Stracci di Antrodoco
Stracci di Antrodoco originates from the ancient town of Antrodoco, near Rieti. The place was a strategic important place since the old Roman Empire, and the birth place for the emperors Vespasianus, Titus and Domitianus.
This dish is somewhat similar to baked cannelloni as a concept but uses frittatas or thin omelets instead of pasta.
Ingredients
4 persons
Cooking time : 2 hrs.
For the rags:
3 eggs
4 tablespoons of flour
1 dl of water
For the stuffing:
300 g of minced veal
100 g of mozzarella
1 tablespoon of butter
2-3 tablespoons of tomato puree
3 tablespoons of pork fat or olive oil
For the sauce:
200 g of tomato puree
1 piece of celery
1 small carrot
1/2 onion
100 g of grated pecorino or parmesan cheese
Olive oil
Prepare the filling: in a pan heat three tablespoons of oil and brown the minced meat for 10 minutes, add salt and pepper, add the butter and a few tablespoons of tomato sauce and set aside. Prepare the batter for the rags: in a bowl mix the lightly beaten eggs with the flour, water and a pinch of salt, let the batter rest for about an hour.
For the sauce: in a pan heat two tablespoons of oil, add the chopped vegetables and let them soften at medium heat. Add the puree, salt and pepper, cook for about 20 minutes. In a non-stick pan brushed with oil, pour a ladle of batter of the rags and cook the omelet on both sides. Keep doing this until the batter runs out. You should get 4-5 omelets out of it.
Gradually place the rags on the work surface, sprinkle each one with a little grated Grana Padano, a spoonful of meat, a slice of mozzarella and a spoonful of sauce. Wrap them in a cannelloni and line them up in a single layer in a greased baking dish. Pour the tomato sauce over it and sprinkle the remaining grated cheese. Brown in a hot oven at 180 ° for about 10 minutes. Withdraw and serve.
Tips
If you have a good portion of bolognese ragu, it will fit inn as a perfect stand in instaed of the stuffing sauce above