Duck Confit and Mashed Potato Ravioli with White Truffle Sauce
- 2 russet (baking) potatoes (about 1 pound)
- 2 tablespoons sour cream
- About 14 ounces confit of duck leg (2 whole legs)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 56 wonton wrappers, thawed if frozen
- 28 flat-leafed parsley leaves plus extra for garnish
- 2 tablespoons white truffle oil
- 2 tablespoons white truffle paste
- Peel and quarter potatoes and in a saucepan combine with enough cold water to cover by 2 inches.
- Simmer potatoes 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft, and drain in a colander.
- Return potatoes to pan and steam, covered, over moderate heat, shaking pan, 30 seconds to evaporate any excess liquid.
- Force hot potatoes through a ricer or medium disk of a food mill into a bowl and beat in sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.
- Remove skin from duck legs and cut into 1/4-inch strips.
- In a small heavy skillet cook skin in 1 tablespoon butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and transfer cracklings with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
- Remove meat from duck legs and chop fine.
- Add garlic to fat remaining in skillet and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened.
- Add meat to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
- Stir in salt and pepper to taste.
- Stir meat mixture into potato mixture and cool.
- Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
- Put 1 wrapper on a lightly floured surface and mound 1 tablespoon filling in center.
- Top filling with 1 parsley leaf.
- Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and put a second wrapper over first, pressing down around filling to force out air and sealing edges well.
- Trim excess dough with a round cutter or sharp knife.
- Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers, filling, and parsley in the same manner, transferring as formed to a dry kitchen towel and turning occasionally to dry slightly.
- In a kettle of gently boiling salted water, cook ravioli in 2 batches for 2 minutes, or until they rise to the surface and are tender.
- (Do not let water boil vigorously once ravioli have been added.)
- Transfer ravioli as cooked with a slotted spoon to a dry kitchen towel to drain and keep warm.
- While ravioli are cooking, in the small heavy skillet cook remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over moderate heat, swirling skillet occasionally, until nut brown in color.
- Remove skillet from heat and stir in truffle oil and paste.
- Arrange 4 or 5 ravioli on each of 6 heated plates and spoon truffle sauce on top.
- Garnish each serving with cracklings and parsley leaves.
russet, sour cream, unsalted butter, garlic, wonton wrappers, parsley, truffle oil
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/duck-confit-and-mashed-potato-ravioli-with-white-truffle-sauce.html (may not work)