Lobster Ravioli Sauce Food

LOBSTER RAVIOLI

Steps:

• Place all the filling ingredients in a large bowl and stir to combine. Lay 1 sheet of pasta on a floured surface, and place heaping teaspoons of the filling on the pasta at 1 1/2-inch intervals, in lines 1 1/2 inches apart, until you have covered half the sheet. Brush the edges of the dough with water, and fold over the uncovered side of the dough. Pinch edges to seal. Using a fluted pastry wheel cut down the length of the dough between the mounds of filling. Then cut each strip into individual ravioli parcels. Pinch all edges to seal, using a little water if necessary. Repeat with all dough and all filling. Arrange the ravioli in a single layer on a floured dish towel, and let them dry for about 1 hour, turning them over after 30 minutes. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the ravioli and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until tender. When ready, the pasta will rise to the surface of the water. Meanwhile heat the tomato sauce to a simmer. Stir in the cream and tarragon, and gently bring the sauce back to the simmer. Remove from heat. Drain the ravioli and serve with the tomato cream sauce and garnishes.;
• Heat oil in a large skillet, and saute the onion and garlic over medium heat until softened. Stir in the roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, chicken stock and basil. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper. Yield: 3 cups;

LOBSTER RAVIOLI WITH SAFFRON CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the pasta according to directions --
• While waiting for the water to boil, make the sauce:
• Add butter to a saute pan over medium-low heat. Add the shallot and cook for 2-3 minutes or until translucent.
• Add the wine, stirring until the wine evaporates, about 3 minutes.
• Add the cream and saffron, lower heat and simmer.
• Cook until the sauce has reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat.
• Add the cooked ravioli to the saute pan and stir to coat.
• Add the ravioli to a plate and spoon with more sauce. Garnish with a little cayenne pepper if you like some heat and some chives.

LOBSTER RAVIOLI IN TOMATO CREAM SAUCE WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Peel and devein the shrimp, reserving the shells and heads. Chop the shrimp into bite-size pieces.
• To make the shrimp stock, combine the shrimp shells and heads, onion, and celery in a large pot. Squeeze the lemon juice into the pot, then add the lemon halves as well. Add the dried basil, oregano, thyme, peppercorns, 1/2 cup parsley, and 3 cups of water. Cover the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 hour, skimming away any foam or impurities that have risen to the surface. Strain the shrimp stock and set aside.
• Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the shrimp pieces until pink and almost cooked through, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and set aside. Add the shallots to the pan; cook and stir until the shallots have softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the garlic, lemon zest, salt, and ground pepper. Cook for thirty seconds, then add the white wine. Bring to a boil and cook until the white wine is reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Add the shrimp stock to the pan, bring it to a boil, and simmer until the sauce is reduce by half, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, fill a large pot with heavily salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in ravioli, and return to a boil. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the ravioli float to the top and the filling is hot, 3 to 4 minutes. Drain well, reserving a little pasta-cooking water to thin the sauce, if necessary.
• Stir the diced tomatoes and cream into the shrimp sauce and heat through. Return the shrimp to the pan, taste the sauce, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Fold the ravioli into the sauce.
• Place four ravioli onto each of four warmed pasta bowls or plates and top with sauce. Garnish the pasta with chopped parsley and lemon zest.

LOBSTER RAVIOLI WITH A LIGHT TOMATO VODKA SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring salted pasta water to a boil in a large stock pot over high heat.
• For the sauce: Pour the tomatoes and their liquid into a food processor, and pulse until tomatoes are finely chopped.
• Or finely chop the tomatoes by hand if no food processor is available.
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the crushed garlic cloves to the hot oil to coat the garlic cloves.
• Cook until garlic is lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Next, carefully add the finely chopped tomatoes.
• Bring tomatoes to a boil and add salt to taste, and crushed red pepper.
• (don't be shy here, a little heat is nice!) Let the tomato mixture cook about 2 minutes more, then add the vodka.
• Lower the heat and simmer the sauce for about 6 minutes, or until the pasta is finished cooking, then add the cream.
• Stir in the fresh basil.
• Cook the lobster ravioli, (or pasta of your choice) in the boiling salted water until al dente.
• If your choose, remove the garlic cloves from the sauce.
• Drain pasta and mix in a serving bowl with 3/4 of the sauce.
• Note: I find that I have a portion of the sauce leftover when I make 3 dozen ravioli.
• Please sauce your pasta of choice to taste, and enjoy the leftovers!
• Pasta may be topped with grated cheese and chopped parsley before serving.
• Enjoy!