Artichoke Ravioli Food

EASY ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Drain the marinated artichokes and lightly squeeze off any excess liquid.
• Pulse them a few times in a food processor or chop them by hand.
• Add ricotta, finely minced garlic clove, parmesan, and lemon zest. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Pulse the ingredients in the food processor or mix by hand just until combined. It's nice to see flecks of artichoke in the filling.
• Taste for seasoning at this point. Depending on how lemony and salty the artichokes are, you may or may not need to add more salt. You can also add a teaspoon of lemon juice if you think it needs it. If the marinated artichokes have enough lemon still clinging to them, the extra teaspoon may not be necessary.
• Place a wrapper on the work surface. Spoon the filling on top being sure not to get any on the edges. Wet the edges of the wrapper with water using a brush or your finger. Place a wrapper on top, gently pressing out any air bubbles and sealing the edges, without pushing any of the filling into the edges.
• I use about 1 tablespoon (16g) of filling for a 3 ½ inch wrapper.
• Lay the filled ravioli out on a lightly floured surface as you make them. If you will be holding them a few hours before cooking them, put them in a sealed container with a sheet of wax paper in between the layers. The edges that you put water on for sealing should be dry before layering. Store in the refrigerator until ready or use. They can also be frozen.
• Boil the ravioli in salted water until al dente, about 4-5 minutes. Boil them in batches so you don't crowd the pan. Give them a stir occasionally to be sure they're not sticking to each other. I cook about 7 at a time. You can remove one and test it by testing the sealed edge - the thickest part.
• For the Sauce: Melt the butter in a sauce pan. Turn off the heat and add chopped parsley and salt to taste.
• Toss the cooked Artichoke Ravioli in melted butter and chopped fresh parsley.
• Sprinkle on chopped sun dried tomatoes and fried capers to garnish.
• Top with grated parmesan.

ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• To make pasta dough in a food processor:.
• Blend flour, eggs, salt, and water in processor until mixture just begins to form a ball, adding more water, drop by drop, if dough is too dry (dough should be firm and not sticky). Process dough for 15 seconds more to knead it. Transfer to a floured surface and let stand, covered with an inverted bowl, 1 hour to let the gluten relax and make rolling easier.
• To make dough by hand:.
• Mound flour on a work surface, preferably wooden, and make a well in center. Add eggs, salt, and water to well. With a fork, gently beat eggs and water until combined. Gradually stir in enough flour to form a paste, pulling in flour closest to egg mixture and being careful not to make an opening in outer wall of well. Knead remaining flour into mixture with your hands to form a dough, adding more water, drop by drop, if dough is too dry (dough should be firm and not sticky). Knead dough until smooth and elastic, 8 to 10 minutes. Cover with an inverted bowl and let stand 1 hour (to make rolling easier).
• Make filling:.
• Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté onion, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 6 minutes. Add artichoke hearts and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• Transfer all but 3/4 cup artichoke mixture to cleaned bowl of processor (reserve remaining artichoke mixture in skillet), then add cheese, parsley, yolk, lemon juice, salt, pepper, and nutmeg and pulse until mixture is coarsely chopped.
• Roll pasta and make ravioli:.
• Cut pasta dough into 4 pieces, then flatten each piece into a rough rectangle and cover rectangles with an inverted large bowl. Set rollers of pasta machine on widest setting.
• Lightly dust 1 rectangle with flour and feed through rollers. (Keep remaining rectangles under bowl.) Fold rectangle in half and feed it, folded end first, through rollers 7 or 8 more times, folding it in half each time and feeding folded end through. Dust with flour if necessary to prevent sticking. Turn dial to next (narrower) setting and feed dough through rollers without folding. Continue to feed dough through rollers once at each setting, without folding, until you reach narrowest setting. Dough will be a smooth sheet (about 24 inches long and 4 inches wide).
• Put sheet of dough on a floured work surface and drop 6 (1 1/2-teaspoon) mounds of filling 1 1/2 inches apart in a row down center of one half of sheet. Brush egg wash around each mound, then fold other half of sheet over filling. Press down firmly around each mound, forcing out air. (Air pockets increase the chance that ravioli will break during cooking.) Cut pasta (between mounds) with cutter into 3-inch rounds. Line a large shallow baking pan with a clean kitchen towel (not terry cloth) and dust towel with flour, then arrange ravioli in 1 layer in it. Make more ravioli with remaining pasta dough, 1 sheet at a time, and remaining filling, transferring ravioli to lined pan.
• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F Lightly butter baking dish.
• Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot of salted water to a boil. Add ravioli, carefully stirring to separate, and, adjusting heat to keep water at a gentle boil, cook until pasta is just tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a colander.
• Assemble and bake dish:.
• While ravioli boils, reheat reserved artichoke mixture in skillet with butter over moderately high heat, then add tomatoes and water and cook, stirring, until tomatoes are softened, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer half of ravioli to baking dish and top with half of artichoke mixture, half of cream, and half of cheese. Repeat with remaining ravioli, artichoke mixture, cream, and cheese. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake, uncovered, until ravioli is heated through and cream is bubbling, about 15 minutes.
• Cooks' notes:.
• • Dough can be made (but not rolled out) 4 hours ahead and chilled, tightly wrapped in plastic wrap.
• • Ravioli can be made (but not cooked) 4 hours ahead and chilled in lined baking pan, covered.

