Recipe By Jaxters
Ref: 757
Heading: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Food Type: Vegetarian
No of Portions: 4
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Ingredients & Prep
800 g
Uncooked pre-made Ravioli of choice
Crispy Coating
250 g
Fresh breadcrumbs
2 Eggs beaten
2 tbsp
Fresh sage or basil chopped
1 tsp
Garlic granules
1/2 tsp
Salt
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
deep fat fry
Olive oil
Tomato Sauce option
400 g
Tomato passata
1/2 Onion chopped
2 Garlic clove grated
2 tbsp
Tomato puree
1 tbsp
Fresh basil chopped
1 tsp
Caster sugar
1/2 tsp
Freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp
Salt
2 tbsp
Olive oil
Method
Step 1
Make the tomato sauce, place onion & olive oil in a frying pan over a med heat, stir & cook onion until soft, then add garlic & cook for a one more minute, the add basil stir & cook for 30 sec, then add passata, sugar, tomato puree, sugar, salt & pepper, bring to a simmer & cook for 2 mins stirring all the time, when done blend sauce with a stick/hand blender or liquidiser to smooth, then add back to the pan.
Step 2
Heat a saucepan with 5 cm of oil on a med heat.
Step 3
Mix breadcrumbs, herbs, garlic granules, salt & pepper together in a shallow bowl, then in another bowl put the egg, first coat ravioli in egg as a glue then put into flavoured breadcrumb mix & coat both sides, then in batches fry the ravioli foe 3 to 4 mins or until golden & crispy, keep pre cooked ones warm in a cool oven if required.
Step 4
Serve warm with sauce on the side or is a dipping dish.
Suggestion & Tips
Most Ravioli types work well, you can make different sauce types if you wish.