Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Mint and Pea Ravioli


Although I am fancy in many ways, I do not own the fanciest kitchen gadget of them all. A pasta machine-roller-thingie. One of these days I'll give in and join the ranks of the super-fancy kitchen types, but the pasta attachment for my kitchen-aid is about five million bucks and I'm just too damned cheap these days. Plus, there are store-bought wontons to fill the gap for us less-fancy folks. These pseudo-raviolis from Bon Appetit are delicious and really easy to make. The mint flavor is a nice surprise and mixes nicely with the butter and parmesan. If you need any more proof that they're awesome, Tim was shoving three of them into his mouth at a time. Any food that Tim will risk choking over is always worth the effort.

2 2/3 cups frozen peas
1/3 cup grated parmesan
2 tsp chopped mint
1 package wonton wrappers
3/4 stick melted butter

Boil peas in salted water for about 3 minutes. Drain and cool. Add to a food processor (or any mashing device) and puree. Stir in cheese and mint and some salt and pepper.
Put a tsp of filling onto a wonton, wet the edges and cover with another wonton. Squeeze out any extra air, or they will explode like some of mine did and you'll be pissed.
Once you have enough (I stopped at about 30) cook some of the raviolis in boiling salted water for about 2-3 minutes (try not to put too many at a time, they'll stick) and put on a plate. Sprinkle with melted butter, extra parmesan and some black pepper. Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. great picture emily!

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  2. Thanks! It's kind of funny, because up close they look like the pictures of "Green Eggs and Ham" in Dr. Seuss.

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