I had been wanting to tackle fried ravioli for awhile now but it really just seemed like too much trouble- surprisingly it wasn’t. I mixed up a batch of breading similar to what I fry my pork chops or squash with, made a meat sauce to go with it, added a side salad and a yummy dinner was served! If you feel adventurous enough to try your own ravioli from scratch you can use those, I went with a bag of frozen cheese ravioli from the store. This makes a great week night treat for the family but it is pretty enough to serve to weekend guests.
To make fried ravioli, you start by heating the oil yo 400 degrees. Do not thaw the ravioli; bread it while it is still frozen.
Divide ingredients for breading into shallow bowls – Whisk 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons water in one dish. Spread out flour in another. In your final dish mix- bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic, parsley, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper.
Keep ravioli frozen solid- remove it when you are ready to bread and fry.
Dip frozen ravioli in- egg wash, flour, back in egg wash, and finally in breadcrumb mixture.
Gently drop breaded ravioli into hot grease, remove after 1 minute- or when crisp and golden, with a slotted spoon, drain well. Lay on a paper tile in a single layer to finish draining off excess grease.
Serve with marinara for dipping as an appetizer or over meat sauce for a meal.
Fried Ravioli
Ingredients
- cheese ravioli
- 1/2 cup plain bread crumbs
- 1/4 grated parmesan cheese
- 1/2 tsp. parsley
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 1 tsp. garlic salt
- 1/2 -3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 eggs
- salt and pepper
- oil for frying
- 1/4 lb. ground beef
- jar or homemade spaghetti sauce
Instructions
- Brown ground beef, drain, add spaghetti sauce, and heat thoroughly on a low simmer.
- Heat oil to 400 degrees over medium high heat.
- Divide ingredients for breading into shallow bowls - Whisk 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons water in one dish. Spread out flour in another. In your final dish mix- bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, garlic, parsley, thyme, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Keep ravioli frozen solid- remove it when you are ready to bread and fry.
- Dip frozen ravioli in- egg wash, flour, back in egg wash, and finally in breadcrumb mixture.
- Gently drop breaded ravioli into hot grease, remove after 1 minute- or when crisp and golden, with a slotted spoon, drain well. Lay on a paper tile in a single layer to finish draining off excess grease.
Notes
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