Tortellini With Crab Gorgonzola - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb. dry or 1 lb. fresh tortellini (cheese filled), precooked, rinsed and drained
6 oz. dungeness crab meat
6 oz. Gorgonzola cheese
2 Tbsp. butter
2 tsp. minced shallots or green onions
1/4 c. dry white wine
1/2 c. cream
salt and pepper to taste
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

Pick over the crab meat to remove any lingering shell fragments.
Set aside 1/3 crab for a garnish.
Crumble the cheese. Saute the shallots in butter over low heat until softened. Add wine and cream and heat to a boil. Add crumbled cheese and 2/3 of the 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 remove to dinner plates. Garnish the tortellini with reserved crab and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
Serves 2.