Tortelloni With Crab and Gorgonzola Soup

by Crab-O-Licious.com
(Pacific Northwest)

Looking for a new and "crab-o-licious" soup recipe? You won't go wrong trying this Mccormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant Cookbook Tortelloni with Crab & Gorgonzola Soup!

Ingredients:

1/2 Pound dry or 1 Pound fresh-Tortelloni-cheese-filled, precooked, rinsed and drained
8 Ounces-Dungeness Crab meat-picked over for shells
6 Ounces-Gorgonzola cheese
2 Tablespoons-Butter
2 Teaspoons-Shallots-minced
1/4 Cup-Dry White Wine
1/2 Cup-Cream
Salt and Pepper
1 Tablespoon-Fresh Parsley-chopped

Set aside 1/3 of the crab meat for garnish. Crumble the cheese. Saute' the shallots in butter over low heat until soft. Add the wine and cream and heat to boil.
Add the crumbled cheese and the rest of the crab. Reduce the sauce over high heat for 1 minute. Add the tortelloni's and continue cooking over high heat for 2 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to serving plates. Garnish the tortelloni with the reserved crab meat and sprinkle with the parsley.

Serves 2.

The authors make note that it's best if you precook the tortelloni then roll them into the sauce when you're ready to serve. This technique gives you more control over the dish as you can concentrate on the seafood and sauce at serving time!
Enjoy!

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