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HungryChris

HungryChris

31 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@HungryChris

 

fantastic looking stuffed shells

 

do you use a meat sauce ?     what do you stuff the shells with ?

 

have you ever tried soaking the dried shells in hot water first to avoid the boiling step ?

 

I havent gotten around to trying that yet

 

boiling / drying / stuffing is a bit of a pain.

I have used meat sauce when I had some on hand in the past, but there was no meat in this dish. They were stuffed with a mixture of mostly ricotta with some shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan added, with a bit of garlic and fresh chopped basil and a beaten raw egg. I learned quite a while ago that they are far easier to stuff when they are just barely flexible, too al dente to eat. Just a few minutes in the boiling water, then drained and stuffed as soon as they are cool enough to handle. I have never tried soaking them in hot water, but I don't see why that wouldn't work fine.

HC  

HungryChris

HungryChris

24 minutes ago, rotuts said:

@HungryChris

 

fantastic looking stuffed shells

 

do you use a meat sauce ?     what do you stuff the shells with ?

 

have you ever tried soaking the dried shells in hot water first to avoid the boiling step ?

 

I havent gotten around to trying that yet

 

boiling / drying / stuffing is a bit of a pain.

I have used meat sauce when I had some on hand in the past, but there was no meat in this dish. They were stuffed with a mixture of mostly ricotta with some shredded mozzarella and grated Parmesan added, with a bit of garlic and fresh chopped basil. I learned quite a while ago that they are far easier to stuff when they are just barely flexible, too al dente to eat. Just a few minutes in the boiling water, then drained and stuffed as soon as they are cool enough to handle. I have never tried soaking them in hot water, but I don't see why that wouldn't work fine.

HC  

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