Recipe - Lasagna Crab And Lobster

CREAM CHEESE MIXTURE
One half cup Parmesan cheese, freshly
grated
1 pound Cream cheese, softened
One half cup Ricotta cheese
1 teaspoon Garlic, crushed
1/3 cup Fresh basil, chopped
1 One half tablespoon Fresh oregano, chopped
1/3 cup Heavy cream
Salt and pepper, to taste

MOZZARELLA MIXTURE
6 ounce Mozzarella cheese, grated
6 ounce Provolone cheese, grated

SEAFOOD
1 Whole lobster, cooked, meat
removed
Three fourths pound Fresh crab meat

PASTA
1 pound Lasagna noodles, cooked
Olive oil

SHELLFISH STOCK
2 tablespoon Butter
Reserved claw and tail
lobster shells
One half pound Onion, chopped
One fourth pound Celery, chopped
One fourth pound Carrots, chopped
2 cup Dry white wine
1 cup Water
1 cup Clam juice
1 tablespoon Hungarian paprika
1 teaspoon Cayenne

LEMON BUTTER
One half cup Butter, softened
2 ounce Fresh lemon juice

Combine all cream cheese mixture ingredients except basil, beat well and
set aside.

Combine mozzarella cheese mixture ingredients and set aside.

To prepare shellfish stock, melt butter in a large saucepan over medium
heat and saute shells and vegetables until soft. Add wine, water, clam
juice and spices. Bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer for 30 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. Strain and set aside.

Preheat oven to 400.

Combine lemon and butter, set aside.

Spread cream cheese mixture evenly on cooked pasta (One fourth inch thick.)
Lightly brush olive oil on the bottom of a lasagna pan. Place one third of
the pasta on the bottom of the pan with the cheese side up.

Place One half of the crab and lobster on the first layer of pasta. Top this
with half the mozzarella mixture and sprinkle with One half the basil.

Repeat with second layer and top with the third layer of pasta, cheese side
down. Top with the lemon butter. Sprinkle remaining basil over pasta. Add 1
One half 2 cups shellfish stock to pan and cover with foil.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Recipe by: A Slice of Paradise, Junior League of The Palm Beaches Posted to
MCRecipe Digest V1 #614 by Sharon jouet@mindspring.com on May 17, 1997