Italian
Stracci
by Fabrizio Sepe · 119K subscribers on YouTube
Stracci are Italian crêpes filled with a mixed meat ragù and mozzarella, baked with tomato sauce, parmesan and butter until golden.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
17 items- 3 pcsEggsFor the crêpe batter
- 6 tbspFlourLevel tablespoons
- 3 pcsMilkMeasured using half an eggshell (3 half shells)
- 3 pcsWaterMeasured using half an eggshell (3 half shells)
- 1 tbspOilVegetable or olive oil
- SaltTo taste, added to the crêpe batter and to the filling
- 200 gMixed Ground MeatMix of beef, veal and pork
- OnionFor the soffritto
- CeleryFor the soffritto
- CarrotFor the soffritto
- 150 gMozzarellaFior di latte type, cut into pieces
- 100 gGrated Parmigiano ReggianoFor the filling and for topping
- 1 pcsPeeled TomatoesCrushed canned peeled tomato
- 1 pcsWhite WineA small glass for deglazing
- Black PepperTo taste for the filling
- 500 gSugo al BasilicoBasil-flavored tomato sauce for topping
- 50 gButterFor dotting on top before baking
Method
- Prepare a soffritto by finely chopping onion, celery and carrot.
- Add the mixed minced meat (beef, veal, pork). Season with salt and black pepper.
- Deglaze with white wine and let the alcohol evaporate.
- Add a little crushed peeled tomato and cook for 10-15 minutes until the ragù thickens.
- For the crêpe batter, crack 3 eggs into a bowl. Keep one half of an eggshell as a measuring tool.
- Add 6 level tablespoons of all-purpose flour (2 per egg).
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Add 3 half-eggshells of milk.
- Add 3 half-eggshells of water.
- Mix the batter until smooth.
- Heat a non-stick crêpe pan and cook thin crêpes one by one.
- Butter a baking dish lightly.
- Cut the mozzarella into small pieces.
- Place a crêpe on a work surface, add a tablespoon of meat ragù and some mozzarella. Roll or fold the crêpe and place it in the buttered dish. Repeat for all crêpes.
- Cover the filled crêpes with basil tomato sauce, sprinkle with grated parmesan and dot with small pieces of butter.
- Bake at 180°C (350°F) until the top is golden and bubbling.
- Serve hot.
Fabrizio Sepe
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