Lexington Seafood Company

Ingredients

• * 3 tablespoons butter
• * 3 tablespoons flour
• * 4 1/2 cups milk (whole or 2%)
• * 1 small onion, halved
• * 4 large cloves garlic
• * 1 large bay leaf
• * 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
• * 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
• * fresh grated nutmeg, about 10 grates or 1/4 teaspoon
• * 2 cups good quality whole milk ricotta cheese
• * 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, finely chopped
• * 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• * 1 large egg, beaten
• * 2 tablespoons fresh garlic, chopped
• * 1 1/2 cups roasted red peppers (roast your own or use jarred variety)
• * 1 cup fresh basil leaves, lightly packed
• * 1/2 cup pine nuts
• * 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• * 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• * 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• * 1 teaspoon black pepper
• * 2 teaspoons herbed sea salt
• * 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• * 1 pound small raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, 50 to 70 count
• * 1 pound squid, cleaned and sliced
• * 1 pound crabmeat, king, rock, backfin or jumbo lump crab. Just so the crab is somewhat chunky.
• * 1 pound smoked mussel meat, drained
• * 1 pound lasagna noodles, cooked al dente, drained, layered between parchment or foil to avoid sticking.
• * 2 cups parmesan cheese, grated
• * 3/4 pound smoked gouda cheese, thinly sliced (at the deli)