St Louis Style Toasted Ravioli Food

ST. LOUIS TOASTED RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Combine milk and egg in a small bowl. Place breadcrumbs and if desired, salt in a shallow bowl. Dip ravioli in milk mixture, and coat with breadcrumbs.
• In a large saucepan, heat marinara sauce over medium heat until bubbling. Reduce the heat to simmer.
• In a large heavy pan, pour oil to depth of 2 inches. Heat oil over medium heat until a small amount of breading sizzles and turns brown. Fry ravioli, a few at a time, 1 minute on each side or until golden. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and serve immediately with hot marinara sauce.

TOASTED RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Cook ravioli in boiling salted water until they float to the top; remove from water and drain.
• Set aside to cool.
• Heat vegetable oil in fryer at least 2" deep to a temperature of 375 degrees.
• Dip ravioli in beaten egg, then cover in breadcrumbs.
• Fry in batches in hot oil until golden brown, about 5 minutes; drain.
• Sprinkle hot ravioli with parmesan cheese.
• Heat marinara sauce and set aside in serving bowl.
• Serve ravioli with dipping sauce.

ST. LOUIS TOASTED RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Combine milk and egg in a small bowl.
• Place breadcrumbs and salt in a shallow bowl.
• Dip ravioli in milk mixture, and coat with breadcrumbs.
• Pour oil to depth of 2 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 350 degrees.
• Fry ravioli, a few at a time, 1 minute on each side or until golden.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, and serve immediately with warm spaghetti or pizza sauce.

ST. LOUIS STYLE TOASTED RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Prep:
• Heat vegetable oil in deep fryer or skillet to 350 degrees for deep frying. It is ready when a tiny splash of water makes the oil sizzle. (CAREFUL WITH THIS METHOD, IT SOMETIMES MAKES THE OIL POP. DON'T LEAN OVER THE FRYER, AND USE AN OVEN MIT(S) TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND ARMS!)
• Mix water with eggs and beat well, set aside. Pour Italian bread crumbs and garlic salt(optional) in a bowl, set aside. Pour flour in a separate bowl, set aside. I have found that lining the ingredients up in this order makes things more efficient and less messy; Flour, egg mix, and bread crumbs.
• Roll out a 13-15in section of aluminum foil. This is where the breaded ravioli can set until you are ready to fry them.
• Roll out a 13-15in section of paper towels, 3-4 layers thick. If you have one, place a cooling rack on top of the paper towels. This is where the fried ravioli will drain.
• Cook:.
• Dip ravioli in flour, then in the egg mixture, and then roll ravioli in the bread crumbs. Ravioli should be completely and thickly covered in bread crumbs. If you are having a hard time making the bread crumbs stay on thick, re-dip in egg mix and roll in bread crumbs again. Set breaded ravioli on the aluminum foil until you are ready to fry them.
• Depending on the size of your fryer, place 2-5 raviolis in the fryer at a time. USE A METAL SPOON TO TRANSPORT RAVIOLIS TO THE FRYER, AND USE AN OVEN MIT ON THE HAND YOU ARE HOLDING THE SPOON. NEVER USE YOUR BARE HANDS! Stir occasionally to make sure raviolis aren't sticking together. It should take about 1 minute to cook, or until the raviolis are crispy and golden brown. Remove from the fryer and spread out on the paper towels/draining rack.
• Serve HOT with you favorite marinara or spaghetti sauce!
• Note* - After they are fried, Raviolis can be frozen until you are ready to eat them. To heat frozen Raviolis, heat oven to 375 degrees and cook 10-15 minutes, or until sizzling hot. Monitor carefully, you don't want them to burn!