Shrimp Ravioli in Saffron Broth
- 3/4 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 whole eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup white bread crumbs made from white bread quickly pulsed in a food processor
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground white pepper
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves
- 1 package wonton wrappers
- 1 egg yolk beaten with 3 tablespoons water
- 2 cups fish stock
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, diced, about 1/2 cup
- 1/2 cup canned plum tomatoes, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon saffron stems
- Place the shrimp and eggs in a food processor with a metal blade.
- Pulse until the shrimp are coarsely chopped.
- Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the heavy cream, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper and pulse just to combine.
- Don't over-process the cream or you'll wind up with grainy textured cream or even butter.
- Remove the mixture to a bowl and add the chopped tarragon leaves, blending them in with a spatula.
- Lay out one wonton skin on a board.
- Using a pastry bag or a teaspoon, place approximately one teaspoon of the filling in its center.
- Brush a second wonton skin with the egg-water mixture and lay over the filling, pressing lightly with your fingers to remove any trapped air and seal the edges of the wonton skins.
- Continue to make ravioli in this manner until all the filling has been used.
- The uncooked ravioli should be stored refrigerated in a container, sprinkled lightly with cornstarch.
- They will keep up to two days in the refrigerator, or for several weeks in the freezer.
- To freeze, lay the ravioli in a single layer on a wax-paper lined sheet pan and place in a freezer until frozen.
- They can then be removed and stored in freezer bags.
- Heat the fish stock in a sauce pan and set aside.
- In another sauce pot heat the olive oil, add the chopped onions and cook until wilted.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and cook for 10 minutes before adding the fish stock and saffron.
- Continue to cook for 30 minutes until ready to serve.
- To cook the ravioli, drop them into boiling salted water and continue cooking at a boil until they begin to float (about two to three minutes for fresh ravioli, 5 to 6 minutes for frozen ones).
- Drain and divide among soup bowls.
- Add 1/2 cup saffron broth to each bowl, garnish with a little diced tomato and some chopped fresh herbs such as tarragon or chives.
- Serve hot.
shrimp, eggs, heavy cream, white bread, salt, ground white pepper, tarragon, wonton wrappers, egg yolk, fish stock, olive oil, onion, tomatoes, saffron stems
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/shrimp-ravioli-in-saffron-broth-recipe.html (may not work)