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Nidi di Rondine
Nidi di rondine are baked pasta rolls named for their resemblance to small swallow nests.
About Nidi di Rondine
Nidi di rondine are baked pasta rolls named for their resemblance to small swallow nests. Roberta Magnani's San Marino and Rimini rendition has ricotta and cooked ham inside an egg-pasta spiral, with optional mushrooms.
Ragù and béchamel give the pasta a rich, savoury sauce. Ricotta softens the filling, while grated cheese adds another dairy note across the surface.
The cut rolls stand together in a baking dish, with their spirals visible above the sauce. Tender pasta and a soft filling give the individual nests a substantial, layered texture.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Egg, Milk, Celery, Wheat (gluten).
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Nidi di Rondine
Roberta Magnani's San Marino and Rimini nidi di rondine.
- Flour for egg pastaBaseIngredient page not linked
- EggsBinder
- WaterLiquid
- RicottaFilling
- Cooked hamFilling
- Prepared funghi trifolatiFilling · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Minced meatProtein · Own ragù
- CeleryAromatic · Own ragù
- CarrotAromatic · Own ragù
- OnionAromatic · Own ragù
- Tomato passataBase · Own ragù
- GarlicAromatic · Own ragù
- Oil for ragùCooking medium · Own ragùIngredient page not linked
- Pepper for ragùSeasoning · Own ragùIngredient page not linked
- SaltSeasoning · Own ragù
- Classic bouillon cubeSeasoning · Own ragù
- Sausage meatProtein · Own ragù · Optional
- Pork ribsProtein · Own ragù · Optional
- Bay leafSeasoning · Own ragù · Optional
- Béchamel sauceTopping
- Grated cheeseTopping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Flour for egg pasta: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own sfoglia19/22 says bare farina, cereal unqualified; not inferred from normal other wheat pasta.
- Eggs: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Main15 and own sfoglia19 literal eggs in the same expanded pasta; Egg positive.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main16 explicitly boiling water and cold water for blanching/cooling pasta; no inferred salt.
- Ricotta: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Main18 literal normal dairy ricotta; Milk positive.
- Cooked ham: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main18 prosciutto cotto, normal cooked-ham candidate; exact product and additives unprovided.
- Prepared funghi trifolati (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Main18–19 named cooked mushroom preparation expressly omittable; whole garlic/herb/oil formula unavailable.
- Minced meat: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù20/29 literal macinato scelto; broad minced-meat identity, animal unspecified, no forced beef.
- Celery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Celery source-confirmed. Own ragù21 literal celery in aromatic mince; Celery positive.
- Carrot: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù21 literal carrot.
- Onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù21 literal onion.
- Tomato passata: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù22/32 literal passata di pomodoro, no tomato-paste substitution.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù23/27 literal clove.
- Oil for ragù: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù24/27/32 oil expressly named twice, botanical type unresolved; no inferred olive oil or Water correction.
- Pepper for ragù: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù25/29 bare pepe; colour/species/form unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù26/29/32–33 literal salt; no unprovided pasta-boiling salt.
- Classic bouillon cube: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù30 author says she usually adds half a classic stock cube. Actual current author component retained; exact brand/flavour/formula/allergens unknown.
- Sausage meat (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù20/29 explicitly offered additional minced sausage, individually optional; animal/formula unqualified.
- Pork ribs (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù20 explicitly pork puntarelle and29 optional costine addition alongside sausage. Normal broad Pork ribs identity.
- Bay leaf (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Own ragù31 first offered optional bay leaf over alternative rosemary.
- Béchamel sauce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Main21–22 normal béchamel confirms dairy Milk and conventional Wheat; full intended sauce formula unknown.
- Grated cheese: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Main22 grated forma, broad dairy cheese identity; no subtype assumption.
Origins & food traditions
Roberta Magnani describes this old-fashioned Romagnol dish as nidi di rondine in San Marino and Rimini.
Countries
- San Marino
- Italy
- San MarinoCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Romagnol
- Sammarinese CuisineCatalogue link pending review