Butternut Squash, Sage, and Goat Cheese Ravioli with Hazelnut Brown-Butter Sauce
- a 2-pound butternut squash, halved lengthwise and seeded
- 1 medium onion, chopped (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground sage
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 3 ounces aged goat cheese, grated (about 2/3)
- 60 won ton wrappers, thawed if frozen
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter
- 1/3 cup hazelnuts,toasted lightly and skinned and chopped coarse
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- and lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Put squash halves, flesh sides down, an baking sheet and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes, or until flesh is very tender.
- When squash is cool enough to handle, scoop out flesh into a bowl and discard skin.
- Mash squash with a fork until smooth.
- While squash is roasting, in a skillet cook onion and sage in butter with salt and pepper to taste over moderate heat, stirring, 5 minutes, or until onion is golden brown.
- Stir in garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
- Cool onion mixture slightly and add to squash.
- Add goat cheese and stir to combine well.
- In a 6-quart kettle bring 5 quarts salted water to a gentle boil for ravioli.
- Put 1 won ton wrapper on a lightly floured surface, keeping remaining wrappers in plastic wrap, and mound 1 tablespoon filling in center.
- Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and put a second wrapper over first, pressing down around filling to force out air and seal edges well.
- If desired, trim excess dough with a round cutter or sharp knife.
- Transfer ravioli to a dry kitchen towel.
- Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers and filling in same manner, transferring as formed to towel and turning occasionally to dry slightly.
- In skillet cook butter with hazelnuts over moderate heat until butter begins to brown, about 3 minutes, and immediately remove from heat (nuts will continue to cook).
- Season hazelnut butter with salt and pepper and keep warm, covered.
- Cook ravioli in 3 batches in gently boiling eater 6 minutes, or until they rise to surface and are tender (do not let water boil vigorously once ravioli have been added).
- Carefully transfer ravioli as cooked with a slotted spoon to a large shallow baking pan and add enough cooking water to reach 1/2 inch up side of pan.
- Keep ravioli warm, covered.
- Transfer ravioli with a slotted spoon ) letting excess cooking liquid drip off) to 6 plates and top with hazelnut brown-butter sauce.
butternut squash, onion, ground sage, unsalted butter, garlic, goat cheese, wrappers, butter, hazelnuts
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/butternut-squash-sage-and-goat-cheese-ravioli-with-hazelnut-brown-butter-sauce-14287 (may not work)