Chestnut Ravioli with Sage Browned Butter
- 1 cup roasted, shelled, and skinned chestnuts; see how to roast fresh chestnuts ; (1/2 lb in shell or 7 oz bottled whole)
- 2 oz sliced pancetta or bacon, finely chopped
- 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 large garlic clove, smashed
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 Granny Smith apple
- 2 tablespoons finely grated parmesan
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 48 won ton wrappers (12-oz package)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh sage
- Special equipment: a 2 3/4-inch round cookie cutter
- Coarsely chop chestnuts.
- Cook pancetta in 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until crisp on edges, about 5 minutes.
- Add onion and garlic and cook, stirring, until onion is softened.
- Add chestnuts and water and simmer, stirring, until liquid is reduced by half.
- Discard garlic.
- Transfer mixture to a bowl and mash to a coarse paste with a fork.
- Peel half of apple and cut enough of peeled half into 1/4-inch dice to measure 3 tablespoons.
- Reserve remaining (unpeeled) apple.
- Stir diced peeled apple into chestnut mixture with parmesan, parsley, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Put 1 won ton wrapper on a work surface, keeping remaining wrappers in plastic wrap, and mound 1 scant tablespoon of filling in center.
- Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and top with a second wrapper, pressing down around filling to force out air.
- Trim excess dough with cutter and seal edges well, pressing them together with your fingertips.
- Transfer ravioli to a dry kitchen towel, then make more in same manner.
- Cut enough of unpeeled apple into 1/4-inch dice to measure 3 tablespoons and toss with lemon juice.
- Heat remaining 4 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides and butter begins to turn brown.
- Stir in sage and cook, stirring, until sage is crisp and butter is golden brown.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add ravioli to a 6-quart pot of salted boiling water, then cook at a slow boil, stirring gently occasionally, until tender, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Carefully transfer ravioli with a slotted spoon to a colander to drain.
- Slide ravioli into sage butter and cook over moderate heat, stirring gently, 1 minute.
- Sprinkle ravioli with unpeeled apple and season with pepper.
chestnuts, bacon, unsalted butter, onion, garlic, water, apple, parmesan, parsley, wrappers, lemon juice, fresh sage, cutter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/chestnut-ravioli-with-sage-browned-butter-104234 (may not work)