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Artichoke And Fennel Ravioli With Tomato-fennel Sauce Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb Fresh crabmeat; picked for cartilage
  • Creole Spice uping
  • Cayenne
  • Salt
  • 1 tb sliced parsley
  • 1 tb Vegetable oil
  • 2 c Remoulade sauce; recipe follows
  • Salt
  • Bay leaf
  • 3 1/4 c Flour
  • 1/2 c sliced onions
  • 1 ds Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 Lemon; halved
  • 1 ts sliced garlic
  • 1/2 ts Liquid crab boil
  • 3 Eggs; beaten
  • 1 1/2 c Milk
  • 1 ds Crystal hot sauce
  • Solid vegetable shortening for deep frying
  • 2 ts Baking powder
  • 2 Whole artichokes

Directions
  • Step #1 Trim off the stems & thorny tips of the artichoke.
  • Step #2 Put them in a deep pot & cover with water.
  • Step #3 Add salt, lemon halves, bay leaf, and crab boil.
  • Step #4 Bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Step #5 Reduce to medium heat and simmer until tender.
  • Step #6 Remove & drain.
  • Step #7 Cool slightly & remove the fuzzy choke from the center.
  • Step #8 Remove the leaves to expose the heart.
  • Step #9 Slice thinly & set aside.
  • Step #10 Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Step #11 Add the onions.
  • Step #12 Spice up this with salt & cayenne.
  • Step #13 Saute the onions until soft, about 2 to 3 mins.
  • Step #14 Add the thinly sliced artichokes & the garlic.
  • Step #15 Spice up with salt & cayenne.
  • Step #16 Saute for 1 min.
  • Step #17 Add the crabmeat & saute for another min.
  • Step #18 Remove & set aside to cool.
  • Step #19 Make a batter by combining the eggs, milk, & baking powder in a mixing bowl.
  • Step #20 Mix well.
  • Step #21 Add the flour, 1/4 c at a time, beating and incorporating until all of the flour is used & the batter is smooth.
  • Step #22 Spice up this with salt, cayenne, Worcestershire sauce & hot sauce.
  • Step #23 Mix well.
  • Step #24 stir in the the parsley.
  • Step #25 Add the artichoke & crab mixture to the batter & fold to mix.
  • Step #26 Heat the shortening to 360 degrees F.
  • Step #27 Drop the batter, a heaping tbsp at a time, into the hot oil.
  • Step #28 When the beignets pop to the surface, roll them around with a slotted spoon in the oil to brown them evenly.
  • Step #29 Remove & drain on paper towels.
  • Step #30 Sprinkle top the beignets with Creole Spice uping.
  • Step #31 serve this with the Remoulade.
  • Step #32 Yield: about 2 dozen Recipe Courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 1999.
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