Black and white lobster ravioli. Traditional and Bimby recipe.
Today I present a special first course for an important lunch or dinner.
You can also make this recipe with shrimp, crab meat, lobster, or other fine fish.
For those who do not like squid ink, you can make them with white dough, just double the doses, and on the contrary, those who want to make them all black must double the doses indicated for the black ones.
Good luck with your cooking.
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- Difficulty: Medium
- Cost: Expensive
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 638.69 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 77.74 (g) of which sugars 4.34 (g)
- Proteins 37.41 (g)
- Fat 21.76 (g) of which saturated 9.68 (g)of which unsaturated 7.14 (g)
- Fibers 3.12 (g)
- Sodium 562.03 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 400 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Black and White Lobster Ravioli
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (Or low G.I.)
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (Or low G.I.)
- 2 eggs
- 1 packet squid ink (or alternatively if fresh 0.7 oz)
- 10.6 oz lobster (meat)
- to taste lemon zest
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 7.1 oz ricotta (well drained)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 bunch parsley
- 4 tomatoes (ripe)
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
Black and White Lobster Ravioli
Tools
here’s what we need to make
- 1 Work Surface
- 1 Mixer
- 1 Rolling Pin
- 1 Pan
Steps
Black and White Lobster Ravioli
The White Dough
If kneading by hand, make a well with the flour, and put the eggs in the middle.
Beat them with a fork and gradually incorporate the flour from the edges.
When the mixture is harder, continue with your hands.
If using a stand mixer, put all the ingredients together.
With the Bimby, add the ingredients together then knead for 3 minutes.
After obtaining the dough ball, wrap it in plastic wrap and let it rest.
In the meantime, prepare the black dough.
To make the black dough, dissolve the squid ink directly in the eggs, beat with a fork, then wear gloves and make a well with the flour, placing the egg and squid ink mixture in the center.
Beat them with a fork and gradually incorporate the flour from the edges.
When the mixture is harder, continue with your hands.
If using a stand mixer, put all the ingredients together.
With the Bimby, add the ingredients together then knead for 3 minutes.
After obtaining the dough balls, wrap them in plastic wrap and let them rest.
Boil water in a large pot, if you like you can add herbs such as onion, celery, parsley, but it’s not essential.
Add a pinch of salt and bring to a boil.
Once boiling, immerse the lobster with the previously tied tail and immediately cover with a lid.
This operation should be done with live lobster. If you are using frozen lobster, you can immerse it directly in cold water.
Cook for 7 minutes, then remove from the water and let it cool.
With a very sharp knife, cut the shell in half lengthwise and use a fork to extract all the meat and set it aside. If you can, use a nutcracker to crack the claws and extract the meat.
Sauté garlic in a pan with parsley stems and some butter pieces, add the finely chopped lobster meat, and once cooled, add the ricotta, salt, and pepper to taste.
Roll out the pasta very thin, almost transparent.
and form circles about 1.6 inches in diameter, do it with both the white and black dough, which should be equal in number.
Fill each white circle with a spoonful of filling, place the black circle on top and cut with the cutter.
Reinforce the closures by gently pressing with your fingers.
Place the ravioli on a floured tray.
In a small pot, bring water to a boil, notch the skin of the tomatoes with a knife, then immerse them and keep them in boiling water for 3 minutes.
Then drain them, cool them, peel them, and cut into pieces.
Take a wide pan, add garlic, oil, butter, and parsley stems. Sauté a little and….
add the peeled tomatoes. Adjust the salt and let cook for 3 minutes with the lid on.
Cook them in plenty of salted water, as soon as they rise to the surface, collect them with a slotted spoon and add them to the sauce, then gently toss in the pan.
Serve them immediately hot with a sprinkle of chopped parsley and pepper to taste. Here are the Black and White Lobster Ravioli ready for a special dinner.
Black and white lobster ravioli. These ravioli can be stored raw in the fridge for up to 2 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. When you need to cook them, there’s no need to defrost them.
You can change the filling using prawns, lobster, crab, or other fine fish.

