Thunder Chiefs Spinach Ravioli with a Sweet Marinara Sauce
Team: Thunderchefs
Host School: Missisquoi Valley Union High school
Age Group: High School
Ingredients
FILLING:
Ingredients-
1 1/2 cup of ricotta cheese
1/2 cup of Milk (hood)
1/3 cup Parmesan cheese
1/3 cup of feta cheese
1/3 cup of chopped mozzarella cheese
5 tablespoons of parsley
3 cloves of garlic, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
PASTA:
Ingredients-
Make two batches of pasta ingredients.
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 1/4 cups of chopped spinach
4 cups of all-purpose flour (King A)
5 large eggs ( MVU Agi. program)
1 egg white (MVU Agi. program)
3 tablespoons of water
1 pinch of salt
SAUCE
Ingredients:
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons of olive oil
12 ripe Roma tomatoes, chopped
1 1/4 cup of yellow cherry tomatoes, halved
Salt and black pepper to taste
2 1/2 tablespoons chopped basil
2 chopped shallots
1/2 green pepper chopped
1/2 onion chopped
1 1/2 tablespoon of oregano
1 1/2 tablespoon chopped parsley
Preparation Instructions
FIlling
Directions-
In a bowl, place, Ricotta, milk, feta cheese, Mozzarella, parsley, garlic, and salt and pepper.
Mix in food processor until smooth.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
Pasta
Directions-
Make two batches of pasta ingredients.
Fry spinach in olive oil on a pan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
Drain spinach if any liquid is present.
Mince spinach.
Form a well with the mixture on a clean counter.
Add liquids to the well and slowly start working in the liquids with a fork until the flour combines with the liquids and you end up with a tight ball of dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and let it rest for at least 10 minutes.
Working with 1/4 of the dough at a time, roll out dough thin on clean counter space that is sprinkled with flour.
Place sheet of pasta on clean counter, put a tablespoon of the filling on pasta sheet about two centimeters apart, then put another sheet of pasta over it. Cut pasta in the middle of each ball of filling. Use fork to shut ravioli all the way around
Cook in salted boiling water for a few minutes until it floats
Sauce Directions:
In a pan, heat olive oil, add all ingredients.
Cook on medium heat until mixture is cooked down and soft.
Put mixture into food processor until smooth.
Add 1 teaspoon of sugar to mixture, mix until blended.
Putting it all together
Roll out two sheets of pasta pipe or spoon filling onto one sheet of pasta
place the other sheet on top
cut pasta into rectangles
pich close with a fork
and cook in boiling water until they float
place 4 to 6 raviolis on a dish and drizzle with sweet marinara sauce and top with fresh parmesan and parsley