I've been making a lot of pasta lately. Sometime over Christmas break I got it stuck in my head that what my life was really missing was homemade ravioli. Then I discovered that pasta makers on Amazon are as cheap as $20. It arrived a few weeks ago, although my conference prevented me from putting it into action until this week. I made a batch of ravioli and a smaller batch of fettuccine. The ravioli turned out better than I expected - I used a ricotta filling which was rather runny and I had trouble sealing them. The fettuccine was awesome, and will definitely be a repeat recipe.
Today I set the pasta maker aside and am making 8 pounds of gnocci. Because, you know, gnocci in the freezer is like money in the bank. At least according to 8 out of 10 Italian grandmothers.
Can anyone recommend some killer ravioli fillings?
5 comments:
Who are the intended victims that you are going to feed on ravioli?
if stef doesn't know the answer to this, she's probably lying.
De-I is the one that's into making the homemade pasta, not me! But I am a lover of ravioli. I am a fan of butternut squash. Erin of BCD recently posted a deconstructed version of a recipe that looked extremely yummy. Other than that i think Any veggie you can think of along with a little ricotta to bind it will work.(spinach or other greens, mushrooms?, etc)
I agree with Stef, any good flavor combination will make a good filled pasta. Try sauteing leeks, onions and garlic with a little bit of dry fermented black beans (soaked) to replace pork flavoring
I loved a pumpkin ravioli I had in high school. you could try making a dessert ravioli with a sweet ricotta cheese and some lemon zest (I just made that one up completely, but I'm sure there must be some recipe out there for that- can image maybe a sweet cream sauce with like a creme fraiche).
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