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🍝 Tortellini with Meat, Peppers and Orange Cream Sauce

797 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 500 g Tortellini (cheese filling)
• salt
• 4 schnitzels (turkey or pork)
• 1 shallot
• 1 garlic clove
• ghee
• 0.5 red bell pepper
• 0.5 yellow bell pepper
• 1 tsp yellow curry paste
• 0.5 tsp curry powder
• 200 ml heavy cream
• 50 ml vegetable broth
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• cayenne pepper
• 1 orange
• 2 tbsp cress

Instructions

1. 1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
2. 2. Cook the tortellini in the water according to the package instructions.
3. 3. Cut the meat into thin strips in the meantime.
4. 4. Peel the shallot and the garlic clove.
5. 5. Finely dice the shallot and garlic.
6. 6. Heat ghee (clarified butter) in a large pan.
7. 7. Fry the meat strips in the hot fat.
8. 8. Add the diced shallot and garlic to the pan.
9. 9. Sauté the vegetables briefly with the meat.
10. 10. Remove the stems and seeds from the bell peppers.
11. 11. Cut the bell peppers into strips or small pieces.
12. 12. Add the peppers to the pan.
13. 13. Spread curry paste and curry powder over the vegetables.
14. 14. Sauté the spices briefly until fragrant.
15. 15. Deglaze the mixture with cream.
16. 16. Pour in some vegetable broth.
17. 17. Bring the sauce to a boil.
18. 18. Let the sauce simmer gently for about 5 minutes.
19. 19. Season the meat mixture to taste.
20. 20. Adjust the sauce to be tangy and savory.
21. 21. Peel the orange and remove the white pith.
22. 22. Segment the orange over a bowl to catch the juice.
23. 23. Separate the orange segments from the membranes.
24. 24. Stir the orange segments into the hot sauce.
25. 25. Drain the tortellini in a colander.
26. 26. Remove the pot from the heat.
27. 27. Toss the tortellini into the meat mixture.
28. 28. Plate the dish.
29. 29. Garnish with fresh cress.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 797
• Protein: 49 g · Fett/Fat: 35 g · Carbs: 71 g