Duck Confit And Mashed Potato Ravioli With White Truffle Sauce

Serves: 6

Luisa Champlin

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

59

Sweetness

48

Sourness

41

mins

Prep time (avg)

4

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Sour Cream

3 tbsps

Unsalted Butter

Directions:

1

Peel and quarter potatoes and in a saucepan combine with enough cold water to cover by 2 inches

2

Simmer potatoes 15 to 20 minutes, or until soft, and drain in a colander

3

Return potatoes to pan and steam, covered, over moderate heat, shaking pan, 30 seconds to evaporate any excess liquid

4

Force hot potatoes through a ricer or medium disk of a food mill into a bowl and beat in sour cream and salt and pepper to taste

5

Remove skin from duck legs and cut into 1/4-inch strips

6

In a small heavy skillet cook skin in 1 tablespoon butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp and transfer cracklings with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain

7

Remove meat from duck legs and chop fine

8

Add garlic to fat remaining in skillet and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened

9

Add meat to skillet and cook over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until heated through

10

Stir in salt and pepper to taste

11

Stir meat mixture into potato mixture and cool

12

Filling may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered

13

Put 1 wrapper on a lightly floured surface and mound 1 tablespoon filling in center

14

Top filling with 1 parsley leaf

15

Lightly brush edges of wrapper with water and put a second wrapper over first, pressing down around filling to force out air and sealing edges well

16

Trim excess dough with a round cutter or sharp knife

17

Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers, filling, and parsley in the same manner, transferring as formed to a dry kitchen towel and turning occasionally to dry slightly

18

In a kettle of gently boiling salted water, cook ravioli in 2 batches for 2 minutes, or until they rise to the surface and are tender

19

(Do not let water boil vigorously once ravioli have been added

20

) Transfer ravioli as cooked with a slotted spoon to a dry kitchen towel to drain and keep warm

21

While ravioli are cooking, in the small heavy skillet cook remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over moderate heat, swirling skillet occasionally, until nut brown in color

22

Remove skillet from heat and stir in truffle oil and paste

23

Arrange 4 or 5 ravioli on each of 6 heated plates and spoon truffle sauce on top

24

Garnish each serving with cracklings and parsley leaves