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fried ravioli recipe
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Fried Ravioli

Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 16 minutes
Servings 10

Equipment

  • Pasta machine
  • Chopping-board or breakfast bench to knead the dough
  • Large bowl
  • Medium size saucepan
  • fork
  • Ravioli cutter
  • Biscuit trays

Ingredients

  • 500 grams Plain flour
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • ½ glass Sunflower oil
  • 1-1 ½ glasses White wine
  • Pinch Sugar
  • Pinch Salt
  • FOR THE FILLING
  • Grape jam or an alternate filling of your choice!
  • Crushed toasted almonds
  • Grated Chocolate

Instructions

  • MIX THE FILLING:
  • In a bowl add the grape jam, crushed toasted almonds, grated chocolate and mix very very well.
  • Pour 500g plain flour on to a board or breakfast bench.
  • Make a well in the centre using your hands.
  • Pour an egg yolk (only) into the well and mix using a fork.
  • Add ½ glass of sunflower oil.
  • Sprinkle in a pinch of sugar and then a pinch of salt, and mix well.
  • Add up to 1 glass of white wine and begin to combine all of the ingredients using your hands.
  • Slowly but surely knead the dough for at least 6-8 minutes or until it forms into a ball and has a soft, smooth consistency.
  • If you are finding the dough dry and hard, add some more white wine.
  • Once the ball of dough has formed, pat it down and leave it to rest underneath a large bowl so that no air gets inside.
  • Clean up your board and add some plain flour on top so to help you work your dough into the shape you need.
  • Remove the large bowl from covering the dough and cut a small piece from the end of the dough for the fried ravioli.
  • Preparing your pasta machine on a thicker setting, run the dough through it between 3-4 times. Then gradually work your way down the settings, as the dough becomes thinner, until you have a long strip of dough and it is thin (but not too thin!) and smooth.
  • Using a spoon, divide small portions of grape jam into the bottom half of the strip of dough, separating each one by a few centimeters.
  • Carefully fold the dough over the top, covering the filling and creating what looks like an extra-large calzone!
  • Using the ravioli cutter, cut small portions and put them in a tray to the side.
  • Cut another slice of dough and repeat steps 12-15 until all your dough (or your jam!) is gone!
  • Heat up the sunflower (or vegetable) oil in a medium size saucepan. Once it is warm enough, carefully put 5-7 ravioli inside and fry them.
  • Make sure you turn over each ravioli gently so they cook right through and be careful not to overcook them!
  • Once each fried ravioli is ready, place it onto a tray lined with paper towels so the excess oil can be absorbed.
  • E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!

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