Elderly Care Recipes: Homemade Pumpkin Ravioli with Sage Butter Sauce

Elderly Care in Lexington NC

For many people, the word “fall” conjures up one thing – pumpkins. If you are one of those people, finding ways to sneak more of the bright, happy gourds into your elderly care plan is a fun way to celebrate some of the best things about the autumn season. While you likely already have a full repertoire of recipes and sources for your favorite pumpkin-flavored sweet treats, including breads, muffins, soup, cheesecakes, coffee, and, of course, pie, you do not have to relegate pumpkins just to the dessert buffet or breakfast table. The hearty flesh, distinct flavor, and wide array of nutrients packed into pumpkins makes them an idea ingredient to add to a variety of savory meals as well.

This recipe may have you rethinking transforming that glorious pumpkin patch find into a jack o’ lantern and have you thinking dinner instead. These ravioli give you all of the fiber, vitamins, and other nutrients of pumpkins along with a rich, savory butter sauce that will instantly bring to the favorite flavors of the cooler seasons.

 

What You Will Need

• 4 large eggs

• 1 tablespoon of water

• 3 1/2 cups of all purpose flour

• 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt

• 2 cups of ricotta cheese

• 1 medium egg

• Fresh grated nutmeg

• 4 tablespoons of unsalted butter

• 10 sage leaves

• A fork

• Plastic wrap

• A mixing bowl

• A large pot

• 1 rolling pin

• Ravioli stamp

• Large saute pan

 

What to Do

• Pour the flour out on a clean work surface

• Make a large wide well in the center

• Add the eggs, water and salt into the well and beat together with the fork, making sure not to break the edges of the well

• As you mix the egg mixture, slowly incorporate the flour until the mixture begins to come together and become a loose dough

• Bring the rest of the dough together with your hands

• Knead and work the dough until all of the flour is fully incorporated and the dough is easy to work with and smooth

• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and rest at room temperature for 20 minutes

• Combine ricotta, pumpkin puree, egg, salt and nutmeg into a mixing bowl and set aside

• Use a rolling pin to roll out the pasta dough into wide sheets

• Place tablespoons of the filling on the dough and top with the other sheet of pasta dough

• Seal the edges around the filling and cut it with the ravioli stamp

• Refrigerate ravioli until you are ready to cook it

• Add water to the large pot and bring to a boil with a generous helping of salt

• Add the ravioli to the water in small batches

• Cook each ravioli for 7 minutes, then drain and set aside

• Pit the large saute pan over medium heat

• Brown the butter in the large saute pan

• Add sage and cook for an extra few minutes

• Transfer the ravioli to the pan and toss in the sauce

• Remove the ravioli from the pan and serve immediately, garnishing with a couple of leaves

 

If you or an aging loved one are considering elderly care in Lexington, NC, contact the caring professionals at TenderHearted Home Care today. Call us at (704) 207-0265