Potato cappelletti, bottarga and white asparagus
These plump, freshly made cappelletti are filled with fluffy mashed potato and served with a grating of intensely fishy bottarga and slices of white asparagus.
Ingredients
Filling
- 200g of Maris Piper potatoes , cut into large chunks
- 100g of taleggio, finely diced
- 1 tsp bottarga , grated
- 2 lemons , zested
- sea salt to season
Pasta dough
- 400g of pasta flour
- 100g of semolina
- 375g of egg yolk
- 40g of water
Chive oil
- 200g of chives
- 50g of vegetable oil
To finish
- 6 white asparagus spears
- 100g of salted butter
- bottarga to taste
- lemon zest to taste
Equipment
- Blender
- Muslin cloth
- Piping bags
- Pasta machine
Method
Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water, then drain and use a potato ricer or masher to make a fluffy mash. Allow the mash to steam dry
- 200g of Maris Piper potatoes , cut into large chunks
Make your pasta dough by combining all the ingredients in a bowl and mixing well. Once they’ve come together, tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 5 minutes, until the dough is nice and bouncy. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for an hour
- 400g of pasta flour
- 100g of semolina
- 375g of egg yolk
- 40g of water
To make the chive oil, combine the chives and oil in a blender and blend on high speed until the chives fully emulsify. Pass through muslin into a bowl and set aside
- 200g of chives
- 50g of vegetable oil
Roll out the pasta using a pasta machine to the thinnest setting possible, and cut out 24 circles with a circular cutter. Fill each with a little mixture from the piping bag, then lightly wet the edges using your finger
With dry hands, fold over into half circles and seal tightly, removing as much air as possible. Pull the two corners towards each other and pinch together to shape the cappelletti
In a pan of boiling salted water, blanch the asparagus for 1 minute, then remove with a slotted spoon
Transfer the cappelletti to the water to cook for 2 minutes
Melt the butter in a saucepan, and slice the white asparagus into rounds. Add the asparagus to the pan, followed by the pasta and a few spoonfuls of the pasta water. Swirl the pan to emulsify the sauce and serve immediately with the chive oil, and some bottarga and lemon zest grated on top
- 100g of salted butter
- bottarga to taste
- lemon zest to taste
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