Lobster Corn and Tarragon Caramelle

I really love making homemade pastas, especially varieties of stuffed pastas. It’s one of those labor of love things, but totally worth it. I know it’s also one of those thinks that people tend to think “what’s the point of making your own”, but I promise you, all you need to do is set up a work area, put on some binge-worthy Netflix and before you know it, you’ll have over a hundred of these delicious and adorable candy-shaped, stuffed pasta.

I stuffed these with a pretty simple filling mainly consisting of mascarpone, lobster, butter sauteed corn, and fresh tarragon. I really love this flavor combination. It’s simple and fresh, but also really bold and robust. I can seriously eat 30 of these things at once; they’re so good and pretty addicting.

These little guys also freeze really well and because a single recipe makes so many of them, you’re really making several meals worth of food in one! Our Lobster, Corn and Tarragon Caramelle are great to make when you want to impress friends and family and treat them to something a little special, or if you just feel like having an especially indulging night-in with a big bowl of this pasta, a huge glass of wine and comfy pj’s. Enjoy! xx, Jenny
 

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Lobster Corn and Tarragon Caramelle

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RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny

Prep Time: 45 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

  INGREDIENTS  

• ▢ 1 recipe fresh pasta
• ▢ *more semolina flour for dusting

filling

• ▢ 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ▢ 2 tablespoons minced shallot
• ▢ 1 garlic clove, minced
• ▢ kernels from 1 large ear corn
• ▢ 6 ounces mascarpone, softened
• ▢ 3 ounces part skim ricotta
• ▢ 2 ounces grated Parmesan
• ▢ 8 ounces poached and cooled lobster meat, diced
• ▢ 1 tablespoon thinly sliced chives
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons minced tarragon
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste

assembly

• ▢ 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• ▢ 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ▢ grated Parmesan, optional
• ▢ micro greens, optional
• ▢ basil leaves, optional

  INSTRUCTIONS  

• Make pasta according to recipe instructions.
• Divide pasta dough into 4 pieces. Cover all but 1 piece, loosely with a towel.
• Roll quarter piece of dough into a 24”x4” rectangle, about 1/8” thick and cut into 32 (1.5”x2”) pieces. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with remaining dough.
• For filling: Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot, garlic and corn and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat and cool.
• Place mascarpone, ricotta and Parmesan in a large mixing bowl and mix together. Add remaining ingredients, including the sautéed corn mixture, season with salt and pepper and fold together until fully combined.
• To assemble: Beat together egg and 1 tablespoon water. Brush a piece of cut pasta with egg wash and fill with 1 heaping teaspoon lobster filling. Roll pasta into the shape of a cigar.
• Making sure the pasta is seam-side down, press down to seal on both sides of the filling and then pinch the dough in the same place, making small candy-shaped, filled pasta.
• Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all of the pieces of cut dough have been used. Place finished caramelle onto a baking sheet sprinkled with a light coating of semolina flour.
• To serve: (For about 2 people, 20 caramelle) Fill a pot with water and bring to a boil. Add a small handful of salt and add about 20 caramelle to the pot. Stir. Bring water back up to a boil and continue to boil until caramelle begin to float to the top, 4 to 5 minutes. Meanwhile in a skillet over medium heat, melt butter. Using a slotted spoon, strain caramelle from the boiling water to the melted butter and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide pasta onto two plates and top with grated Parmesan, micro greens and fresh basil leaves. Serve.

  NOTES  

• *Makes 128 pieces