Homemade Butternut Squash Raviolis with a Garlic Cream Sauce
- 2 cups All-purpose Flour
- 3 whole Eggs
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoons Olive Oil
- 1- 1/2 pound Butternut Squash, Peeled And Cubed
- 3 cups Chicken Stock
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 cups Chopped Onion
- 2 cloves Garlic, Minced
- 2 pinches Ground Thyme
- 1/4 cups Ricotta Cheese
- 1 whole Egg
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- 2 Tablespoons Butter
- 1/2 cloves Garlic, Finely Minced
- 1/4 cups Heavy Cream
- 1/2 cups Finely Grated Parmesan Cheese
- Salt And Pepper, to taste
- For the pasta: Mound the flour on a clean work surface, like a large cutting board or counter.
- Using a fork, create a well in the middle of the flour make the well with high sides.
- Crack the eggs into the well.
- Add in salt and oil.
- Using a fork, beat the eggs and slowly incorporate the flour by pulling it in from the sides of the well.
- As you continue to pull more flour and mix, the dough will start coming together.
- Using your hands, a fork or a bench scraper, work the dough until it comes together.
- Add more flour if it is sticky, add a few splashes of water if it is too dry.
- Knead the dough for 8-10 minutes until smooth and elastic.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and set aside for 20 minutes or so.
- In the meantime, make the filling.
- Place cubed squash into a large pot with the chicken stock.
- Bring to boil.
- Reduce to simmer until squash is soft (test it with a fork).
- Drain.
- While squash is cooking, melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Saute onions until tender, 7 minutes.
- Reduce heat and add in garlic.
- Cook 1 minute and remove skillet from heat.
- Place cooked squash, onions, garlic, and remaining filling ingredients into a food processor.
- Puree.
- Store in refrigerator until ready to fill raviolis.
- When you are ready to assemble the ravioli... Sprinkle a baking sheet with flour and set aside.
- Unwrap pasta dough and cut it into four sections.
- You will work with one section at a time.
- Wrap the remaining three up in plastic in the meantime.
- Flour your work surface liberally.
- Roll out dough with a floured rolling pin, working from the middle and rolling out.
- Try to get the thinnest and longest piece of dough you can.
- Keep rotating and turning the dough to prevent sticking.
- Once your dough is rolled very thinly, down one side of the dough rectangle place small amounts of the filling {about a teaspoon} onto the dough about 1 1/2-2 inches apart.
- {Your filling amount and spacing will depend on how large or small your ravioli stamp is!
- Try your best not to overfill!
- It might take a few tries to figure out the perfect amount.}
- Fold the other half of the dough over the side with the filling.
- Press the top piece of dough over and around the filling to remove any air bubbles.
- Press your ravioli stamp in flour and then press down firmly to cut out raviolis.
- Place on the prepared floured tray.
- Form the leftover dough into a ball and place in the plastic wrap to rest.
- Continue this pattern with the other pieces of dough and the rest of the filling until all the raviolis are filled and cut out.
- At this point you can place your trays of raviolis in the freezer for 24 hours and then transfer to plastic freezer bags for a quick meal later.
- To cook, bring a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Drop in your raviolis and stir gently.
- Raviolis will be finished cooking once they float to the top.
- Then drain the raviolis and empty the water and pour the raviolis back into the hot pot.
- Place on the warm burner.
- {You dont need the burner on!}
- To make a simple garlic cream sauce*, melt some butter in with the hot raviolis {still in the same pot you used to cook them in}.
- Grate in a little garlic, a splash of cream, some grated parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
- Stir for a minute or two or until sauce thickens slightly.
- Serve immediately.
- *This amount of sauce is good for about 12 raviolis.
- Adjust the recipe accordingly!
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/homemade-butternut-squash-raviolis-with-a-garlic-cream-sauce/ (may not work)