Culingionis con Cirubba
- 4 tbsp. virgin olive oil
- 4 md. red onions, cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 md. potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch dice
- 2 cups red wine vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup whole mint leaves
- 1 recipe Basic Pasta with Semolina
- 6 tbsp. butter
- 1 cup freshly grated pecorino sardo
- Black pepper, to taste
- In a 12- to 14-inch saute pan, heat olive oil until smoking.
- Add onions and potatoes and cook until softened and lightly browned, 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add vinegar and sugar and bring to boil.
- Heat and reduce until almost dry, approximately 15 minutes.
- Allow to cool and stir in mint leaves.
- Roll out pasta to thinnest setting on pasta roller.
- Cut dough into 3-inch disks and place 1 tbsp.
- onion mixture in center of half the disks.
- Use the other half to cover and pinch sides together.
- Continue until all filling is used up.
- Bring 6 quarts water to boil and add 2 tbsp.
- salt.
- Add culingionis and cook until tender, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt butter in a 12- to 14-inch saute pan.
- Drain pasta carefully and place in pan with butter.
- Add mint leaves and half the cheese and toss.
- Serve immediately.
virgin olive oil, red onions, potatoes, red wine vinegar, sugar, mint leaves, recipe basic pasta, butter, freshly grated pecorino, black pepper
Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/5245 (may not work)