Celebrate the holidays with these Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Brown Butter Sauce! The pumpkin-ricotta filling is a balance of savory and sweet - and they can be made in advance!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 45minutes
Cook Time 15minutes
Total Time 1hour
Servings 6
Ingredients
Homemade Pasta Dough
2cups+ 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
4large eggs
Pumpkin Ricotta Filling
1can(15-oz) pumpkin puree
1cuppart-skim ricotta
1/2lbpancettadiced + fried
1/4cupshredded parmesan
1clovegarliccrushed
1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonpepper
1/4teaspoonthyme
1/4teaspoongarlic powder
1/8teaspoonnutmeg
1/8teaspooncayenne
Sage Brown Butter Sauce
3tablespoonsbutter
2-3tablespoonsolive oil
1smallshallotdiced
20sage leaves
Instructions
To make the pasta: On a clean surface, add the 2 cups of flour. Make a well in the center and crack in the eggs. Using a fork whisk the eggs together, while slowly incorporating the flour from the surrounding mound. Once a dough starts to form, use you hands to knead into a uniform ball. Add more dough if it continues to stick to your hands. Continue kneading for about 8 minutes, until dough is soft, uniform and smooth. Cover the dough with a towel and let rest for at least 10 minutes.
In a small saute pan, cook down the pancetta to rend off the fat. Let it cool slightly, then add to a large bowl with the pumpkin puree, ricotta, garlic, parmesan, salt, pepper, thyme, garlic powder, nutmeg and cayenne. Mix well.
Cut the dough into 12 even pieces and roll each out into a sheet. Line up the sheets and split into pairs that are evenly wide and long. Each sheet should be about 12 inches long. On one piece of dough, dollop 1 tablespoon of filling every 2-3 inches, then cover with another sheet of dough. Press down between each ravioli to press out the air, then cut using a ravioli stamp or a knife. If using a knife, gently press fork tines along all the edges to seal. Repeat with remaining dough sheets and filling.
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Heat a saute pan over medium heat and melt the butter in. Add the olive oil, then let the butter brown for 3-4 minutes. Add in the shallot to soften about 5 minutes, then toss in the sage leaves. Lower the heat and set aside while you cook the ravioli.
Toss the ravioli 6 at a time into the boiling water. Cook about 3 minutes each, then use a slotted spoon to remove to the brown butter sage sauce. Continue until all ravioli are cooked and tossed in the sauce.