Fried Wild Game Ravioli

Ingredients

3/8 c duck meat
3/8 pheasant breast
1 tb leeks
2 tb sherry wine
2 tb wine
1 praline paste
1 sour cherries
1 package wonton skins
3 frangelica
2 filberts
5/8 c cream
1 c butter
1 salt and pepper

Instructions

Saute duck and pheasant in butter; add leeks, sherry, red wine with praline paste; reduce by half. Add sour cherries and demi-glaze. Reduce, season, cool. Stuff wonton skins using egg wash to secure, and semolina flour on outside of wanton. Reduce Frangelica to two tablespoons; add filberts and cream. Reduce. Whisk in butter a tablespoon of a time. Season to taste. Garnish with fried julienne of zucchini, carrots, and squash. Servings: 6. by chef Matt Vanaria of Highlawn Pavilion in West Orange, New Jersey printed in The Record, Northern New Jersey, November 15, 1995