WHITE TRUFFLE RAVIOLI

Ingredients for Fontina fonduta:

35 oz (1000 g) Fontina cheese.
2 cups (500 ml) milk 10 egg yolks.

Method for Fontina fonduta:

1. Heat up the milk and Fontina cheese in a saucepan.
2. Once the Fontina has melted, remove from heat and stir in egg yolks.

Ingredients for truffle paste:

½ tsp (2.5 g) garlic
2 ½ tsp (12 g) olive oil 1 tsp anchovies
½ cup (110 g) button mushrooms
7/8 tsp (4 g) salt
1 ¾ oz (50 g) black winter truffles trimmings, frozen
3 tbsp (50 g) veal jus
3 1/2 tbsp (55 g) vegetable stock
2 tsp (10 g) whipping cream
½ tsp (2.5 g) truffle oil

Method for truffle paste:

1. Heat garlic, oil and anchovies in a frying pan. Add button mushrooms and salt. Cook until water has been cooked out of the mushrooms.
2. Once the mushrooms are dry, add the truffles. Add the veal jus and the vegetable stock and reduce until dry.
3. Add the cream and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
4. Place in a food processer and blitz. Once the filling is cool, add the truffle oil and blitz again.

Ingredients for ravioli:

2/3 cup (150 g) truffle paste (as per recipe above) \
1 2/3 cup (400 g) ricotta
4 tsp (20 g) Parmesan cheese
½ tsp (2 g) salt
4-6 tsp (20-30 g) butter, frozen
24 sheets of fresh egg pasta, handmade or storebought (one sheet per ravioli) garnish:
steamed Jerusalem artichoke,sliced
white truffle,sliced
parsley, chopped

Method for ravioli:

1. Mix the truffle paste, ricotta, Parmesan cheese, salt and butter together by hand, not with a mixer.
2. Take 12 sheets of pasta and set 12 aside. Place a spoonful of truffle paste on 12 sheets. Brush the edges lightly with a beaten egg and put another pasta sheet on top. Press firmly on the top sheet of pasta to seal the edge. This makes 24 pieces of ravioli (four per person).
3. Boil in salted water for 3-4 minutes. Drain.
4. To plate, place 4 pieces of ravioli in a deep dish. Add one tablespoon (15 ml) of fondue on top. Garnish with four pieces of steamed Jerusalem artichokes and a generous helping of thinly sliced white truffle.

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