Tortellini With Garlic Sage Butter Sauce Food

TORTELLINI WITH FRESH SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Wash sage and dry well. Remove 6 leaves and cut into very fine julienne. Coarsely chop enough sage to get 1/2 packed cup.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add tortellini and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes.
• Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet. Add chopped sage, a pinch of salt, and freshly ground black pepper. Cook over medium heat until butter just begins to brown and bubble; the sage should get crispy.
• Drain tortellini in a colander, saving 1/4 cup cooking water. Immediately put pasta in a large warm bowl, adding remaining butter. Toss with melted butter-sage mixture and add enough cooking water to make a smooth sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste and sprinkle with julienned sage. Divide immediately among warm pasta bowls.

VEGAN VEGETABLE TORTELLINI WITH GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Place tofu, eggplant, semi-dried tomatoes, zucchinis, shallots, 3 cloves garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley and salt in pepper in food processor. Process until a fine mixture is produced. You don't want the mixture to be too chunky - it should have a ricotta-like consistency.
• Place one teaspoon of tofu mixture in the middle of a wanton wrapper. Brush sides of wrapper with water and place another wrapper on top. Firmly press down on all sides to ensure that the wrappers are sealed - if wrappers aren't sealed firmly, water will enter and produce a soggy tortellini. Using two wanton wrappers per individual tortellini makes a larger piece, so you may want to use one wrapper and fold over to make smaller pieces of tortellini.
• Continue step two until all wanton wrappers have been used.
• In a large pot, boil water and add some salt and olive oil.
• In batches of about ten, place tortellini into boiling water. The tortellini is ready when the pieces rise to the top of the pot, much like when cooking gnocchi. Continue process until all tortellini is cooked.
• In a separate pan, add butter and garlic. You may need to adjust the measurements of butter and garlic depending on your tastes. Be sure not to let the garlic over-brown as this will produce a bitter taste and spoil the dish. Cook for about two minutes, or until all butter is melted. At this stage I like to add a cup of baby spinach to the butter/garlic sauce, but you can omit this if you like.
• Serve tortellini with garlic butter sauce on top.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH TORTELLINI WITH A BROWN BUTTER SAGE SAUCE AND A

Steps:

• To make the tortellini, preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. On a foil-lined baking sheet toss together the butternut squash, 2 tablespoons of olive oil, herbs de Provence, salt, and pepper. Bake in the oven until soft and golden, about 25 minutes. Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a small saute pan over medium heat. Cook the shallots and garlic until lightly golden, about 3 minutes.
• In a food processor, combine the butternut squash mixture, the shallot mixture, and the ricotta cheese and pulse a few times to blend. Add the crushed amaretti cookies, the nutmeg, and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pulse until smooth. The tortellini filling can be made one day ahead.
• To make the tortellini, lay out 6 wonton skins, keeping the remaining skins inside the package or under a very lightly dampened paper towel. Place 1 tablespoon of squash mixture in the middle of each skin. Dip a pastry brush in a little water and wet the edges of the skin. Gently fold the square wrapper into a triangle, making sure the edges are securely closed and there are no air pockets inside. Dampen the two bottom corners of the longest side of the triangle and gently bring them together, pressing lightly to secure. Place the formed tortellini on a baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Before laying out another 6 wonton sheets, be careful to dry the work surface. This will help keep tortellini from sticking to the baking sheet. Continue until all the butternut squash mixture is used. There should be approximately 36 tortellini. (The tortellini can be formed, frozen on the baking sheet, transferred to a tightly sealed plastic bag or container and stored for up to six months. To cook, simply toss the frozen ravioli into the salted boiling water and cook for 4 minutes.).
• To make Port Wine Glaze, place all ingredients except butter in a small pot over medium-high heat and reduce to half about 3 ounces, whisk in butter and strain into a gravy boat or something similar.
• To make the sauce and serve, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat.
• Add the sage, pinenuts and let cook until the butter starts to brown, about 3 minutes. Turn the heat off and season with salt, and pepper.
• Stir to combine. Then, gently place the tortellini in the boiling water and gently stir. When they begin to float they are done, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, gently spoon the tortellini onto a serving platter, Top with the brown butter sauce, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and Wine glaze.

TORTELLINI WITH GARLIC SAGE BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium frying pan, melt the butter over low heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring occasionally and mashing the garlic with the back of a wooden spoon, until it is soft and golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in the sage, salt, and pepper.
• In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the tortellini until just done, about 4 minutes for fresh and 12 minutes for frozen. Drain the pasta and return to the pot.
• Add the butter and parsley and toss over low heat until the pasta is thoroughly coated with the butter, about 1 minute.

TORTELLINI WITH BROWN BUTTER AND SAGE SAUCE

Steps:

• If possible, use fresh sage and freshly grated Parmesan to heighten the flavor of this dish. Makes a huge difference!
• Cook cheese tortellini according to package instructions; drain. (You can start on the sauce while the tortellini is cooking).
• Heat butter over medium heat in a large skillet. Add sage and slowly cook butter until it begins to brown. (It's okay if the sage darkens and gets crunchy).
• Remove from heat; add the hot tortellini. Stir to coat; add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper and toss. (If you choose to add sun-dried tomatoes, add them in with the cheese, salt, and pepper before tossing.).

GARLIC SAGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Pulse in a food processor until mixed and pieces are the desired size.
• OR chop garlic and sage and mix with salt and butter.
• Chill before using.

WARM SAGE AND GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Heat the butter and oil in a small skillet over high heat.
• 2. When bubbling, add sage and cook for about 30 seconds.
• 3. Then, add garlic and cook until you can smell it.
• 4. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in parsley.
• 5. Season with a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper.