TORTELLINI WITH CRAB AND GORGONZOLA

TORTELLINI WITH CRAB AND GORGONZOLA image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 pound dry or 1 pound fresh tortellini, cheese filled
8 oz Dungeness crabmeat
6 oz Gorgonzola cheese
2 Tbsp butter
2 tsp minced shallots
1/4 cup dry white wine
1/2 cup cream
salt and pepper
1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Pick over the crabmeat to remove any shell fragment if using fresh crab. Set aside 1/3 of crab for garnish. Cook tortellini as instructed on package. Crumble the cheese. Saute the shallots in butter over low heat until softened. Add wine and cream and bring to boil. Add crumbled cheese and the remaining crab. Reduce the sauce over high heat for 1 minute. Add the tortellini and continue cooking over high heat for another 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and transfer to dinner plates. Garnish the tortellini with reserved crab and sprinkle with chopped parsley.