serves
4
prep
40 minutes
cook
1:30 hour
difficulty
Mid
serves
4
people
preparation
40
minutes
cooking
1:30
hour
difficulty
Mid
level
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Episode 6
episode • Cook Like an Italian with Silvia Colloca • cooking • 26m
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episode • Cook Like an Italian with Silvia Colloca • cooking • 26m
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Ingredients
- 100 g (1 cup) grated parmesan or pecorino or a mixture of both
- 30 g butter
Sauce
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2-3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 2 400 g cans chopped tomatoes
- 1 young celery stalk
- 1 piece of capsicum
- small handful basil leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Crepes
- 3 eggs
- 400 ml milk
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra, for greasing
- pinch of salt
- 250 g 0 0 flour or plain flour
Filling
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, unpeeled, smashed
- 200 g baby spinach
- 300 g ricotta
- 25 g (¼ cup) grated parmesan
- 25 g (¼ cup) grated pecorino
- 2 eggs
- small handful parsley leaves, coarsely chopped
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- zest of ½ lemon
Instructions
1. For the sauce, heat the oil and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat until fragrant. Add the tomatoes and 200 ml water and bring to a simmer. Add the celery and capsicum, reduce the heat to low and simmer gently for 45 minutes or until thickened. Season to taste.
2. Meanwhile, for the crepes, beat the eggs, milk, oil and salt in a large bowl. Whisk in the flour to create a smooth, runny batter. Pour into a jug and rest for 20 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, for the filling, heat the olive oil and garlic in a large frying pan over medium- high heat until fragrant. Add the spinach, then cover and cook until just wilted. Remove from the pan and set aside to cool. Place the remaining filling ingredients in a bowl and combine well. Squeeze the excess liquid out of the cooled spinach, coarsely chop, then add to the filling and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to firm up.
4. To cook the crepes, heat a little oil in a medium non-stick frying pan over medium heat. Pour in just enough batter to lightly coat the base of the pan, tilting the pan as you pour. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until the edges are light golden, then turn and cook for another 30 seconds. Repeat with the remaining batter, stacking the crepes as you go.
5. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
6. Ladle a little of the tomato sauce into the bottom of a rectangular oven dish, roughly 30 cm x 40 cm.
7. Fill each crepe with 1-2 tablespoons of the filling, fold into a triangle and place into the dish in a single slightly overlapping layer. Use 2 oven dishes if needed.
8. Cover the folded crepes with of 3-4 ladlefuls tomato sauce (you will have some left over for a cheeky pasta!), dust with freshly grated parmesan and/or pecorino and top with the butter. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly and golden and the edges of the crespelle look slightly crispy.
Cook's Notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
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