Crab Ravioli Recipe Jamie Oliver Food

CRAB RAVIOLI

Steps:

• First make the pasta. Put the flour in a food processor with almost all of your egg mixture, oil and a pinch of salt. Blitz to large crumbs - they should come together to form a dough when squeezed (if it feels a little dry gradually add a bit more egg). Tip the dough onto a lightly floured surface, knead for 1 min or until nice and smooth - don't worry if it's quite firm as it will soften when it rests. Cover with cling film and leave to rest for 30 mins.
• To make the filling, mix all of the ingredients together, season and leave in the fridge until needed.
• Cut away ¼ of the dough (keep the rest covered with cling film) and feed it through the widest setting on your pasta machine. (If you don't have a machine, use a heavy rolling pin to roll the dough as thinly as possible.) Then fold into three, give the dough a quarter turn and feed through the pasta machine again. Repeat this process once more then continue to pass the dough through the machine, progressively narrowing the rollers, one notch at a time, until you have a smooth sheet of pasta. On the narrowest setting, feed the sheet through twice.
• Put the pasta sheet on a lightly floured surface, then spoon teaspoons of the filling 4cm apart on the bottom half of the sheet. Using your fingers, pat water around each blob of filling. Fold the top half over the fillings and carefully squeeze around, making sure to remove any air pockets.
• Cut between each ravioli using a pasta cutter or sharp knife, then pinch around the edges of each ravioli to make sure it is well sealed. Keep on a lightly floured baking tray while you repeat the process with the remaining dough and filling.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. In a large, non-stick pan, melt the butter over a medium heat and cook for 2-3 mins until brown and nutty. Take off the heat and whisk in a splash of the pasta water and the lemon juice. Cook the ravioli for 2-3 mins, remove with a slotted spoon and immediately toss in the brown butter sauce. Serve topped with the lemon zest and a crack of black pepper.

AMAZING RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/gas 6.
• Start by making the Royal pasta dough. While it rests, make the filling.
• Trim and quarter the radicchio, peel the onion and slice into eighths, then place in a small roasting tray. Pour over the balsamic and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, toss to coat, then strip over half the thyme leaves, reserving any pretty tips.
• Cover with a sheet of wet scrunched-up greaseproof paper and roast for 1 hour.
• Prick the potatoes and dry-roast in a separate tray alongside until cooked through, then remove. Once cool enough to handle, scoop the potatoes out of their skins and mash the insides in a bowl.
• Finely chop the radicchio and onion, then stir into the potato with 1 tablespoon of the balsamic juices from the tray. Finely grate in most of the Parmesan and all the fontina, mix well, then season to perfection with sea salt and black pepper. Leave to cool completely.
• On a clean flour-dusted surface, roll out the pasta dough so it's 1mm thick and roughly 16cm wide (the width of a standard pasta machine).
• Spoon heaped teaspoons of filling evenly down the pasta strips, slightly off centre, leaving a 5cm gap between each. Brush the exposed pasta lightly with water and fold the sheets in half over the filling.
• Gently seal around the filling, pushing out the air - you can cut them into 8cm circles with a pastry cutter or into squares with a knife. Place them on a semolina-dusted tray as you go - you'll get about 18 ravioli in total.
• Toast the hazelnuts in a large frying pan on a medium heat until golden, then lightly bash and tip into a bowl.
• Cook the ravioli two portions at a time in a pan of boiling salted water for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Meanwhile, place the frying pan back on a low heat and add a splash of olive oil, a third of the butter, and a third of the remaining thyme leaves and tips. Fry until golden, then remove from the heat.
• Scoop the pasta straight into the buttery sauce, bringing some starchy cooking water with it, add a fine grating of Parmesan, toss gently, then spoon on to warmed plates.
• Finish each portion with a scattering of hazelnuts, a little extra virgin olive oil, some extra Parmesan and a few small drips of the balsamic juices, if you like. Serve up to your first lucky guests, while you crack on with the next two portions.

CRAB AND PRAWN RAVIOLI WITH SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• To make the pasta, put the flour into a large bowl and make a well in the centre. Stir in the eggs and yolks, lemon zest and a pinch of salt, and gradually work into a dough. Knead for 10 minutes, then wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, to make the filling, place a frying pan over a medium heat. Add a dash of oil and fry the prawns with a pinch of salt and pepper and the lemon juice. Leave to cool slightly, then remove the prawns from their shells, reserving the shells for later.
• Place the prawn and crab meats in a food processor and blend until smooth. Add the egg white and seasoning and blend again until just mixed. Stir in the chives, cover and set aside.
• To make the bisque, heat the oil in a heavy-based saucepan and fry the onion until brown. Add the garlic and prawn shells and cook for another 30 seconds. Stir in the brandy, tomatoes, bay leaf, tomato purée and star anise. Stir in the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the sauce using a funnel and muslin cloth and return to the pan. Stir in the cream and cook over a medium heat until it is the consistency of single cream. Season to taste.
• To make the ravioli, cut the pasta into four pieces and roll out each piece using a pasta machine, working it through the settings until it is on the thinnest setting. Sprinkle semolina flour onto a work surface and lay a sheet of the pasta on top. Spoon tablespoons of the filling up the centre of the pasta, leaving a 4cm/1½in gap between each spoonful. Brush around the filling with beaten egg, lay a second sheet of pasta over the top and seal each one by cupping and expelling any air. Use a cutter to cut out the individual ravioli. Repeat with the last two sheets of pasta until you have 12-16 individual ravioli.
• Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and cook the ravioli for 3-4 minutes. Transfer to the bisque pan to coat.
• Place three or four ravioli on each plate, spoon over the sauce and garnish with the chives and a small drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

