Mama's Old Fashioned Ravioli
- 2 cups water
- 4 cloves garlic, whole
- 1 teaspoon whiskey
- 1 teaspoon gray salt
- 1 skinless boneless whole chicken breast (about 3/4 pound)
- 2 pounds spinach, washed 3 times
- 1 yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley leaves
- 1/4 cup chopped basil leaves
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup Parmesan
- 1/2 teaspoon gray salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 to 5 packages wonton skins
- Poach chicken: In a 1 1/2-quart saucepan bring water to a boil with garlic, whiskey, and salt.
- Add chicken and simmer, covered, 12 minutes, or until just cooked through.
- Transfer chicken to a bowl and chill, covered, 20 minutes.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil and cook spinach for 30 seconds.
- Drop the spinach into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking, then drain well.
- In the bowl of a food processor, combine the spinach, onion, parsley, and basil.
- Cut the chicken into pieces and add them.
- Pulse until the ingredients are finely ground.
- Put this mixture into a bowl and add the eggs, breadcrumbs, and Parmesan and season with salt and pepper.
- Mix well, cover, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
- To form the ravioli, drop 1 tablespoon chicken mixture in the center of a wonton wrapper.
- Dip a pastry brush or your finger in water and lightly wet the edges of the wrapper.
- Top with another wrapper and press the ravioli closed.
- Repeat until all the filling is used.
- Cover with a damp towel until you are ready to cook.
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
- Carefully drop in the ravioli in batches to avoid crowding the pot.
- Cook until the ravioli rise to the surface, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Drain well.
water, garlic, whiskey, gray salt, chicken, times, yellow onion, italian parsley, basil leaves, eggs, breadcrumbs, parmesan, gray salt, freshly ground black pepper, wonton skins
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/michael-chiarello/mamas-old-fashioned-ravioli-recipe.html (may not work)