Cookbook Challenge: Week 12, Eggs
Recipe: Oozy egg ravioli
From: Cook with Jamie
Eggs are stupid,
Eggs are dumb,
So take the eggs
And stick em up your……..
π
The theme for this week’s Cookbook Challenge is “eggs” and I actually don’t think eggs are stupid nor dumb. I love eggs! My favourite way of eating them is poached, with a still oozy yolk. Which is probably why I decided on this recipe.
For the theme this week, I made fresh pasta (with eggs) and turned the pasta into oozy egg ravioli. Double the egginess right there. I think I remember seeing this ravioli on the Fifteen reality show, and I remember it looking very impressive.
The recipe involves first making the pasta, and then rolling it out (or putting it through a pasta machine) into thin sheets. A tablespoon of seasoned ricotta is placed down, and an egg yolk is placed on top.
Here’s one ravioli ready for the top sheet of pasta – look at that beautiful yolk. After the yolk is placed, the ravioli is sealed, and then cooked for a few minutes, before being covered in a butter sauce and topped with some pepper and a smattering of parmesan.
While making the ravioli isn’t complicated, it is a bit of effort putting them together. You have to be quite careful not to break the egg yolks – I broke two, gaaaah. The only change I made from the recipe was to put some sage leaves into the butter.
Ideally, only cooking the pasta for a few minutes will leave the yolk still runny. And ahhh yes, so it did. It does look good with the gooey yolk. I’m not sure I would bother making them again, but I’m glad I tried it at least once!
See previous Cookbook Challenge posts here.
Update: See the round up at My Food Trail
Check out the recipe for making fresh pasta and also the oozy egg ravioli here (the pasta recipe is the second one down, and the ravioli is the last recipe) – saves me from having to type it out!
Conor @ HoldtheBeef
February 8, 2010 @ 1:02 am
Awesome! Sticking eggs in ravioli sounds much better than up your bum.
I was just talking about these with a friend the other day, and I was thinking how tricky it would be to get it all just right, but you seem to have easily succeeded with it!
Hannah
February 8, 2010 @ 1:30 pm
Oh wow. I must bow down to your mastery, I think! Plus the photos are beautiful!
imasugarjunkie
February 8, 2010 @ 2:59 pm
this looks absolutely delicious. well done!
mademoiselle dΓ©licieuse
February 8, 2010 @ 6:15 pm
I would just love something to dip into the runny yolks right about now!
chitchatchomp@yahoo.com.au
February 8, 2010 @ 8:18 pm
wow! these look sensational and very yummy. I remember seeing this on the show and thinking I'd never make that as it looked way too tricky. well done!
penny aka jeroxie
February 8, 2010 @ 10:08 pm
mister and I looked at this. I am making this. i Must! this is total food porn for me.
Agnes
February 8, 2010 @ 10:09 pm
Conor: it wasn't difficult, just kind of fiddly. It wasn't success all the way – I did break two egg yolks! One of them I turfed, and the other one I just sealed up and cooked anyway. Haha.
Hannah: aww thanks!
imasugarjunkie: thanks!
mademoiselle: ohmigod, oozy egg ravioli and TOAST SOLDIERS! Brilliant idea!
chitchatchomp: definitely not too tricky! It would be great for a dinner party. π
Agnes
February 8, 2010 @ 10:10 pm
Penny: hehee, good luck when you do!
Anh
February 9, 2010 @ 8:27 am
oh my! It is soo hot and you have been so impatient with your cooking :). It looks awesome!
OohLookBel
February 9, 2010 @ 10:28 am
Such a beautifully oozy yolk! It was probably worth sacrificing the broken ones, eh?
Maria@TheGourmetChallenge
February 9, 2010 @ 1:03 pm
whoa, self saucing pasta!! I couldnt think of anything better. Ooy goey egg is the best, and in pasta…thats just perfection. Thank goodness I have a sandwich to eat…I'm starving now!!
Agnes
February 9, 2010 @ 10:25 pm
Anh: thanks! It has been hot, hasn't it? Can't let a bit of heat stop me from cooking!
Belle: yes it was worth sacrificing the broken yolks – although I only threw out one. The other one I just cooked up and hoped no one would notice, hehee.
Maria: yes, self saucing pasta! Hope your sandwich hit the spot!
Jennie
February 10, 2010 @ 11:50 am
Damn that looks so good! Can't wait for the day that I can start eating runny yolks again! This is going into my to-cook list π
Iron Chef Shellie
February 10, 2010 @ 12:16 pm
GORGEOUS!! Will have to keep this recipe on hand for mother who loves them oozy as well!
I love that little rhyme about eggs too π
marla {Family Fresh Cooking}
February 10, 2010 @ 1:42 pm
Great job here and your photos are awesome! You captured the runny, eggy, ravioli perfectly. Wish I had the patience to make this!
My delicious blog
February 10, 2010 @ 10:40 pm
Yum yum – love your photos!
Jo - SecondHelping
February 11, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
Sensational dish and photos to match.
And I must confess to being totally jealous of the wonderful array of serving ware and props that you have. Each week they are different and perfectly chosen.
Vee - A Melbourne Munchkin.
February 11, 2010 @ 7:00 pm
That's beautiful! I actually have this book, and the recipe never leaped out at me the way yours – well done! I've never made pasta before, I'm guessing doing a ravioli would be a waay ambitious start??
Agnes
February 11, 2010 @ 9:34 pm
Jennie: I bet there's lots of things you can't wait to eat again! π
Shellie: your mother has good taste!
Marla: I think it looks more complicated than it is. Thanks for the visit! π
my delicious blog: thanks π
Vee: well it was only my third time making fresh pasta. I think ambitious is good! π
Agnes
February 11, 2010 @ 9:35 pm
Jo: I do a lot of poking around op shops looking for cheap props for photos – fortunately I just purchased new shelves so I have more storage space for everything now. π
Adrian @ Food Rehab
February 11, 2010 @ 10:51 pm
o.m.g! I would love to eat one of these babies right now! What a perfect combo and rarely available when dining out.
Any leftovers?
Sook
February 13, 2010 @ 4:25 pm
Wow that is impressive. The ravioli looks perfect!
April @ My Food Trail
February 14, 2010 @ 11:24 am
Yum! The oozy orange yolk looks so good! I love the names of Jamie's recipes.
Rizka
February 14, 2010 @ 10:17 pm
Oh wow this looks sensational! And looks yummy too..!!
Agnes
February 15, 2010 @ 9:42 pm
Adrian: You need to convince someone to make some for you π
Sook: thanks! π
Rilsta: Jamie does have some great names for his recipes!
Rizka: there were no complaints when I served it up π