RAVIOLI WITH SWEET CRAB AND GREEN HERB PESTO

Steps:

• Sauce:
• Make the pasta dough as directed in the master recipe.
• To make the filling: Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, stirring to incorporate.
• To make the sauce: Put the herbs in a food processor with the green onions, lemon zest, salt, and pepper; pulse to chop it up a bit. Add about 1/4 cup of olive oil and puree it down until smooth and bright green.
• Coat a wide saute pan with a couple of tablespoons of olive oil and place over medium heat. When the oil gets hazy, add the anchovies and mash them up with a wooden spoon so they melt into the oil. Toss in the garlic and stir it around until it just begins to turn golden, not brown. Carefully pour the herb sauce into the anchovy oil, stirring to incorporate. Mix in the heavy cream and season with salt and pepper.
• To make the pasta dough: In an electric mixer fitted with a dough hook*, combine the flour and salt. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and continue to mix. Drizzle in 1 tablespoons of the olive oil and continue to incorporate all the flour until it forms a ball. Sprinkle some flour on work surface, knead and fold the dough until elastic and smooth, this should take about 10 minutes. Brush the surface with the remaining olive oil and wrap the dough in plastic wrap; let rest for about 30 minutes to allow the gluten to relax.
• *Alternatively if you don't have an electric mixer: Combine the flour and salt on a flat work surface; shape into a mound and make a well in the center. Add the eggs and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil to the well and lightly beat with a fork. Gradually draw in the flour from the inside wall of the well in a circular motion. Use 1 hand for mixing and the other to protect the outer wall. Continue to incorporate all the flour until it forms a ball. Continue as directed above.
• Cut the ball of dough in 1/2, cover and reserve the piece you are not immediately using to prevent it from drying out. Dust the counter and dough with a little flour. Press the dough into a rectangle and roll it through a pasta machine, 2 or 3 times, at widest setting. Pull and stretch the sheet of dough with the palm of your hand as it emerges from the rollers. Reduce the setting and crank the dough through again, 2 or 3 times. Continue tightening until the machine is at the narrowest setting; the dough should be paper-thin, about 1/8-inch thick (you should be able to see your hand through it.). Dust the sheets of dough with flour as needed.
• Beat 1 egg with 1 tablespoon of water to make an egg wash. Dust the counter and sheet of dough with flour, lay out the long sheet of pasta, and brush the top surface with the egg wash, which acts as a glue. Drop tablespoons of your favorite filling on 1/2 of the pasta sheet, about 2-inches apart. Fold the other 1/2 over the filling like a blanket. With an espresso cup or fingers, gently press out air pockets around each mound of filling. Use a sharp knife to cut each pillow into squares and crimp the 4 edges with the tins of a fork to make a tight seal. Dust the ravioli and a sheet pan with cornmeal to prevent the pasta from sticking and lay them out to dry slightly while assembling the rest.
• Cook the ravioli in plenty of boiling salted water for 4 minutes; they'll float to the top when ready, so be careful not to overcrowd the pot. Lift the ravioli from water with a large strainer or slotted spoon. Bathe the ravioli in your favorite sauce to lightly coat and serve.

CRAB AND PRAWN RAVIOLI IN SEAFOOD BISQUE

Steps:

• Make the pasta by mixing all the ingredients together in a food processor with the normal blade.
• You can also do this by mixing the flour and eggs together by hand on a wooden board, but it just takes longer and the end result is the same.
• Turn the dough out onto the counter.
• Use your hands to shape it into a ball and draw together any crumbs.
• Wrap in clingfilm and leave to relax in a cool place for an hour.
• Meanwhile, make the filling.
• Remove the prawns from their shells.
• Put the crabmeat and prawns in the food processor and whiz until smooth.
• Add the egg white, lemon juice salt and pepper and whiz again until just mixed.
• Stir in the chives, cover and set aside.
• Make the sauce.
• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan and fry all the shells and onion until they start to brown.
• Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
• Add the brandy, tomatoes, bay leaf, tomato puree and star anise.
• Add the stock and simmer for 20 minutes.
• Strain the sauce and reduce to 150 ml by boiling rapidly.
• Add the cream, reduce to the consistency of single cream and season to taste.
• Set the sauce aside and roll out your pasta dough as thinly as possible using a pasta maker.
• You want a strip about 6 inches wide.
• Place teaspoonfuls of the filling in even rows at intervals of 1 1/2 inches over half of the pasta.
• Fold the other half over the mounds of filling.
• Press together, firmed around each mound to make sure you have squeezed out all the air.
• Cut between the rows, making sure the edges are sealed.
• You can use a fork to decorate the edges.
• Cook the ravioli in boiling water for 3-4 minutes until al dente.
• Place on the serving dish, drizzle over the sauce and decorate with the chives.

CHILLI CRAB & CHERRY TOMATO LINGUINE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large frying pan and boil the kettle for the pasta. Add the shallot to the oil and gently sizzle for 5 mins until soft. Add the garlic and chilli, and cook for another 1-2 mins.
• Tip the kettle of hot water into a large pan, add the pasta and cook following pack instructions. Meanwhile, add the dressed crab to the frying pan. Drain the tomatoes over a bowl and tip the juice into the pan. Add the sugar, cream (if using) and some seasoning. Bubble gently while the pasta cooks.
• Just before the pasta is finished, add the cherry tomatoes and crabmeat chunks to the pan, stir for 1-2 mins, then drain the pasta (reserve a little pasta water) and add this too. Cook everything for another min, adding a splash of pasta water if the sauce looks dry, then season to taste. Stir through the herbs, if you like, and serve.