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M&S Collection Beef Shin & Chianti Tortelloni

The M&S at Cribbs Causeway was recently revamped, the food hall was refreshed and expanded. It has changed over the years, it use to have a cafe in the middle which disappeared.

On a recent visit to get some stir fry veg I had a look around and saw some fresh  pasta from their collection range on sale, which I hadn’t see in my local M&S Food Hall.

Part of me thought, £5.75 for a pack of fresh pasta, that’s a bit pricey,  but then thought, well the price of a steak is more than that.

The pack I picked up was the Beef Shin & Chianti Tortelloni. 

Slow cooked beef shin in a rich ragu finished with parsley gremolata in hand folded fresh egg pasta.

It was quick and easy to cook. I served it with some crème fraîche and parmesan cheese.

The pasta was excellent, and the filling had a deep intense flavour. I thought they were delicious and tasty. Something I would get again.

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Mushroom Tortellini

Mushroom Tortellini

This is a warming pasta dish that has a somewhat autumnal feel to it, but you can eat it at anytime.

I generally make this sauce (and variations of it) for a range of different pasta, but as I quite like tortellini, this time I had the sauce with filled pasta.

I use fresh tortellini, one day I might get round to making some by hand, I have made fresh pasta before, but then my pasta machine broke, and I haven’t replaced it. This was a spicy sausage tortellini from a supermarket which takes a few minutes to cook.

To make the sauce, in a large frying pan add a splash of olive oil. I also sometimes use truffle oil, which has a real flavour boost to the sauce. Then add some diced pancetta. My personal favourite of the moment is the pancetta from Aldi, however I also quite like buying it (when I can) from an Italian Deli and dice it myself. One the pancetta has started to cook, add chopped red onion and red pepper. Once the onion and pepper have softened, add some (well a fair bit) of sliced mushrooms. I usually add some butter as well at this point to help with the mushrooms cooking. I prefer using chestnut mushrooms, but also throw in some of the Woodland mushrooms from Morrisons as well. 

Stir.

When the mushrooms are nearly cooked, add a small bag of baby spinach. This will wilt down and should be stirred in.

I then add some creme frache mix into the mushrooms.

At this point I cook the pasta, which only takes a few minutes, drain, and add to the sauce. I then generously grate some parmesan into the sauce and pasta along with some freshly ground black pepper. 

Serve and add more parmesan to taste.