Saturday, November 24, 2012

The Uova....no need for sauce

Hey All,

Got out and did some local shopping.  Made one merchant in particular's day.  She's a sweetheart and I love her shop, its a custom scenting bath and body boutique and she was rolling out a new line today.  Now, more than ever she's less expensive than the big box bath 'n body places, does custom scenting, and her products are a million time better than anything you'll ever get at those "other" places.  If you are in the foothill village area and in need of bath 'n body type stuff check out, Scentsations.  My recommendations, the White Tea and Shea moisturizing shower creme for scalp, and the Every Day Essentials lotion.  Also, if you don't mind synthetic fragances, try the Mahogany.....its reminiscent of Aspen cologne and I love it.

So after that, it was time to cook the Uova da Raviolo, so here's how it went down.

Mix together 1 lb ricotta, 3 oz. finely shredded parmesan, a few leaves of chard cut finely, plenty of fresh oregano and thyme, 1/2 of a dried shitake ground and reconstituted.  I'm thinking a bit less shitake next time, I know some folks love that flavor, but I think it was just a hair too powerful.


Next lay out a wonton skin, put a couple of heaping tablespoons of the cheese mixture in the middle and make a well.  Crack a small egg into the well....coat the edges with an egg wash and seal up.


 Bring a pot of well salted water to a boil and reduce to simmering, gently slip the ravioli in for 8 minutes.  I used a large slotted spoon to get it out and slip it onto the plate.  We also had some beans almandine going in the microwave to go with it.  After the first test run, we decided no sauce, this was perfectly rich and delicious on its own.


Now for the guiltiest pleasure of all, poking that perfectly poached egg so it runs its delicious rich goey goodness all over the plate.


It was rich, and fantastic!  And because I can, and its the winter months and I need something bright in the kitchen, some lilies :)


Oh and later we're having cheesecake to wash it all down :)

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