Sausage Mezzaluna Ravioli Recipes

SAUSAGE RAVIOLI FILLING

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook sausage over medium-high heat until brown, using a wooden spoon to break up sausage as it cooks. Stir in spinach; cook and stir until wilted. Drain off fat. If mixture is too coarse to stuff ravioli, transfer to a food processor or blender; cover and process or blend with several on/off pulses until chopped.
• In a medium bowl, combine egg yolk, ricotta cheese, sage, and nutmeg. Stir in sausage mixture. Cover and chill until needed. Homemade RavioliFor the dough:
• In a large mixing bowl, add all of the ingredients, and mix until the ingredients come together to form a dough. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 to 15 minutes. Wrap in plastic wrap and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degree F. For the meat filling:
• Combine the beef, veal, onion, celery, carrots, salt, and pepper in a roasting pan and roast until cooked through, about 1 hour. Let cool.
• Add the spinach, then grind ingredients in a meat grinder with a fine grind. Add the eggs and cheese, and mix well to create a paste-like texture.
• Roll out the dough on a floured surface using a rolling pin. Make a large, very thin layer of dough. Spread out a thin layer of filling on half of one side of the dough, using a spatula. Fold the dough end over the filling side of the dough. Mark the filled dough with a ravioli marker (ravioli rolling pin). Cut ravioli out using a ravioli cutter. Freeze until hard. To bread the ravioli:
• Make an egg wash by mixing together the eggs and milk. Add the ravioli to the wash, then dip in the seasoned bread crumbs. Refreeze until ready to fry.
• Preheat a deep fryer to 350 degree F.
• Fry the ravioli until golden brown. Serve hot on a plate sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan on top and tomato sauce on the side.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE RAVIOLI

Steps:

• In a large skillet, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Then bring the heat to medium-high heat.
• Add in 1 cup of finely chopped yellow onion and 2 minced garlic cloves. Stir until the onion becomes translucent.
• Then add 8 oz of sliced baby Bella mushrooms and stir until they become tender (about 2-3 minutes).
• Then pour in 2 cups puréed San Marzano tomatoes and 1 cup heavy whipping cream. Let the sauce simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes with stirring occasionally.
• In the meantime, cook 18 oz of sausage ravioli in a pot of salted boiling water. Cook al dente.
• Now remove the sauce from the heat and stir in 1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese. Then season with salt (to taste).
• Lastly, stir in the cooked sausage ravioli and garnish with 3 chopped basil leaves. Serve warm.

SAUSAGE MEZZALUNA (RAVIOLI)

Steps:

• Cook sausage and drain grease.
• Caramelize onions.
• Add to food processor with spices and cheeses,tomatoes.
• Process to consistency desired.
• Cool filling.
• Put 1-1 1/2 tsp filling on half the potsticker wet edges with water and fold over and seal.Be sure to seal well to avoid filling leaking out during cooking process.
• When all the potstickers are filled let them set out to dry to touch -- About 30 minutes.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Drop a few mezzaluna into water.When they surface they are done -- Remove,drain place on plate,top with your favorite pasta sauce,pesto or olive oil --
• Note: these can be frozen after cooking,cool and place on cookie sheet,slide into freezer when they harden place in ziploc bag -- Store to use for future meal -- .

ITALIAN SAUSAGE RAVIOLI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch dish and set aside.
• Cook Italian sausage in a skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain off grease. Add spaghetti sauce, diced tomatoes, beef broth, Italian dressing, and sugar. Mix until well combined. Remove from heat and add uncooked ravioli; stir to combine. Pour into the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until ravioli are tender, 45 to 55 minutes.
• Top with mozzarella cheese and let sit until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with basil before serving.

EASY SAUSAGE & RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large skillet and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain. Cut into bite-size pieces., Meanwhile, cook ravioli according to package directions. In a small saucepan, heat the spaghetti sauce, cheese, garlic powder and pepper until cheese is melted. Drain ravioli; stir in sauce and sausage.

CHICKEN MEZZALUNA, CARRABBA'S STYLE

Steps:

• Dough:.
• Beat eggs and water together. Add 2 C of flour and 1 ½ teaspoons salt; beat well. Gradually stir in about 1 ¾ C flour to make moderately stiff dough. Turn out on lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Divide into 2 parts. Cover and let rest 10 minute Roll each part of dough out into 16x12 in rectangle. Cut into 2 inch squares.
• Sauce:
• Make the alfredo sauce, in a large skillet, melt butter. Sauté chopped garlic over medium heat. Stir in 1 ½ C half and half. Cook over medium heat 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Add remaining half and half, Parmesan cheese, and pepper. Once made, add the spaghetti sauce and stir well. Then add the half and half and cheese. Stir until its a smooth sauce; should look pink-orange.
• Filling:
• Combine chicken, spinach and melted butter. Stir in cheeses and spices. Place 1 tbs. of filling on one 2 inches square of dough. Moisten edges of dough with water and top with second square; seal well with tines of fork. Repeat with remaining filling and dough. Set aside to dry. Cook ravioli in large pot of boiling water until they float on the surface. Rinse and drain.

EASY SAUSAGE & RAVIOLI FOR TWO

Steps:

• Place sausage in a large skillet and cover with water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain. Cut into bite-size pieces., Meanwhile, cook ravioli according to package directions. In a small saucepan, heat the spaghetti sauce, cheese, garlic powder and pepper until cheese is melted. Drain ravioli; stir in sauce and sausage.