Homemade Ravioli with mushrooms, burrata and balsamic vinegar reduction

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Written By Marco Fazio

chef Lorenzo Salami teaches us to prepare homemade ravioli

Homemade Ravioli by Lorenzo Salami - photo by Marco Joe Fazio
 

Naturally weather-proof, durable, and beautiful, granite is the perfect material for an outdoor kitchen.  We’ve hand-selected a stunning Belvedere Vintage granite for talented chef Lorenzo Salami to prepare some of his signature dishes in our very own stone yard.

 

Watch Lorenzo in conversation with Donna Thacker, presenter at Seriously Good Food of Marlow, making home-made ravioli stuffed with mushrooms, a delicious version of this Italian classic.

 

Homemade Ravioli with mushrooms, burrata and balsamic vinegar reduction

by Lorenzo Salami

Serves: 4 people

Preparation: 2.5 hours

Cooking: 4 minutes

 

ingredients

for the pasta

  • 275g pasta flour

  • 180g egg yolk

  • 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

  • 5g salt

for the filling

  • 500g button mushrooms

  • 200g mascarpone cheese

  • 50g parmesan

  • 1 shallot

  • 1 clove garlic

  • 20g butter

  • thyme, salt, black pepper

to finish

  • 2 burrata

  • mushroom carpaccio

  • 50g balsamic vinegar reduction

 

preparation

Mix all the pasta ingredients by hand (or in a food processor), wrap the dough tightly in cling film and rest in the fridge for at least 1 hour before using.

Meanwhile, finely chop the shallot and mushrooms and sweat them in a pan over a medium heat with the butter, one clove of garlic (whole), and thyme until all the water in the mushrooms has evaporated.

Remove the garlic and thyme stems, and leave the mushroom mixture to cool in the fridge.

Once it has cooled down, mix the mushrooms with the mascarpone and grated parmesan.

Lay down the pasta in thin sheets and shape the ravioli using the mushroom filling.

Cook the pasta in salted boiling water for 4 minutes.

To serve: lay half of the burrata in the middle of the plate, arrange the ravioli all around, drizzle some balsamic reduction on top, and finish with some raw mushroom carpaccio.

 

project details

kitchen worktop: Belvedere Vintage granite

chef: Lorenzo Salami

presenter: Donna Thacker

media production: Marco Joe Fazio Creatives

Marco Fazio

Marco Joe Fazio is CCO and director of photography at space+style™ by marco joe fazio Ltd, working in fashion, hospitality, food & drink, architecture and design.

Born and raised in Tuscany, Italy, Marco learned the rudiments of photography and the magic of the darkroom in his early school years. Thereafter, he worked in architecture, interior, and lighting design for two decades. During those years, Marco founded an award-winning architectural studio and managed a multidisciplinary design team, working mainly for fashion industry clients.

Since moving to London in 2008, Marco has been recognised as a Chartered Architect of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) while pursuing his dream of connecting the worlds of architecture, design, and fashion from the photographer's perspective.

After years of passionate dedication, hard work and professional achievements, he was awarded the Fellowship certification (FBIPP) by the British Institute of Professional Photography and won the Peter Grugeon Award for the Best Fellowship of the Year in 2016. Subsequently, he has been admitted as a member of the highly regarded Association of Photographers (AOP). 

Having achieved a stronghold in coordinated image and photography for the design and fashion world, Marco has taken his expertise into the hospitality market; luxury and boutique hotels, fine dining restaurants, and the drinks and beverage industry are all reaping benefits from his services.

Today, Marco is leading his agency in assignments in the hospitality, fashion, and design industries.

Creative photography, cinematography, coordinated images and brand marketing form the core of his services.

Thanks to more than a decade in the music industry, Marco has expendable knowledge in composition and sound engineering. That knowledge is a valuable asset in creating licensed soundtracks and magnetic sound designs for commercial productions.

Marco's passion and another branch of his business are mentoring and nurturing new visual arts talents. In 2016, he launched "telling [fashion] stories" – photography & set design workshops – and more recently, he has become a lecturer for the School of Art and Creative Industries at London South Bank University (LSBU).

The crossover between genres and industries is a peculiar and essential factor in his work, contributing to thinking outside the box and achieving a unique style rich in symbolism and content.

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