SPINACH-ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI-LASAGNA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil for pasta.
• Place oven rack in middle of oven and preheat broiler or oven to 425 degrees F.
• Defrost the spinach in the microwave for 10 minutes on high.
• While spinach defrosts, heat a medium sauce pot over medium heat. Cut butter into small pieces and melt. Whisk in flour and cook a minute or 2 then whisk in milk. Bring sauce to a bubble, as it begins to thicken, drop heat to low and season it with nutmeg, salt and pepper, to your taste.
• Combine ricotta cheese, a little salt and pepper, lemon zest and garlic in a bowl.
• Cook pasta to al dente, 5 to 6 minutes in salted water.
• Remove spinach from the microwave and wring it completely dry in a kitchen towel. Open the towel and separate the spinach with your fingers. Pile up the sliced artichokes on your cutting board.
• Drain pasta well. Ladle just enough white sauce in the bottom of a lasagna dish to lightly coat it. Top with 1/3 of the pasta. Top the pasta with a layer of half of the ricotta cheese dotted with half of the spinach and artichokes. Thinly cover the veggies with more white sauce then top liberally with grated cheese. Repeat these layers then top your lasagna with the remaining 1/3 of the cooked ravioli, the last of the white sauce and some grated cheese.
• Place under hot broiler or into a preheated 425 degree F oven until sauce browns and bubbles, 3 minutes

ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium until hot. Add artichoke hearts, onion, garlic, nutmeg and wine.
• Cook over medium heat until the liquid is gone, about 5 minutes. Cool.
• Place about 1 tablespoon of artichoke mixture on a wonton wrapper; brush edges of the wrapper with water.
• Top with a second wrapper and press edges together to seal.
• Repeat with remaining wonton wrappers and artichoke mixture.
• Heat 3 quarts of water to boiling; add 4-6 ravioli. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until ravioli float to surface and are cooked al dente.
• Remove with a slotted spoon and repeat the cooking procedure with the remaining ravioli. Serve topped with your favorite sauce.

RAVIOLI WITH ARTICHOKES, LEEK & LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oil from the artichokes in a large saucepan, then add the leek and garlic. Fry for 5 mins over a medium heat until the leek is soft. Stir in the artichokes, cream cheese and lemon zest, then heat through. Season to taste and add a squeeze of lemon juice.
• Meanwhile, cook the ravioli following pack instructions. Drain, add to the pan with the artichokes and cream cheese, and toss through. Serve topped with the rocket and a grating of Parmesan, if you like.

ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Cook ravioli according to package directions; drain and return to the pan. Add the spaghetti sauce, artichokes, mushrooms and olives; gently toss. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 15-20 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

ARTICHOKE FILLING FOR RAVIOLI OR TORTELLINI

Steps:

• Cut the artichoke hearts into four wedges; place them, the leek, butter, salt and pepper in a skillet and saute over moderately low heat for 15 minutes.
• Puree in a blender or food processor until smooth; stir in olive oil, eggs and cheese.

ARTICHOKE RAVIOLI WITH BROWN BUTTER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Gently boil ravioli, as directed on package and drain when done.
• Meanwhile, dice the shrimp and season them lightly with salt.
• In a skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat until browned.
• Add shrimp and cook 3-4 minutes, until cooked through.
• Remove shrimp from pan and wipe out remaining butter.
• Add to pan 1 more tablespoon butter, chicken broth, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
• Cook until reduced for a sauce and stir in last tablespoon butter.
• Top ravioli with parmesan cheese and shrimp, then drizzle with sauce.