Ravioli with apple, chestnuts, and wild boar

  • 1 cup roasted, shelled, and skinned chestnuts; see how to roast fresh chestnuts ; (1/2 lb in shell or 7 oz bottled whole)
  • 3 oz wild boar sausage, uncased (or 2 oz pancetta/bacon)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1 large garlic clove, smashed
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 Granny Smith apple
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Pasta dough: 1/3 chestnut flour and 2/3 white flour; figure the usual number of eggs.

Coarsely chop chestnuts.

Cook pancetta in 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp on edges, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until onion is softened. Add chestnuts and water and simmer, stirring, until liquid is reduced by half. Discard garlic.

Transfer mixture to a bowl and mash to a coarse paste with a fork. Peel half of apple and cut enough of peeled half into 1/4-inch dice to measure 3 tablespoons. Reserve remaining (unpeeled) apple. Stir diced peeled apple into chestnut mixture with parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.

Put 1 won ton wrapper on a work surface, keeping remaining wrappers in plastic wrap, and mound 1 scant tablespoon of filling in center. Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and top with a second wrapper, pressing down around filling to force out air. Trim excess dough with cutter and seal edges well, pressing them together with your fingertips. Transfer ravioli to a dry kitchen towel, then make more in same manner.