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Title: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: Doug Varrieur on December 18, 2011, 05:26:55 PM

Looking for a simple yet delicious meal for tonight? Umpa and I went Snapper fishing yesterday and whipped up this delicious meal.

Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica

Ravioli ingredients

10 very thinly sliced peeled eggplant slices (we use a mandolin slicer) Slice eggplant lengthwise
1/2 cup Ricotta Cheese
1/4 cup Danish Goat Cheese
1/4 cup shredded cheddar
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 tablespoons olive oil

Ravioli instructions

1- Mix the cheeses and Italian seasoning together in a bowl
2- Place a good dollop into the center of the eggplant slice and fold over each end towards the center.
3- Pan fry in olive oil over medium heat seam side down first till light brown then flip and cook till second side is light brown.
4- Serve plain, with sauce of choice or as we did with fresh Pica

Pica Ingredients

2 ripe Roma tomatoes rough chopped
1 tablespoon rough chopped cilantro
1 tablespoon rough chopped onion
1 tablespoon rough chopped Italian parsley
1-2 teaspoons lime juice
salt and pepper

Pica Instructions

Mix everything together and let rest 30 minutes

Snapper Instructions

1- Use live shrimp on a small hook without any weight to catch....
or  8) pick up a couple nice Snapper fillets or other thin white fish like Tilapia or Catfish from the store

2- Salt and pepper the fish and flash fry in hot olive oil over medium high heat till edges begin to curl, flip the fish and cook another 2-3 minutes then plate

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: umpa on December 19, 2011, 10:25:31 AM

the ravioli's will be in thew new cookbook.They are easier than you think.I learned the recipe from a wonderful Sicilian women in Little Italy in San Francisco ;)

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: mouseissue on December 19, 2011, 11:19:25 AM

That sounds absolutely wonderful! :) :) :) :)

Have to try this out soon! ;)

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: beth823 on February 19, 2012, 12:57:50 PM

I don't really like eggplant. Do you think thinly sliced zucchini or cabbage would work well for ravioli? ???

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: Doug Varrieur on February 20, 2012, 09:01:19 AM

I sure do, with cabbage par bil till soft but not fall apart mushy....Zucchini, par boil till flexible.

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: Doug Varrieur on July 29, 2014, 08:43:08 AM

If you miss ravioli you need to try this method. Umpa developed it and its delish!

Title: Re: Double Cheese Low Carb Ravioli with Pan Fried Snapper and Pica
Post by: umpa on July 30, 2014, 10:08:26 AM

Love ravioli! :)