Homemade Stuffed Mezze Maniche in Osso Buco broth.
This divinely delicious stuffed mezze maniche in broth from Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna is one of the most delicious pasta in broth recipes I have ever tasted. If you try it, I'm sure you'll think the same!
Mezze maniche dei Frati.
Homemade stuffed mezze maniche is a traditional pasta from Piacenza in Emilia-Romagna. This fabulous filled pasta is known in Italian as mezze maniche dei frati, meaning monks’ half sleeves.
Actually, to be more precise this pasta originates from the Val d’Arda, a valley south east of Piacenza city itself. The people of the Val d’Arda call this pasta ‘Mes mànag da frè’ in their local dialect.
Stuffed mezze maniche is actually typical Christmas Eve fare. As I have mentioned in other recipes, Christmas Eve is considered to be a day of abstinence in Italy (at least in the past!). On those days, Italians don’t eat meat and homemade stuffed mezze maniche are made without meat. These delicious filled pasta tubes are served either in a tomato and mushroom sauce or a clear broth.
Ossobuco broth.
Homemade filled mezze maniche can be served in different kinds of broth. Capon is a popular choice for pasta in broth in Italy, as is chicken or beef. For these divine homemade stuffed pasta tubes, I chose to cook and serve them in an veal osso buco broth! Absolutely delicious! My Sicilian hubby and the friends who tried this dish fell totally in love with it!
Traditionally Italians strain the broth before cooking the pasta in it. Depending on the ingredients, they then eat the meat and veggies separately. This is what we did. I served the stuffed mezze maniche in broth first with some parsley and grated Parmigiano.
We then had the melt in your mouth tender veal pieces with the carrots afterwards. However, you can cut the meat and veggies into small pieces and eat everything together in one bowl. This is a delicious one plate meal!
Making homemade stuffed mezze maniche in broth.
I guess it’s obvious that it takes a little time to make this homemade stuffed mezze maniche in broth. But, it is so worthwhile! These fresh filled pasta tubes are fantabulous! If you time things well, this dish will take about 2.5 hours to make.
The first step is to start cooking the broth as it takes 2 hours. Beef will need a bit longer. While the broth is cooking, make the pasta dough as it needs to rest for at least 30 minutes. While the pasta dough is resting make the filling.
The last stage is to roll out the dough and fill and cut it. I used my pasta machine to roll the sheets out. I put the pasta through the machine 4 times, twice at 7 setting and twice at 5.
Finally, strain the broth and cook the filled mezze maniche in the clear broth. None of the above mentioned steps are madly difficult and you will be so proud of the result, I promise you!
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Buon Appetito!
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Kari Heron says
I am going to use this as the recipe to take the crown for best pasta dishes from my award -winning 5 diamond Executive Chef husband. Thanks for sharing! I will make our 5 year old judge!
Lathiya says
This stuffed pasta sounds interesting..even the making of this pasta looks fun to work with..the pasta dish looks delicious
Maman de sara says
The pasta is only made with flour and eggs, very interesting. I would like to try stuffed mezze manish but I will steam them first, thanks for sharing your recipe.
Mimi says
I have no doubts I will think this genuinely delicious recipe from Piacenza is one-of-a-kind! I already agree 🙂 So tasty and yum - perfect for the weeknight meal!
April says
If you say it is "the most delicious pasta in broth recipes" then I can imagine how tasty it is! I have to trust the expert's opinion and make this delicious homemade stuffed mezze maniche in broth ASAP!
Jori says
Love osso buco but never used it like this. My daughter loves stuffed pasta and my husband loves osso buco ... I bet they would love this combo.
Cheese Curd In Paradise says
I love a good stuffed pasta. This looks so full of flavor, and the pasta looks so light and wonderful! I can't wait to give it a try!
Celeste says
I love homemade pasta, I'm always amazed at the reaction I get when I serve it to my friends and family. This recipe looks so delicious and comforting.