Tofu-Stuffed Wontons MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 30 minutes, with premade wrappers These are wonderful wontons, with crisp exteriors and soft insides. The best wrappers are super-thin, and some of the store-bought kinds may need a little more rolling. If you're...
Stir-Fried Wide Rice Noodles with Pickled Vegetables MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Pickled or fermented cabbage is often combined with Asian noodles but requires some forethought. So here I mimic the flavor by pickling the vegetables with a little vinegar in the...
Steamed Dumplings, Asian Style MAKES: 4 to 6 24 dumplings; 4 to 6 servings TIME: 40 minutes This is a simplified, streamlined stuffing, but you can get as elaborate as you like; there are few limits to the vegetables you can use in dumplings. The only secret is to...
Spinach-Ricotta Ravioli MAKES: 30 to 60 ravioli TIME: About 1 hour, with prepared pasta sheets A standby stuffed pasta; this stuffing is great in cannelloni too (see the variation). Serve it with Fast Tomato Sauce, Traditional Pesto, or the sauce from Fettuccine...
Spaetzle MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes Hailing from Alsace, spaetzle is a cross between a dumpling and pasta; it's made from a pancakelike batter that's dropped into boiling water and cooked. From this point it can be seasoned and served, sauted, tossed with...
Soba Noodles with Dipping Sauce MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 20 minutes Lightning-fast, cool, and refreshing, this is a standard summertime soup in Japan, where summers are plenty hot. Soba noodles, with their marked and pleasant buckwheat flavor, are available at...
Rice Cakes with Sweet Soy Sauce MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 30 minutes These sauted or stir-fried rice cakes are sweet, salty, spicy, and addicting. I love them spicy with lots of Chile-Sesame Paste, Korean Style, or any other hot sauce. 1 pound rice cakes, sliced 3...
Ravioli Nudi MAKES: 4 to 6 servings TIME: 30 minutes When you want ravioli but just don't have the energy to make them. With nudi you just turn the stuffing into naked, uncovered dumplings and serve them with any pasta you like. 1 cup fresh bread crumbs 2 eggs 3/4 cup...
Potato Gnocchi MAKES: 4 servings TIME: 11/2 hours Gnocchi should be ethereal. If all you've ever had are hard and chewy, try these. With just a bit of practice you'll be making the lightest, fluffiest gnocchi you've ever eaten. 1 pound baking (russet or Idaho)...
Porcini Dumplings MAKES: 4 servings TIME: About 1 hour These dumplings are full of mushroomy flavor that's almost meaty. Increase the ratio of porcini as you like; fresh shiitakes are a good substitute if you don't have any porcini on hand. Serve the dumplings in a...
