Restaurant Recipes
Charlie Gitto's St. Louis Toasted Ravioli
This fabled recipe comes from Charlie Gitto's restaurant in St. Louis' Hill neighborhood.
Yield: 12 to 14 appetizers
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) package frozen ravioli
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 egg
- 2/3 to 1 cup fine, dry seasoned bread crumbs
- Shortening or cooking oil
- 1 cup spaghetti or pizza sauce
- Parmesan cheese, grated
Instructions
- Thaw ravioli. In a mixing bowl, beat together milk and egg. Dip each ravioli into egg mixture; coat with crumbs.
- In a heavy 3 quart saucepan, heat 2 inches of oil to 350 degrees F.
- Fry ravioli, a few at a time, in hot oil 1 minute per side or until golden. Drain on paper towels; keep warm in 300 degree F oven while frying the rest. Heat sauce. Sprinkle ravioli with Parmesan.
- Serve with warm sauce for dipping.
Attribution
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