Tortellini with Saffron Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 Tablespoon Saffron
• 1/2 onion – finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves – pressed
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 2 egg yolks – mixed with a little bit of milk
• Salt
• Pepper
• Parmesan or Pecorino – grated
• Cooked tortellini

Directions:

1. Put the saffron in a small cup and add a little bit of hot water.
2. Fry the onion and the garlic in a tiny bit of oil by low heat for 2 – 3 minutes.
3. 
   Add the cream, the milk and the saffron with the water, and bring it to a boil.
4. As soon as it starts to boil, take it away from the heat and add the egg yolk – milk mix and mix well.
5. Put it back on the stove, and bring it back very, very shortly to a boil, making sure you are mixing it very well – Use a whisker so it doesn’t clump.
6. Mix the cooked tortellini with the sauce.  Serve with parmesan or pecorino.