Regina King - SEAFOOD LASAGNA
  • 1/2 lb lasagna noodles
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 1 C. onion (minced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 3 tbsp. flour
  • 3 C. half and half
  • 1 C. grated parmesan
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
  • 8 oz. medium shrimp (raw, cleaned, with veins and hard tail removed)
  • 8 oz. langostino or crawfish tails (cooked)
  • 8 oz. seafood sausage sliced 1/4 inch
  • 8 oz. imitation crab leg chunks
  • 8 oz. ricotta cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp. romano cheese grated
  • 1/2 C. grated romano or parmesan
  • 1/2 C. mozzarella grated
*DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven 375F

Butter or spray a 9x13 (approx.) dish.

Cook noodles according to directions on package. Rinse well in cold water and set aside.

Melt butter in a large sauté pan and cook onion over medium heat until soft and translucent. Add garlic and cook one minute.

Slowly mix in flour using a flat paddle or spoon.

Slowly, very slowly, whisk in half and half. As the cream heats, the sauce should thicken. Do not let the sauce boil. When the sauce has thickened a bit, like heavy cream, stir in the cup of grated cheese. stir until smooth. add shrimp, cook 1 minute and remove from heat.

Cover the bottom of the lasagna dish with about 3 tbsp. of the sauce. Cover bottom of dish with noodles. Try not to overlap. Don't be afraid to cut or tear noodles to fit.

Mix the ricotta cheese with 1 beaten egg and 2 tbsp. romano cheese (parmesan is fine) and a pinch of pepper.

Cover noodles with ricotta. Place shrimp over ricotta cheese evenly. If you bought the imitation crab legs, also add to this layer around shrimp.

Top with 3 or 4 tbsp. sauce.

Add another layer of noodles.

Spread a few tbsp. of sauce on noodles.

Cover with sliced sausage pieces.

Add a few tbsp. of sauce and cover with another layer of noodles.

Spread a tsp. sauce over noodles and cover with langostino or crawfish tails, a little sauce and last layer of noodles.

Cover noodles with remaining sauce, 1/2 cup grated cheese, and top with 1/2 C. mozzarella.

Bake uncovered 30 minutes. Let stand 10-15 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

*I know there are lasagna noodles you don't have to cook, but they may end up hard in this dish that cooks quickly. If you already have non cook noodles, you can still boil them for four or five minutes before using them in this dish.

*This is a Japanese creation that looks like crab leg meat using crab and other seafood to mimic crab. It's firm and works well in this dish. You can make this dish without it and will be perfectly fine!