Basil Ricotta Ravioli With Peaches Tomatoes And Crab In A Sweet Corn Broth Recipes

CRAB AND RICOTTA CANNELLONI

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook until tender but still firm to the bite, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain pasta.
• In a large bowl, mix together ricotta, 3/4 cup Parmesan, egg yolk, basil, crab, salt, and pepper.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Fill the cannelloni with the crab mixture and place in a buttered baking dish. Top the filled cannelloni with the Bechamel Sauce and sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake until bubbly and the top is golden brown, about 15 to 20 minutes. Serve immediately.
• In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and whisk until smooth, about 2 minutes. Gradually add the warm milk, whisking constantly, until the sauce is thick, smooth, and creamy, about 10 minutes (do not allow the sauce to boil). Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, pepper, and nutmeg. (The sauce can be made up to 3 days ahead. Cool and then cover and refrigerate.)
• Yield: about 4 cups

CORN AND RICOTTA RAVIOLI WITH SAUTEED CHERRY TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• For the corn puree: Heat the butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the corn and cook until lightly golden brown, then add the garlic and cook for 30 seconds. Add the chile de arbol and season with salt and pepper. Remove 1/2 cup of the kernels to a bowl for the ravioli filling to let cool slightly.
• Transfer the rest of the corn to a small saucepan and cover with the stock. Cook over medium heat until slightly softened, about 10 minutes. Transfer the corn to a blender with a slotted spoon, add 1/4 cup of the stock and carefully blend until the corn is smooth. Add 1/2 cup more stock to thin it slightly, then transfer the puree to the saute pan. Add more stock, if needed, to bring the puree to a sauce consistency. Stir in the creme fraiche and season with salt and pepper. Keep warm.
• For the ravioli: Place a fine mesh strainer over a bowl and line it with cheesecloth. Place the ricotta in the strainer and drain for 4 hours.
• Whisk together 3 of the eggs, the yolk and some salt and pepper in a small bowl. Put the flour in another bowl, make a well in the center, add the egg mixture in the center and mix the flour into the eggs with a fork until combined. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Combine the drained ricotta, Parmesan, the reserved sauteed corn and 1 egg in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Divide the dough into quarters and roll thinly in a pasta machine to 1/8-inch thickness. Whisk the remaining 2 eggs together with a tablespoon of water. Dust the counter and dough with flour and lay out 2 sheets of the pasta. Brush the top surface of dough with the egg wash. Distribute 1-tablespoon mounds of filling about 2 inches apart on the 2 sheets of dough. Top with the remaining 2 sheets of dough. Using your fingers, gently press out the air pockets around each mound of filling and form a seal. Use a crimper or cookie cutter to cut each ravioli into squares or circles. Check to make sure the crimped edges are well sealed before cooking. If making the ravioli in advance, dust with cornmeal to prevent them from sticking.
• For the sauteed cherry tomato sauce: Heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the tomatoes and cook until they begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and salt and pepper and cook until the juices release and then thicken slightly, about 5 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper and stir in the basil.
• For the anchovy breadcrumbs: Heat the oil in a small saute pan over low heat, add the anchovies and cook until they are melted into the oil, about 1 minute. Add the breadcrumbs and cook until lightly golden brown, then season with salt and pepper.
• To serve: Bring 4 quarts of salted water to a boil. Cook the ravioli, in batches, until they float, about 2 minutes. Lift the ravioli from the water with a large strainer or slotted spoon and toss in the cherry tomato sauce to coat.
• Ladle some of the corn puree into 4 large shallow bowls. Top with 3 large ravioli in sauce, grate fresh Parmesan over and sprinkle with anchovy breadcrumbs.

RAVIOLI WITH TOMATOES AND BASIL DRESSING

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook basil until just wilted, about 30 seconds. With a slotted spoon, remove basil and run under cold water; drain thoroughly. Add ravioli to pot and cook according to package instructions, then drain.
• Meanwhile, in a blender, puree basil and olive oil. Stir in lime juice and season with salt and pepper. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Divide ravioli among plates and top with tomatoes and dressing.

RICOTTA BASIL RAVIOLI AND TOMATO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Add egg yolks, egg, milk, olive oil, and most of the flour to a bowl. Stir with a fork until it begins to come together into a shaggy ball. Pour remaining flour onto work surface, and knead ball until it is smooth and elastic. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest at least 30 minutes.
• Begin pasta sauce by pouring ingredients into saucepan and heat over medium heat, covered, stirring intermittently.
• For filling, mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
• Take out and divide dough into four. Work with one section at a time, keeping the rest covered.
• Roll dough out with floured rolling pin, or use pasta roller to roll dough extremely thin.
• Working with very thin strips of dough, lightly imprint ravioli stamps onto dough.
• Place 1 T ricotta filling onto center of each stamp imprint. Dip finger in water and wet edges of raviolis.
• Lay second strip of very thin pasta dough on top of first strip to cover the ricotta. Gently begin to seal ravioli hearts by pushing on the ricotta filling to force out all excess air, then move towards the edges to seal. Repeat with all raviolis.
• Use heart stamp to cut out each ravioli.
• Gently toss in rapidly boiling water, about half of the batch at a time. Boil 2-3 minutes.
• Serve raviolis with sauce, garnish with parmesan and basil.

BASIL RICOTTA RAVIOLI WITH PEACHES, TOMATOES AND CRAB IN A SWEET CORN BROTH

Steps:

• 1. For the pata dough, in a food processor mix together the wet ingredients, and then add in 2 cups of the flour,(reserving 1/3 cup for rolling the dough) Mix until the dough comes together and then turn out onto a floured surface 2. knead the dough about 15-20 minutes The dough should be smooth and soft, but not sticky, when it is ready, wrap int in plastic and let it rest for at least 1 hour 3. In a mixing bowl, combine all of the ravioli filling ingredients with a whisk, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste. Allow the mixture to chill in a fridge 4. Cut the kernels off the cornand reserve. Put the cob in a large pot with 1/2 of the fennel bulb, 1/2 of the onion and 2 1/2 stems of each herb. Cover with water by 2 inches. Simmer over medium heat for 1 hour. Cover and let the broth steep for 30 min. Strain the liquid and reserve, removing the veggies. 5. Julienne the remaining 1/2 onion and fennel bulb. Finely slice the equivalent of 2 T of each herb. 6. To roll out the pasta dough, set the pasta roller on the largest setting and run the dough through 8-10 times folding it in half every other time 7. when the dough is done, take a ring cutter and cut out 32 circles placing each on a clean work surface. In a small bowl, make an egg wash by mixing together the egg and milk. continued above