Carrot Cavatelli With Lobster
- 12 ounces carrot puree
- 2 eggs
- 1 ounce heavy cream
- 4 ounces water
- 32 ounces All-Purpose flour
- 6 each lobster
- 2 carrots
- 1 fennel bulb
- 1 onion
- 1 can tomato paste
- 1 cup morrels or other wild mushroom
- 1 cup peas
- 1/4 cup chopped chives
- Butter
- Mix all of the wet ingredients together. Put the flours in the small kitchen aid. Turn on low and mix in the wet ingredients. Mix until a solid ball forms. Knead the dough for 2 minutes until nice ball forms. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate.
- Roll the dough into 1/2 in logs and feed through a cavatelli crank.
- Get 6 lobsters and pull off the tail and claws. Blanch the tails in boiling water for 2 minutes and ice down. Bring water back to a boil and add the claws. Turn off the water and let sit for 5 minutes. Remove and add to ice bath. Once cooled remove the meat from the shells and dice.
- Take the bodies and remove the guts and gills from the head. Get a large pot smoking hot and add the bodies. Add in two carrots, 1 onion and 2 stocks of celery. Cook until well colored and add tomato paste. Cover with water and simmer for 45 minutes. Strain and reduce by half.
- Take 1 cup of stock and add 1/2 cup of butter to form a glaze. Add the blanched pasta, morel mushrooms, the diced up lobster meat and fresh spring peas. Heat everything up and server in a platter. Top with fresh Nasturtium leaves and flowers.
carrot puree, eggs, heavy cream, water, flour, lobster, carrots, fennel, onion, tomato paste, mushroom, peas, chives, butter
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/metrocooking-dc-carrot-cavatelli-lobster (may not work)