Fried Ravioli

By MaryEllen

I got this recipe off of "Everyday Italian" with Giada De Laurentiis. TALK about GOOD!! I made it for my husband (who is a ONLY meat and potatoes kind of guy) and he flipped! It's even better than cheese sticks...and who can top that?

Ingredients

• olive oil, for frying
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 (24 count) box store-bought cheese ravioli (about 24 ravioli)
• 1/4 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• store bought marinara sauce, heated, for dipping

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 10mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Pour enough olive oil into a large frying pan to reach a depth of 2 inches. Heat the oil over medium heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 325 degrees F. 2 While the oil is heating, put the buttermilk and the bread crumbs in separate shallow bowls. 3 Working in batches, dip ravioli in buttermilk to coat completely. Allow the excess buttermilk to drip back into the bowl. 4 Dredge ravioli in the bread crumbs. Place the ravioli on a baking sheet, and continue with the remaining ravioli. 5 When the oil is hot, fry the ravioli in batches, turning occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. 6 Using a slotted spoon, transfer the fried ravioli to paper towels to drain. 7 Sprinkle the fried ravioli with Parmesan and serve with a bowl of warmed marinara sauce for dipping.