Ricotta Festival 2026: Ferdinando Napoli’s Tortelloni Emiliani

Ricotta Festival 2026: Ferdinando Napoli’s Tortelloni Emiliani

A traditional stuffed pasta from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Larger than tortellini, they are typically filled with a delicate mixture of Ricotta, Parmigiano Reggiano, meat or herbs, then folded into their distinctive ring shape.

INGREDIENTS:

 

Tortelloni filling

·      150g beef 

·      250g pork

·      120g Prosciutto Crudo di Parma 

·      120g Mortadella 

·      400g That's Amore Ricotta 

·      50 g That's Amore Mascarpone

·      120g Parmigiano Reggiano

 

Parmigiano sauce:

·      250g Parmigiano Reggiano 

·      500ml cream 

(Combine the two ingredients in pot cooking slowly until smooth)

 

METHOD:

 

- Pan fry pork and beef, when the meat is cooked set aside to cool. When cool, combine minced pork, beef, prosciutto and mortadella with the ricotta, mascarpone and parmigiano.

- Fold the pasta tortelloni shapes and cook boiling water.

- When the pasta is cooked add to a pan with butter and sage.

- Finish with parmigiano sauce and aged balsamic vinegar.