I am new to the forum so I beg your patience.
My dilemma is that my RadRavioli came out leathery and tougher than I hoped for. Yes, it was store bought ravioli, but I made my sauce from scratch. The "destructions" on the package tho, said to boil water, then place the ravioli in the water and boil for 5 to 7 minutes (I added a bit of salt and garlic powder on my own) and then let stand a few minutes more, then strain off the water. But when I taste tested the ravioli, the skin was leathery and tough, not near the texture my mom's use to be.
Where did I flub, or was the store bought choice the wrong way to go? I realize perfecting a dough for homemade ravioli is the way to go of course, but I guessed that quality was more the contents inside than the dough, so I went with a store bought brand. My cooking skills for a 63 year old man are not par for home Italian from the garden to the pot to the table, so.
thanks for the help in advance.
Ps: Thankfully, my sauce came out great BTW, if I may say so without sounding egotistical. But the shoe leather dough was a detractor from the dish for sure.
My dilemma is that my RadRavioli came out leathery and tougher than I hoped for. Yes, it was store bought ravioli, but I made my sauce from scratch. The "destructions" on the package tho, said to boil water, then place the ravioli in the water and boil for 5 to 7 minutes (I added a bit of salt and garlic powder on my own) and then let stand a few minutes more, then strain off the water. But when I taste tested the ravioli, the skin was leathery and tough, not near the texture my mom's use to be.
Where did I flub, or was the store bought choice the wrong way to go? I realize perfecting a dough for homemade ravioli is the way to go of course, but I guessed that quality was more the contents inside than the dough, so I went with a store bought brand. My cooking skills for a 63 year old man are not par for home Italian from the garden to the pot to the table, so.
thanks for the help in advance.
Ps: Thankfully, my sauce came out great BTW, if I may say so without sounding egotistical. But the shoe leather dough was a detractor from the dish for sure.
