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cappelletti

[ US /kɑpɛˈɫɛti/ ]
NOUN
  1. small circular or square cases of dough with savory fillings

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  • Roll more dough, using 1 piece at a time and keeping remainder covered and continue filling and forming cappelletti.
  • Instead of cutting it into fettuccine, the dough can be adapted for all types of pasta: other long pastas, such as pappardelle (wide ribbons) and tagliatelle; short pasta, such as garganelli and penne (both tubular pastas); flat pasta, such as lasagne and cannelloni; and filled pastas, such as tortelloni (large parcels), ravioli (square-filled pasta with fluted edges) and cappelletti (little hats). Archive 2008-07-01
  • I go to Tuscany, and cappelletti – pasta knots stuffed with cheese, capon and pork, served in a clear capon broth – come from Emilia-Romagna, where they're a Christmas treat. Spaghetti malfunction
  • Pasta has graduated from spaghetti, fettuccine, macaroni and manicotti to pappardelle, farfalle, cappelletti, agnolotti and conchiglie, among scores of other shapes and types.
  • If the cappelletti are to be cooked at once, drop them a few at a time in plenty of boiling, salted water; they will cook in about 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Cappelletti are traditionally served in broth.
  • Like ravioli or tortellini, cappelletti can be stuffed and sauced with a variety of savory concoctions, such as chicken with cream sauce.
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