Valentines Day

Butter Poached Lobster Tails with a Saffron Cream Sauce, and Lobster filled Ravioli

Butter Poached Lobster
12 oz unsalted butter
4 lobster tails removed from shell
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup of White Wine
3 tbsp water

Combine water, salt/pepper, and butter in a saucepan and allow to simmer. Once simmering raise the heat and add the white wine. Allow to boil and add lobster tails. Cook for 7-9 mins.



Saffron Cream Sauce
1/4 tsp Saffron
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 2/3 cup Heavy Cream
1/4 cup of shallots, minced
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
pinch of cayenne pepper
2 tbsp butter

Combine shallot and butter in a saucepan, and simmer until the shallots are translucent. Add heavy cream, and set the stove on low, allowing the heavy cream to reduce by 1/2. Add the cheeses, and salt and pepper. Remove from the heat source and add the cayenne pepper.


Ravioli -
3 cups all purpose flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
2 3/4 cup ice water
3 medium eggs

 Ravioli filling
1 lbs lobster claw meat
1 small onion
1/8 cup garlic
2 tbsp butter
1/3 cup mozzarella cheese

Pour the flour onto a clean dry counter. Bury a hole in the center of the flour and, using a fork, add the eggs. Add your salt and oil in next. Slowly add in the water until the ingredients combine into a soft ball. Knead the dough, use flour gradually to decrease any sticking. Allow the dough to rise for 15-45 mins, and keep in a warm dry place under a clean dish towel. Roll the dough out into thin sheets using a rolling pin. Place a dime sized amount of your filling into the dough in 1 inch increments. Place another thin sheet of your pasta dough on top, using your fingers seal the corners of your pasta. Using a pizza cutter cup out your ravioli. In a large stockpot boil water, and at a rolling boil add your pasta.

To plate - place your ravioli on a small bed of your cream sauce, and top with the steaming lobster tails.

Bon Apetit.



When I think of Valentine;s day I see red, not in anger but the color of love. Red hearts, candies, roses, cards all things vibrant red. Red is the blood that runs through our veins, and into our hearts. My inspiration for this dish was my first date. We went to red lobster, and for me seafood is quite sensual. It is not just the aphrodisiac of the seafood itself, but the richness it contains. I have always loved to make my own hand rolled pastas, and I thought this type of dish would make any loved one happy. The saffron is an exotic flavor that add a subtle flavor, and a vibrant color to any dish.