Tuesday, September 4, 2007

A little help from Trader Joe's


I am absolutely addicted to Trader Joe's. One of my favorite convenience items is their ravioli. It comes in so many tasty varieties and I think I've almost tried them all. Tonight I wanted something easy and I had some heavy cream that was on the brink of expiration, so I decided to pull the ravioli out of the freezer and have that for dinner. I had the spinach and ricotta ravioli in my freezer, so I figured a simple white wine cream sauce would compliment the ravioli nicely. The sauce is my own creation, pulling from various recipes. I'm really proud of it; I think it came out restaurant quality!


White Wine Cream Sauce
from Linda

1 shallot, diced
1 T butter
1/2 c heavy cream
1/4-1/2 c white wine (I used Sauvignon Blanc)
1 t cornstarch
salt
pepper
red pepper flakes
grated Parmesan
fresh basil

Melt butter in large skillet. Saute shallots in the butter until translucent. Add heavy cream and wine. Whisk in salt, pepper, pepper flakes and cornstarch. Heat over low heat until thickened, whisking constantly. Add cooked ravioli to pan. Toss lightly in the sauce. Transfer to serving plates and sprinkle with cheese and basil.

1 comment:

Renea said...

Yum! Looks great. I had ravioli tonight too!