Casoncelli alla Bergamasca

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 40 minutes
• total time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

400 grams flour (all purpose)

100 gr durum wheat semolina

2 eggs

125 g bread crumbs

1 egg

70 g grated Grana Padano (or Parmigiano Reggiano)

250 g minced beef

1 clove garlic

1 sprig of parsley

salt (to taste)

pepper (to taste)

100 g diced pancetta

50 g butter

2 tablespoons grated Grana Padano (or Parmigiano Reggiano)

2 sage leaves

Directions

For the pasta dough

Arrange the flour on a pastry board, form a well in the center, add the eggs, a pinch of salt and a little water to mix the dough. Knead and mix thoroughly for at least 10 minutes.

When the dough is compact and smooth, wrap the ball of pasta dough in plastic wrap and let rest for half an hour.

For the filling

Peel and mince the garlic. In a pan, brown the garlic in a little extra virgin olive oil and add the minced meat at low heat.

When cooked, transfer everything to a bowl and add the breadcrumbs, eggs, grated cheese, then season with salt and pepper.

Making casoncelli

Roll out the pasta dough into a thin sheet with a pasta machine, starting from the widest setting and roll until the dough is a thin layer. With a pastry bowl cut into discs of about 7 cm (3 in aprox).

In the center of each of them, place a scoop of filling and close them carefully from the edges by pinching them between your fingers.

Cooking

Bring water to a boil in a large pot, then add salt.

In a medium saucepan melt the butter, sage and diced pancetta and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes.

Cook the casoncelli in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. When they start to float in the boiling water, that means they are ready.

Carefully drain the stuffed pasta with a colander or remove them from the water with a small strainer.

Toss the casoncelli in a big serving bowl, pour in the melted butter flavored with sage leaves and diced bacon and mix carefully.

Serve hot garnished with a sprinkling of grated Grana Padano cheese.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 150 g
• Calories: 1057 kcal
• Total Fat: 44 g
• Saturated Fat: 19 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 224 mg
• Sodium: 886 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 118 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5 g
• Total Sugars: 3 g
• Protein: 43 g