Stuffed Pasta

Making the dough …

1. Make a well with the flour and semolina.
2. Put the eggs, water and salt on top.
3. Now knead all the ingredients together as quickly as possible. Knead the dough well. It should be supple and easily stretchable. Therefore it is better to knead more than then everything will crack.
4. Now put the dough in the refrigerator and let it rest for half an hour.

In the meantime, it’s time for the filling …

1. Simmer the vegetables and fish together in salted water until soft.
2. Drain and place in a bowl. Let cool down a little. The fish can stay in larger pieces. Doesn’t have to be made very small.
3. Now salt and pepper. Add the egg and the breadcrumbs. Now add the grated cheese.
4. Mix everything together well. The mass should be such that one could theoretically form patties with it. So a slightly firmer mass.

Now the dough continues ……….

1. Roll out the dough as thinly as possible. This is of course easier with a pasta machine. The rolling pin is a little more manual work, but it also works. Important: if the pasta dough sticks, flour or semolina should be added, otherwise it cannot be processed properly. Cut out patches for the pasta pockets. – Either decide for yourself how big they should be. – Or else you can (like me) make do with a plastic mold. The advantage: the pockets are all about the same size and so the cooking time is the same.
2. Form noodle pockets: Pour the pasta dough over the plastic mold and fill the indentations with the filling. Slightly moisten the edges – so that everything holds. Close. Separate the rest of the dough. Unfold. Finished. Manual: put the dumplings in your hand. The abundance on it. Moisten the edges. Now fold it up and press the edges together firmly. Possibly screw in slightly, then they will definitely hold.
3. Now put on the lightly salted water and add the pasta as soon as the water wells up. Let the noodles in for about 5 minutes with the water flowing slightly. They are done when they swim to the surface.
4. I served the pasta with a green salad. Goes great with it.

To sum up, it should be said:

1. If the pasta dough sticks, simply knead with flour or semolina. The filling is enough for approx. 30 noodles. Size: 5 by 2 cm.