Toasted Sweet Potato Ravioli
- 2 (15 ounce) cans sweet potatoes, drained (often called yams when canned)
- 12 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 14 teaspoon salt, to taste
- 14 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 24 wonton wrappers
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 12 cup canola oil, more if needed
- 12 cup fruit preserves (or specialty sauce as described above)
- In a large bowl, mash sweet potatoes with cheese, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg with a fork or potato masher until well blended.
- You don't have to get them perfectly smooth.
- Place 8 wonton wrappers on a work surface.
- Add 1 tablespoon filling in the center of each wrapper.
- Brush edges of wrapper lightly with egg white.
- Bring one corner of wrapper to the opposite corner to enclose the filling and make a triangle.
- Press down gently to flatten sweet potato mixture slightly and press edges firmly together to seal in filling.
- Repeat with remaining wontons and filling.
- Heat 1/2 cup oil in a 12-inch skillet to medium heat.
- Add 8 ravioli to oil and cook 1 minute on each side or until golden.
- Remove ravioli with tongs to drain on paper towels.
- Repeat with remaining ravioli, adding up to 1/4 cup more oil if necessary.
- In a small microwave-safe serving bowl, heat 1/2 cup of preserves or cranberry fig sauce in the microwave on high 20-30 seconds or until warm -OR- heat the sauce on the stove top over low heat about 5 minutes or until warm.
- Serve ravioli with warm sauce for dipping.
sweet potatoes, parmesan cheese, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, wonton wrappers, egg, canola oil, fruit preserves
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/toasted-sweet-potato-ravioli-337187 (may not work)