Charlie Gitto’s St. Louis Toasted Ravioli
This fabled recipe comes from Charlie Gitto’s restaurant in St. Louis’s Hill neighborhood.
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This fabled recipe comes from Charlie Gitto’s restaurant in St. Louis’s Hill neighborhood.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 2 minutes
- Total Time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 12 to 14 appetizers 1x
- Category: Appetizers & Snacks
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Midwestern
Ingredients
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- 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 cheese.
- Serve with warm sauce for dipping.
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Photo credit: (c) Can Stock Photo / bhofack2
