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White Bean Ravioli with Pumpkin Sauce

A ravioli stuffed with soft lima beans served with a pumpkin sauce.

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Why it works: Ginger and turmeric match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,776 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

White Bean Ravioli with Pumpkin Sauce

Time7 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the filling

  1. Soak lima beans overnight.

  2. Place beans in saucepan and bring to boil.

  3. Dump out the water and refill with fresh water.

  4. Bring to boil again, turn down the heat and simmer until very soft.

  5. Slice onions.

  6. Fry onions in oil and turmeric until caramelized and golden.

  7. Strain beans and add to onions.

  8. Saute briefly, mashing to form puree.

  9. Season to taste.

Assemble the ravioli

  1. Place a small amount of bean into each wanton wrapper.

  2. Coat edges with egg wash and press with fork to seal.

  3. Chill to allow the egg to seal.

Make the sauce and serve

  1. Bring pumpkin to a simmer until soft.

  2. Add cream or stock and puree into thin sauce.

  3. Season.

  4. Bring a pot of salted water to a gentle simmer.

  5. Place ravioli carefully into the water and simmer for 7 minutes.

  6. Remove ravioli gently and pour over pumpkin sauce.

  7. Garnish as desired.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

590Calories
24 gProtein
21 gFat
78 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pasta1 cup cooked (140g)220
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Lima Bean1/2 cup (85g) cooked108
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Turmeric1 tsp ground (3g)9
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Pumpkinnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Ginger + turmerictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  3. Pasta + garlictop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,079 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together25,665 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Pasta + turmerictop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together39 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Lima beans
Cook to a very soft puree that forms the body and bulk of the ravioli filling.
Onion
Caramelizing in oil adds sweetness and deep golden flavor to the filling.
Garlic
Adds pungent aroma that mellows during frying alongside the onions.
Egg
Egg wash acts as a glue, sealing the wrapper edges so the filling stays inside.
Pumpkin
Simmered and pureed to form the smooth, thin sauce served over the ravioli.

The step that matters

Sealing the wrappers. Wet edges must be pressed firmly with egg wash so no air or filling escapes; a weak seal lets the ravioli burst or leak while simmering in water.

Swap the lima beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pasta, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, olive, egg):

  1. Lentilsfits better
  2. Chickpeafits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Lima beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pasta, onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric, olive, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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