Stuffed Lobster and Crab Ravioli

Directions

  1. 1Pour flour into a measuring cup.
  2. 2Make a well with the flour on a countertop.
  3. 3Crack 5 eggs into the well of flour.
  4. 4Add a pinch of salt to the eggs and flour.
  5. 5Mix the flour, eggs, and salt to form a dough.
  6. 6Knead the dough until it's smooth.
  7. 7Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and set aside.
  8. 8Cut the lobster tails down the middle.
  9. 9Place a slab of butter in a bowl.
  10. 10Chop fresh parsley.
  11. 11Add chopped parsley and seasoning to the butter and whisk.
  12. 12Brush the seasoned butter onto the lobster tails.
  13. 13Place the lobster tails into a hot pan with butter and garlic.
  14. 14Cook the lobster tails, spooning the butter mixture over them.
  15. 15Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the cooked lobster tails.
  16. 16Remove the lobster meat from the shells.
  17. 17Chop the cooked lobster meat.
  18. 18Peel and shred crab meat.
  19. 19Combine the chopped lobster meat, shredded crab meat, and remaining seasoned butter mixture.
  20. 20In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese with lemon zest.
  21. 21Add the lobster and crab mixture to the ricotta cheese and mix well.
  22. 22Grate Parmesan cheese into the filling mixture and mix.
  23. 23Remove the dough from plastic wrap.
  24. 24Roll out the dough using a pasta maker.
  25. 25Continue rolling the dough until it's thin and long.
  26. 26Place the lobster and crab filling into a piping bag.
  27. 27Pipe dollops of the filling onto one pasta sheet, leaving space between each dollop.
  28. 28Brush water around the filling dollops to help seal the ravioli.
  29. 29Place another pasta sheet over the filled sheet.
  30. 30Press around the filling to seal the ravioli.
  31. 31Cut the ravioli using a ravioli cutter.
  32. 32Boil the ravioli in a pot of salted water.
  33. 33Dice a shallot.
  34. 34Dice sweet mini peppers.
  35. 35Melt butter in a pan.
  36. 36Add diced shallots and mini peppers to the pan and sauté.
  37. 37Press fresh garlic into the pan with the vegetables.
  38. 38Deglaze the pan with red wine.
  39. 39Add fresh spinach to the pan and cook until wilted.
  40. 40Pour heavy cream into the pan.
  41. 41Add smoked paprika, fresh parsley, and grated Parmesan cheese to the sauce.
  42. 42Stir the sauce until well combined and thickened.
  43. 43Serve the cooked ravioli with the creamy sauce.
  44. 44Top with additional shredded crab meat, lobster meat, and grated Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

  • flour
  • 5 eggs
  • salt
  • 3 lobster tails
  • butter
  • parsley
  • seasoning
  • 1 lemon
  • crab meat
  • ricotta cheese
  • 1 shallot
  • sweet mini peppers
  • garlic cloves
  • red wine
  • spinach
  • heavy cream
  • smoked paprika
  • Parmesan cheese

Equipment

measuring cupbowlknifecutting boardwhiskpastry brushpantongsgraterpasta makerpiping bagravioli cutter