Cajun Cannelloni
Grrrrrgh!
Course : Seafoods
From: HungryMonster.com
Serves: 10
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      pound         ricotta cheese
     1/2  cup           parmesan cheese -- grated
     2/3  cup           Romano cheese -- grated
     1/2  pound         mozzarella cheese -- shred
     1/4  pound         crawfish tails -- cut small
     1/4  pound         crabmeat
   1      large         link boudin -- (or smoked),
                        -- sausage; chop small
   1      pound         link Italian sausage -- cut
                        -- in pieces
  28                    cannelloni shells
   4                    eggs
   2                    jalapeno peppers -- chopped
   1      teaspoon      Tabasco
                        sauce
     1/2  cup           red wine
   3      cups          tomato sauce
   2      small   cans  tomato paste
     1/2  cup           butter
   4      tablespoons   olive oil
     1/4  cup           onion -- diced
     1/4  cup           shallots -- slice thin
   1      teaspoon      fresh ground white pepper
     1/8  cup           garlic -- chopped
     1/4  cup           mushrooms -- chopped
                        topping
     1/4  cup           parmesan cheese -- grated
     1/4  pound         mozzarella cheese -- shred
 

Preparation:

Begin 2 hours ahead. Prepare sauce: Melt butter, mix with olive oil. Add peppercorns, onion, garlic. Sauté several minutes. Add mushrooms; sauté several minutes more. Add tomato sauce and paste. Simmer 1 hour or more. Cook sausages well in pan; add jalapenos and Tabasco. Add crawfish and sauté 5 minutes more. Add crab; sauté a few more minutes. Blend Romano, Parmesan and mozzarella in mixing bowl with ricotta. Add sausage, crab, crawfish mixture. Add eggs; mix thoroughly.. Cook cannelloni in rapidly boiling water 7 to 10 minutes or until shells are cooked but firm. Remove shells from water and stuff with mixture when cool to the touch. Arrange shells in large greased baking pan. Cover with sauce. Slice remaining mozzarella and arrange on top. Top with grated Parmesan. Bake 40 minutes at 350F Put under broiler for last 5 minutes to brown cheese topping.