Classic Meat Tortellini With Tomato Sauce Recipe (with Video)

Classic Meat Tortellini With Tomato Sauce Recipe (with Video)

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According to local legend in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, the birthplace of tortellini, the pasta's navel shape was inspired by the indescribable beauty of Venus's belly button Keep that in mind as your...

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 pound ground pork
  • 2 cloves garlic, sliced
  • 2 ounces mortadella, finely diced
  • 1/4 cup (1/2 ounce) freshly ground Parmesan
  • 3 tablespoons very finely chopped parsley
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • Large pinch ground cloves
  • Salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 28-ounce can peeled Roma or San Marzano tomatoes in their juices
  • 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 12 basil leaves, torn into large pieces
  • Freshly grated Parmesan for serving
  • Fine sea salt or kosher salt, preferably Diamond Crystal
  • Basic egg pasta dough, cut into sheets (see recipe)
  • Semolina flour for dusting pasta

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