Raviolo Gigante With Fried Egg
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup '00' flour
- salt, to taste
- 2 heaped tablespoons fine polenta
- 2/3 cup water
- salt, to taste
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 link Italian sausage (sweet or hot), removed from casing
- 1 scallion, sliced, light green and white parts only
- 1 tablespoon butter, melted
- Parmesan cheese, to garnish
- To make the pasta, mix the egg with the flour and the salt.
- Once the dough is completely mixed, wrap it in plastic and place in the fridge for an hour.
- For the filling, boil the water with the salt and then place the corn flour into it.
- Cook for about 20 minutes.
- Stir constantly at low heat.
- Remove from fire and finish with butter and Parmesan.
- Cool down in the refrigerator before stuffing the ravioli.
- In a hot skillet, saute the sausage until fully cooked, breaking up chunks with a wooden spoon.
- Remove from skillet and drain off all but a tablespoon of the fat.
- Quickly fry the scallions in the sausage fat, then set aside.
- Roll pasta to a very thin sheet.
- Place filling in the middle.
- Fold by half and cut around the filling to form a circle using a fluted pastry cutter or sharp knife, pressing down around the circumference with a fork to seal.
- Cook the raviolo in boiling salt water for 4 minutes.
- Transfer to a plate, top with melted butter and add a sunny-side up egg on top.
- Garnish with fried scallion, sausage and extra parmesan cheese.
egg, flour, salt, polenta, water, salt, butter, parmesan cheese, italian sausage, scallion, butter, parmesan cheese
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/raviolo-gigante-with-fried-egg-recipe/ (may not work)