Toasted Ravioli

Tonight I went with one of my usual classic recipes and then I went with a new one.  My mom pointed out a recipe in the back of my Food Network magazine for Toasted Ravioli.  I guess it is popular in St. Louis.  You take frozen ravioli, bread it, and fry it.  I was really wanting some salmon, so I made my Salmon and Ravioli to go along with it.  But I didn't boil the ravioli for that recipe, I fried it instead.  Here are the two recipes.

Salmon & Ravioli

from Better Homes and Gardens

9 oz of cheese ravioli
9 oz or more of spinach leaves
12 oz or more of salmon fillets
3 Tbsp butter
3 garlic cloves
1 lemon
Parmesan cheese

Cook the ravioli and set it aside.  Heat olive oil in pan.  Season salmon with salt and pepper.  Cook for 6-8 minutes until flaky.  Remove and keep warm.  Add spinach to skillet and cook until wilted. 

Melt 3 Tbsp butter in skillet with chopped garlic cloves.  Squeeze half lemon to sauce.  Combine everything and add the Parmesan cheese.

Toasted Ravioli

Food Network Magazine

3/4 to 1 lb of small fresh ravioli (meat or cheese)
3 large eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
2 cups breadcrumbs (I used Italian bread crumbs and skipped the next two ingredients)
3 Tbsp finely chopped parsley
1 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
salt and pepper
vegetable oil for frying
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Marinara sauce for dipping

Spread the ravioli on a baking sheet and freeze until hard (20 or 30 minutes).  Whisk the eggs and milk in a shallow dish or pie plate.  Mix the breadcrumbs, parsley, rosemary, and salt and pepper in shallow dish.  Dip the ravioli in the egg mixture, letting the excess drip of, then coat with the breadcrumb mixture.  Return to the sheet and freeze until hard, about 15 minutes.

Heat about 1 inch of vegetable oil in a deep skillet to about 350.  Fry the ravioli in 2 or 3 batches., turning as needed, until golden brown, 4 to 6 minutes per batch.  Transfer to a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain and immediately sprinkle with the Parmesan.  Serve with the marinara sauce. 


Mine turned out pretty good, but I think I'll go for a meaty ravioli next time.  We'll see.  It was pretty good.  Emilie LOVED her salmon.  She had it down in seconds.  Her new thing is that when her dad asks her a question, she answers YEAH!  Example...Emilie, do you think the Titans will go to the superbowl this year?  Yeah!  Aubrie gets really upset when Emilie won't hold her hand.  She wants to play with her so much, but Emilie just isn't interested sometimes.  They are a lot of fun.  Both are feeling a lot better now.  We will be taking Aubrie to an ear, nose, and throat doctor on Friday to check her tonsils and adenoids.  We'll see if she inherited her dad's.  YIKES!

Speaking of dad, I have to tell a funny on him.  The last night in Indiana, we were sleeping and all the sudden I hear him gasp and the bed started shaking and he jolted up.  I sat up and asked him what happened.  He said he thought someone was walking towards him.  Well, it was Petey.  The next morning, when he was thinking clearer, he said he thought a Chinese ninja woman was sneaking up to attack him and he tried to karate kick her.  It was too funny.  This is the second time something like this has happened.  Awhile ago, I got a balloon for my birthday and it was losing some of the helium.  One night while we were sleeping, it floated into our room...the balloon was the same height as someone's head.  When it bumped the door, he jumped out of bed and yelled HEY!!  hahahaha.  It was so funny. 

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