Christmas Starter – Fried Ravioli Dippers

Ingredients:

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan
1 jar already made Napoletana sauce (for dipping)
1 packet fresh, cheese ravioli (store-bought)
2 cups white breadcrumbs
½ bunch fresh, flat leaf parsley
Black cracked pepper to season
1 cup buttermilk
Olive oil (for frying)

Instructions:

1. Pour enough olive oil into a large frying pan until you reach a depth of 2 inches.
2. Heat oil over medium heat until thermometer registers 160°C.
3. While oil is heating, place buttermilk in a bowl, and, breadcrumbs, parsley and pepper into another.
4. In batches, dip ravioli in buttermilk, coating completely. Allow excess buttermilk to drain off. Then, coat ravioli in bread crumbs and place on baking sheet.
5. Repeat this process for remaining ravioli.
6. In a saucepan, heat Napoletana sauce over medium to low heat to be ready for serving.
7. Once oil is ready, fry ravioli in batches until golden (approximately 3 minutes), turning occasionally.
8. Transfer fried ravioli to paper towels for draining.
9. Sprinkle fried ravioli with grated Parmesan.
10. Serve with warmed Napoletana sauce for dipping.