Among the many types of delicious pasta we can find, stuffed pasta is one of the most typical in northern and central Italy, although it is present throughout the country. It is a delight for lovers of Italian cuisine and, although it does not need much decoration to enjoy a good filling, some sauces enhance its flavor even more.
At La Mafia se Sienta a la Mesa we love this Italian dish, which is featured prominently on our menu in the form of Cappelli with speck and scamorza, caramelly with gorgonzola, beef ravioli, pecorino, and pear satin, boletus and truffle ravioli or Panzerotti di foie. Sounds good? Well, it tastes even better with the sauces for stuffed pasta that we are going to see in this article. Let’s get started!
What should I consider when making stuffed pasta sauce?
The golden rule is that the sauce should enhance the flavors of the stuffed pasta. That is why sauces that mask the flavor of the filling, the real protagonist, should always be avoided. In short, the sauce should not stand out above the pasta.
Sauces for stuffed pasta according to the type of filling
Therefore, depending on the ingredients used, the seasonings that best match each version also vary. Here are some of the most popular types of stuffed sauce and their sauces:
Ideal sauces for pasta stuffed with meat
For meat ravioli, it is recommended to use ragù, Bolognese sauce, or even tomato sauce, if you want to enhance the content even more. You can also make a simple seasoning with melted butter, pine nuts walnuts, and basil leaves. And, for cheese lovers, good news, because this type of dish is ideal for sprinkling with Parmesan or Grana Padano.
Sauce for ham-filled pasta
This stuffed pasta, quite typical in Spain, goes very well with a simple tomato sauce, which can be accompanied by a sautéed onion and dried oregano. You can accompany your dish with cheese and it will be delicious!
Sauce for fresh pasta with pumpkin
Pumpkin ravioli is a quintessential autumn recipe. To counteract the sweetness of the pumpkin, it is often accompanied by Gorgonzola sauce, a cheese with a lot of personality. The sauce can be accompanied by walnuts for a very complete dish.
Cheese-filled pasta sauce
Pasta stuffed with cheese and truffle, Gorgonzola and walnut ravioli, fresh pasta with pear and Gorgonzola… There are many recipes for ‘pasta ripiena’ that contain cheese and that should be accompanied by a smooth, light sauce, avoiding, of course, the use of more cheese.
A good idea for cheese-filled pasta is to choose a white sauce that enhances its flavor without masking it. You can make it with a simple sauté of onion and liquid cream and, if the filling is simple, you can even add mushrooms.
5 original sauces to accompany stuffed pasta
To conclude, do you dare to try these suggestive recipes for stuffed pasta sauces? Here are some extra ideas to accompany your ravioli!
1. Iberian foie sauce
This is a delicious sauce prepared with a smooth but tasty cream with foie and Iberian ham and a final touch of black pepper and walnuts. Perfect to accompany burrata quadratti, parmigiano and walnut margherita or boletus and truffle raviolacci.
2. Carbonara Sauce
One of the typical Italian sauces that our guests like the most and that we prepare with our delicious cream, traditional Italian bacon, and a touch of pepper. Excellent to eat with some gorgonzola carameli, some Iberian ham and parmesan margherita or pecorino and pear sacotini.
3. Mandorle Sauce
This is a sauce made from toasted almonds with a very delicate flavor, which goes perfectly with foie. At La Mafia, it is one of the ingredients of one of our Top Originale signature dishes: morcilla, piquillo pepper, and Pedro Ximénez caramels with mandorle sauce and foie.
4. Don Vito Sauce
Another delicious sauce in which the base is, in addition to cream, a homemade tomato sauce, prepared with mushrooms, garlic, romesco, a tasty braised chicken, nd accompanied with pepper and Grana Padano flakes. Ideal to serve alongside some panzerotti blocks of foie, bacon, and caramelized onion or beef ravioli.
5. Pedro Ximénez sauce and foie
If you love Pedro Ximénez sauce, so popular in Spain, you can add it to your Italian pasta recipe, preferably when the filling is meat.
At Mafia se Sienta a la Mesa you can order your pasta stuffed with suckling lamb with the aroma of thyme and lemon with mushroom sauce, cream, Pedro Ximénez, and foie, an original and special dish that never leaves our guests indifferent.
