Italian cuisine has long “crossed” the borders of its country, because all over the world, pizza, pasta, lasagna and ravioli are happy to cook and eat. Here is the last of the listed dishes and will be discussed today.
Ravioli is a dish made from thinly rolled unleavened dough with a variety of fillings. Of course, many peoples have similar dishes, an example is our "native" dumplings or dumplings. But still, Italian ravioli has its own “zest”.
Ravioli are distinguished, first of all, by their shape, they are molded in the form of triangles, square pillows or crescents. Ravioli is never cooked ahead of time or for the future; this dish is served immediately after preparation. They can not only be boiled, but also fried in deep fat or in a pan. Fried ravioli is often served as a supplement to soups or broth.
So how to make ravioli? Let's start by making dough for this dish. Preparing ravioli dough is best in a cool, well-ventilated area, hands should also be cold (wash them before kneading the dough with cold water).
Sift four hundred grams of flour into a bowl so that you get a mound in the center of which you need to make a deepening. Separately, beat four eggs with a half tablespoon of salt and two tablespoons of olive oil and pour this mixture into a depression made in flour. Knead the dough first in a bowl, and then on the table. Here you need to make some efforts, so it would be better if the kneading of the dough would be undertaken by representatives of the stronger sex. The dough will be ready when it gains a firm, elastic consistency and stops sticking to your hands. We cover the dough with a bowl or wrap in a film and leave it for at least half an hour for proofing.
And we continue to cook our ravioli ourselves . The recipe for the filling for this dish can be selected to your taste. After all, ravioli is prepared with meat, and with seafood, and with cheese, and vegetables. In addition, there are many recipes for dessert ravioli, for which sweet fillings are prepared.
Here, for example, is a ravioli recipe with mushroom filling. Melt about eighty grams of butter in a frying pan and fry the finely chopped onion in it. When the onions become soft, add four hundred grams of chopped champignons and continue to fry until the mushrooms are ready. Add a couple of spoons of sour cream to the mushroom filling, mix and remove from heat. In hot mushrooms, pour one hundred grams of grated cheese on a fine grater and mix. The filling is ready, cool it and sculpt ravioli.
And here is the ravioli recipe with cheese. To prepare the filling, we need 200 grams of Adyghe cheese or feta cheese (if the feta cheese is too salty, then it must first be soaked in water), one protein of a chicken egg, a clove of garlic, a spoon of ketchup or any tomato sauce, the same amount of breadcrumbs, greens.
Grind the cheese, mix it with chopped garlic, ketchup, whipped protein and chopped herbs. The filling should be tasted and seasoned to taste. We make ravioli, boil them in boiling water for five minutes and serve, pouring with melted butter and sprinkling with grated cheese.
And here is the ravioli recipe that you can serve for dessert. The dough is prepared in the same way as described above. And for the preparation of the filling, take three glasses of fat cottage cheese, one egg and a two hundred gram bar of white or milk chocolate.
Break the chocolate into pieces and melt it in a water bath or in a microwave. Then mix the melted chocolate with cottage cheese, add the beaten egg there. We make ravioli, boil them and serve, garnishing with whipped cream and grated chocolate.
In short, with ravioli fillings, you can experiment as you like, choosing the most suitable option. Try different combinations, and it is quite possible that you will be able to create your own ravioli recipe, which will be appreciated by your household and guests. After all, the main thing in the art of cooking is not the exact following of recipes, but creativity.