Swiss Chard, Bacon, And Ricotta Ravioli With Tomato Sauce

Serves: 6

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

49

Spice

51

Sweetness

51

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

Directions:

1

Make filling: In a large heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp and with a slotted spatula transfer to a cutting board

2

Chop bacon fine

3

Remove all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and heat remaining fat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking

4

Cook chard and garlic, stirring, until chard is tender, about 2 minutes

5

Transfer chard mixture to a bowl and cool

6

To chard mixture add cheeses, 2 tablespoons bacon, and salt and pepper to taste

7

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a gentle boil

8

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

9

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

10

Seal edges well and transfer ravioli to a kitchen towel

11

Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers and filling in same manner, turning them occasionally to dry slightly

12

Cook ravioli in water at a gentle boil 6 to 8 minutes, or until they rise to surface and are tender

13

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

14

) With a slotted spoon transfer ravioli as cooked to a kitchen towel to drain

15

Divide ravioli between 2 plates and spoon sauce over them

16

Garnish ravioli with remaining tablespoon bacon

17

In a large heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat until crisp and with a slotted spatula transfer to a cutting board

18

Chop bacon fine

19

Remove all but 1 tablespoon fat from skillet and heat remaining fat over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking

20

Cook chard and garlic, stirring, until chard is tender, about 2 minutes

21

Transfer chard mixture to a bowl and cool

22

To chard mixture add cheeses, 2 tablespoons bacon, and salt and pepper to taste

23

Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a gentle boil

24

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

25

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

26

Seal edges well and transfer ravioli to a kitchen towel

27

Make more ravioli with remaining wrappers and filling in same manner, turning them occasionally to dry slightly

28

Cook ravioli in water at a gentle boil 6 to 8 minutes, or until they rise to surface and are tender

29

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

30

) With a slotted spoon transfer ravioli as cooked to a kitchen towel to drain

31

Divide ravioli between 2 plates and spoon sauce over them

32

Garnish ravioli with remaining tablespoon bacon