Sausage Ravioli with Asparagus Cream Sauce
- 1 whole Bunch Asparagus
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 1 whole Garlic Clove, Minced
- 1/4 cups Chicken Broth
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces, weight Container Light Sour Cream
- 1 pound Turkey Sausage
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Sage
- 1/2 Tablespoons Fresh Rosemary
- 2 Tablespoons Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 1 cup Part-skim Ricotta Cheese
- 1/2 cups Left Over Warm Pasta Water
- 30 whole Wonton Wrappers
- To make the sauce, wash asparagus and break off the tough ends.
- Chop into thirds and put in a skillet over medium heat with oil.
- Stirring every few minutes, cook for 10 to 15 minutes, until the asparagus is soft.
- Add minced garlic.
- Cook for 3 or 4 more minutes.
- Add chicken broth, salt and pepper.
- Let the broth reduce a bit, then remove from heat.
- Let the pan sit until the broth stops bubbling, then pour it all into a food processor.
- Blend for 20 seconds or so, until the asparagus is pureed and forms a thick paste.
- Then add container of sour cream.
- Blend for another 10 seconds, or until it forms a thick sauce.
- Pour into a bowl and set aside.
- To make the ravioli, brown sausage in a skillet over medium heat, about 6 minutes.
- Break up the sausage as much as possible, you dont want large pieces.
- Chop sage and rosemary, add to pan.
- Add Parmesan cheese, stir.
- Remove from heat and add ricotta cheese, combine.
- Filling should be thick.
- Spread the wonton wrappers out on a cookie sheet or large cutting board.
- Put one teaspoon of filling in the middle of each wrapper.
- Put some room temperature water in a small bowl.
- Moisten all four sides of the ravioli, then with wet fingertips, fold the wrapper in half over the filling, forming the ravioli.
- Pinch the sides together, set aside.
- Once all raviolis are formed, carefully place them into a large pot of gently boiling water, in small batches of 5 or 6 at a time.
- Cook for 3 or 4 minutes, until they come to the surface.
- Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
- Once they all are cooked, add 1/2 cup warm pasta water to the asparagus sauce.
- This should thin the sauce and make it easy to pour over the ravioli.
- Add more water if necessary.
- Serve ravioli on a plate drizzled with sauce.
oil, garlic, chicken broth, salt, cream, turkey sausage, fresh sage, rosemary, parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, pasta water, wonton wrappers
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/sausage-ravioli-with-asparagus-cream-sauce/ (may not work)