Shrimp And Crab Cannelloni

Serves: 5

Darlene Legros

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

55

Spice

44

Sweetness

47

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.8

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Olive Oil

1.75 cups

Onion (chopped)

1.25 cups

Onion (chopped)

1.5 cups

Ricotta Cheese

Directions:

1

For sauce: Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat

2

Add onions and garlic and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes

3

Mix in fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes with their juices, basil, thyme, oregano, bay leaves and crushed red pepper and bring to boil

4

Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced to scant 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes

5

Discard bay leaves

6

Working in batches, puree sauce in blender; return to same pot

7

Add cream and vinegar and simmer 15 minutes

8

Season to taste with salt and pepper

9

Refrigerate

10

Heat oil in large pot over medium-high heat

11

Add onions and garlic and sauté until translucent, about 5 minutes

12

Mix in fresh tomatoes, canned tomatoes with their juices, basil, thyme, oregano, bay leaves and crushed red pepper and bring to boil

13

Reduce heat and simmer until sauce is reduced to scant 5 cups, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes

14

Discard bay leaves

15

Working in batches, puree sauce in blender; return to same pot

16

Add cream and vinegar and simmer 15 minutes

17

Season to taste with salt and pepper

18

Refrigerate

19

For Cannelloni: Cook noodles in pot of boiling salted water until almost tender

20

Drain

21

Cool in bowl of cold water

22

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat

23

Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 6 minutes

24

Add shrimp; sauté just until opaque, about 3 minutes

25

Stir in basil, oregano and crushed red pepper

26

Cool

27

Mix ricotta, provolone, Parmesan, crabmeat and shrimp mixture in bowl

28

Season with salt and pepper

29

Mix in egg

30

Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish

31

Spread generous 1 cup tomato cream sauce in bottom of dish

32

Drain lasagna noodles; trim to 8-inch lengths

33

Spread scant 1/3 cup shrimp filling over each noodle, leaving 1/2-inch border on all sides

34

Staring at 1 short end, roll up each noodle jelly roll style

35

Place in prepared pan, seam side down

36

Pour remaining sauce over cannelloni

37

Cover with foil

38

(Can be made 1 day ahead; refrigerate

39

) Preheat oven to 350°F

40

Bake foil-covered cannelloni until heated through, about 45 minutes

41

Cook noodles in pot of boiling salted water until almost tender

42

Drain

43

Cool in bowl of cold water

44

Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium-high heat

45

Add onion and garlic; sauté until onion is tender, about 6 minutes

46

Add shrimp; sauté just until opaque, about 3 minutes

47

Stir in basil, oregano and crushed red pepper

48

Cool

49

Mix ricotta, provolone, Parmesan, crabmeat and shrimp mixture in bowl

50

Season with salt and pepper

51

Mix in egg

52

Butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish

53

Spread generous 1 cup tomato cream sauce in bottom of dish

54

Drain lasagna noodles; trim to 8-inch lengths

55

Spread scant 1/3 cup shrimp filling over each noodle, leaving 1/2-inch border on all sides

56

Staring at 1 short end, roll up each noodle jelly roll style

57

Place in prepared pan, seam side down

58

Pour remaining sauce over cannelloni

59

Cover with foil

60

(Can be made 1 day ahead; refrigerate

61

) Preheat oven to 350°F

62

Bake foil-covered cannelloni until heated through, about 45 minutes