Valentine Lobster and Crab Ravioli Recipe
Ingredients:
* 2 (1 1/4 pound) lobsters (live)
* 2 tablespoons olive oil
* 1 1/3 cup finely chopped shallots
* 1 cup chopped fennel bulb
* 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
* 1/4 cup Madeira
* 4 teaspoons tomato paste
* 3 cups chicken stock or canned low-salt broth
* 1 tablespoon butter, room temperature
* 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
* 1/2 cup whipping cream
* 1/3 cup lentils
* 2 tablespoons butter
* 2 medium leeks (white and pale green parts only), thinly sliced
* 6 ounces crabmeat
* 6 lasagne noodles
* 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Directions:
For Sauce: Boil lobsters in pot of boiling water 8 minutes.
Transfer to bowl of ice water; cool. Drain. Working over large bowl to collect juices, remove claws and tails. Using knife, cut tails into 2-inch-wide pieces. Remove meat. Crack claws; remove meat. Cut bodies in half. Transfer shells and bodies to bowl with juices. Slice meat; place in small bowl. Chill.
Heat oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add shallots, fennel and garlic; saute 8 minutes. Add Madeira and tomato paste; bring to boil. Add stock, lobster shells and any juices; bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until reduced to 2 1/2 cups, about 30 minutes.
Strain liquid into saucepan, pressing on shells. Mix butter and flour in bowl. Add to liquid. Bring to boil, whisking often. Add cream; simmer until reduced to sauce consistency, about 8 minutes.
For filling: Cook lentils in medium saucepan of simmering water until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain. Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add leeks; saute until tender, about 15 minutes. Add lentils, lobster meat, crabmeat and 1/2 cup lobster sauce.
Cook pasta in pot of boiling salted water until just tender.
Drain. Cut each noodle crosswise into 4 pieces. Divide half of pasta among 6 shallow bowls. Rewarm filling, mix in cilantro and spoon over pasta. Top with remaining pasta. Bring sauce to simmer. Spoon over pasta.
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