Tortellini With Crab Gorgonzola
- 1/2 lb. dry or 1 lb. fresh tortellini (cheese filled), precooked, rinsed and drained
- 6 oz. dungeness crab meat
- 6 oz. Gorgonzola cheese
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 2 tsp. minced shallots or green onions
- 1/4 c. dry white wine
- 1/2 c. cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
- Pick over the crab meat to remove any lingering shell fragments.
- Set aside 1/3 crab for a garnish.
- Crumble the cheese. Saute the shallots in butter over low heat until softened. Add wine and cream and heat to a boil. Add crumbled cheese and 2/3 of the crab.
- Reduce the sauce over high heat for 1 minute. Add the tortellini and continue cooking over high heat for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove to dinner plates. Garnish the tortellini with reserved crab and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- Serves 2.
fresh tortellini, crab meat, gorgonzola cheese, butter, shallots, white wine, cream, salt, parsley
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=529434 (may not work)