How I made the gf Ravioli from Costco - it worked great!

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I bought the gf Ravioli from the Costo in Concord.

(While there also saw gf guacamole and gf spinach dip but didn't investigate those closely as we were just on a mission to buy raviolis)

I've made the ravioli twice now because ravioli is what my son has most been missing since going gf.

(Just so folks know and can adjust for your own tastes, we prefer our pasta al dente - something I've found really difficult to do with gf pasta). So if you like yours a little softer than al dente, simply cook it a little longer. But not much longer! These raviolis need less cooking than any other raviolis I've ever made.

I brought the water to a boil then pulled the pan over to the other burner so it wasn't on the hot burner anymore. That way the water stopped bubbling but was still really hot. Turned the original hot burner down to a low setting and then put the raviolis into the water - still with the pan on the cold burner and then I put the pan back on the warm burner. I only left the raviolis in the water for about one minute total, then drained them and then ran cold water over them very briefly. I figured it was enough to stop the outside, pasta part of the ravioli from cooking more but it would still be warm and the inside would stay hot. When I put it on our plates, the raviolis were still very hot all over and perfectly cooked.

First we ate them with just butter because we wanted to really see what the raviolis tasted like. Second time I lightly coated with a simple, spicy tomato sauce because it was a late night meal that needed to be made fast but it tasted really good anyway. I think sauteed mushrooms would be great on top and a green or cucumber salad on the side. The raviolis were quite filling.

My big advice with these raviolis is to not boil them at all. Generally even with 'regular' gluten raviolis one doesn't boil raviolis or they will burst, but with these they barely seem to need cooking so bring your water down to simmer or lower after it has boiled, drop the raviolis in, gently stir once or twice to make sure they are not stuck together and thats all the stirring they need and then taste test your ravioli after just a minute for al dente or maybe two minutes otherwise to see if it is done enough. If not yet cooked enough for your taste buds it will only need another minute or two to get to your taste/texture preference. Drain immediately.

I hope this will help someone having trouble with the raviolis getting over cooked or falling apart. Im so glad that people posted about these appearing at Costco or I never would have known as it hasn't been a place Ive grocery shopped before.