way. Pound or finely chop the meat with a mezzaluna (see note 8); then boil and skin the brain and add this to the pork (or t