Anolini in meat stock
For the filling:
10.5 oz/300 g bread
32 oz/900 g Parmigiano Reggiano, 30 months, grated
4 eggs
Stew sauce* (created from cooking the meat)
½ of the stew meat*
Pepper, to taste
Fine salt, to taste
For the stock:
35 oz/1 kg beef shoulder
¼ capon
1 carrot
1 onion
2 sticks celery
Coarse salt, to taste
For the dough:
7.4 oz/210 g flour type "0"
3.5 oz/100 g durum wheat semolina
3 eggs
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Fine salt, a pinch
For the stew:
35 oz/1 kg beef, with bone and marrow
35 oz/1 kg veal chops
35 oz/1 kg pork loin
2 sticks celery
1 carrot
1 white onion
1 shallot
1 clove garlic
1 small sprig of rosemary
1 ½ stick cinnamon
½ glass white wine
Cloves, to taste
1 tsp tomato paste
Extra virgin olive oil as needed
Coarse salt, to taste
To serve:
Plenty of grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
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For the stew: At least a day before preparing the anolini, get started with the stew. Wash and cut the vegetables. Wash the meat and dry it well; flavor it by inserting about 10 cloves per type of meat. In the meantime, pour a drizzle of oil in a large saucepan, and once hot, brown the garlic, then add the vegetables together with the rosemary. Add the meat and cook for about 20 minutes, then add the tomato paste. At this point, pour the wine and, once it has evaporated, add plenty of lukewarm water and the cinnamon.
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Cook over high heat until the water reaches a boiling point, then add salt and, if necessary, remove the foam from the surface using a slotted spoon. Lower the heat, and let simmer for 6-7 hours.
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Cool off to let the fat solidify. Set the meat aside and filter the sauce that it has created.
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For the filling: Cut the bread in chunks. Toast it in the oven at 400°F/200°C for 15-20 minutes and grate it coarsely. In the meantime, heat up the stew sauce and, in a bowl, sprinkle in the grated bread and mix, making sure to keep the mixture firm. Cool off, then add the Parmigiano Reggiano, salt, pepper, eggs and half of the stewed meat very finely chopped.
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Rest for at least one night.
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For the stock: Wash and trim the vegetables. Place the meat and the vegetables in a large saucepan. Add plenty of water.
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Cook over high heat until the water reaches boiling point, then remove the foam from the surface using a slotted spoon and lower the heat, add salt and simmer all for about 3-4 hours.
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For the dough: Weigh the eggs. Calculate double the weight and add the flour and semolina using the proportions of 2/3 + 10 grams for the flour and 1/3 for the semolina (i.e. If the eggs' weight is 5.3 oz/150 g, the flour will be 7.4 oz/210 g and the semolina 3.5 oz/100 g). If the mixture is too soft, add more flour. Lastly, add a pinch of salt and a spoon of oil. If needed, add a drop of water to soften the mixture. Leave the mixture in the fridge, wrapped in plastic wrap, for at least one hour.
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Take out of the fridge, cut a piece at a time and wrap the remaining mixture so it won't dry out during preparation. Roll the dough using a pasta machine: start at a thicker setting and make it thinner in subsequent passages.
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Flour the bottom surface and place knobs of the filling on the upper side, making horizontal rows with a one-inch gap between the rows. Double the dough by covering the filling with a sheet of dough, press the sides to make sure that there is no trapped air inside. Cut out the anolini with a round stamp.
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Bring the stock to a boil and plunge in the anolini. Cook for about 3-4 minutes. Serve the anolini with the meat stock and plenty of grated Parmigiano Reggiano.




