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Lobster ravioli in a pasta bowl.

Lobster Ravioli

Homemade jumbo lobster ravioli are perfect little pasta pillows filled with chunks of lobster, cheese, and fresh herbs.  A creamy lobster ravioli sauce adds the ultimate fine-dining experience created in your own kitchen.
These decadent little pasta pillows are also delicious tossed in brown butter if you don't want to make the cream sauce.
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Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Additional Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes
Servings: 20 jumbo ravioli
Calories: 589kcal
Author: Pat Nyswonger

Ingredients

For the Ravioli Dough:

  • 2-½ cups 300 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large whole eggs
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil

For the Lobster Ravioli Filling:

  • 1-½ pounds lobster tails
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 shallot finely chopped
  • ¼ cup finely chopped celery
  • 3 garlic cloves grated or minced
  • ¾ cup dry white wine
  • 3 tablespoons Cognac optional
  • ½ sweet red bell pepper finely chopped
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground white or black pepper
  • 4 ounces cream cheese cubed and softened
  • 3 tablespoons chopped tarragon
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • Lobster Ravioli Sauce

Instructions

For the Ravioli Dough

  • In a large shallow bowl, combine the flour and salt and shape into a mound. Make a well in the center of the mound.  Break the eggs into the well and add the oil.  
  • Use a fork to beat the eggs and oil together in an ever-increasing wide path while incorporating the flour mixture in small amounts.
  • Continue mixing with the fork until the dough begins to resemble a dry, crumbly mixture.
  • Transfer the dough to a flour-dusted work surface and begin kneading by hand.  Knead until all the flour is incorporated and no floury white spots remain. The dough will begin to soften and will no longer be sticky (about 5-6 minutes).
  • Shape the dough into a ball, cover it with plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature for 1 hour.  (The resting allows the flour to continue absorbing the moisture from the eggs.)  
  • While the dough is resting, prepare the lobster stuffing:

To Make the Filling:

  • Remove the lobster meat from the lobster tails by cutting through the shell on each side of the underside of the shell with kitchen scissors. Pull off and discard the thin membrane. Remove the lobster meat with a spoon or your fingers. Slice the length of the top of the lobster and pull out the digestive vein and discard.  Reserve the lobster shells to be used for a sauce.
  • Cut the lobster meat into ½-inch pieces.
  • Melt the butter in a skillet set over medium heat. Stir in the lobster pieces and sauté for 1-2 minutes. They will only be partially cooked but will finish cooking in the ravioli filling.
  • Use a slotted spatula to transfer the partially cooked lobster meat to a plate and reserve.  
  • In the same skillet set over medium heat, add the oil, shallots, garlic, and celery. Cook for 2-3 minutes.  Pour in the white wine and the cognac.  Cook, stirring frequently, until most of the liquid has evaporated.  Stir in the red bell pepper, salt, and pepper.  
  • Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Add the cream cheese, tarragon, lemon juice, and lemon zest, stirring to combine.
  • Gently fold in the cooked lobster meat.
  • Transfer to a bowl, cover with plastic, and refrigerate while rolling the ravioli dough. 

Roll the Rested Pasta Dough:

  • Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
  • Divide the dough into quarters and place one quarter on a flour-dusted work surface while keeping the remaining dough wrapped in plastic wrap.
  • Shape one of the quarters of dough into a log. Flatten the log and begin rolling it into a long sheet 6 inches wide by 14 inches long. 
  • Transfer the pastry sheet to the parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover it with plastic wrap to keep it from drying out, and repeat the process with the remaining dough.

Assembling the Ravioli with a Mold:

  • Coat the metal portion of the mold with non-stick spray and cover it with a sheet of pasta dough.  Place the plastic portion of the mold over the dough and press down lightly to create indentions, then remove the plastic portion and set aside.  
  • Using a 1-½ cookie scoop, fill each dough portion with a scoop of the ravioli filling.  Brush water lightly along the edges of the dough and around each ravioli so the covering pasta dough will seal.   
  • Cover the filling with another sheet of dough.  Using a rolling pin, roll over the top of the dough so that the dough is cut. If necessary, use a pasta cutter or knife to complete the cutting.  
  • Pull the dough from around the ravioli mold and set aside.  Flip the mold to release the individual raviolis, banging the mold gently on the work surface.
  • Place the raviolis on a sheet pan that has been sprinkled with semolina flour or all-purpose flour. Cover with plastic wrap, so it doesn't dry out.
  • Continue the process until all the filling has been used.  You should have about 20 jumbo raviolis.  
  • Refrigerate the raviolis while preparing or reheating the lobster sauce.

To Cook the Ravioli:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add two tablespoons of salt.  Reduce the heat to medium and drop about 5 of the ravioli into the simmering water. Cook for 3-4 minutes until they float to the top.
  • Remove the cooked ravioli with a slotted spoon and place into the skillet of warm sauce, coating each ravioli with sauce.

Notes

  • The lobster sauce can be made in advance and refrigerated until the ravioli is ready to be assembled.
  • If you have made the lobster sauce in advance and refrigerated it, reheat it over low heat with ¼-½ cup of chicken broth, stirring until smooth and heated.
  • Do not skip the resting of the ravioli dough. Resting the pasta dough for 1 hour allows the dough to fully hydrate which will make the dough easier to roll without tearing.
  • Cut the lobster pieces between 1/4 and 1/2-inches so they do not break through the pasta during cooking.
  • The lobster ravioli filling can be made in advance and refrigerated.
  • When cooking the filled filled ravioli, keep the water at a gentle boil, the ravioli will float to the top in 3-4 minutes. Try a test by dropping 1 ravioli into the water, if it takes longer than 3-4 minutes to float to the top you will need to increase the heat a bit.
  • Lift the cooked ravioli from the boiling water and allow the water to drain off before adding it to the sauce.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 589kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 289mg | Sodium: 1167mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g