Crab Linguine Recipe with Chilli and Samphire
A delicious, quick and simple pasta recipe, crab linguine with chilli, lemon and the unique and stunning flavour of samphire, a real winner!
Servings 2 Servings
Calories 575kcal
Ingredients
- 200 g Dried Linguine 7oz
- 1 Dressed Crab 140-150g Mixed Brown and White Meat
- 25 g Butter 2 tablespoon
- 1 Small-Medium Shallot 35g
- 1 Red Chilli Pepper
- 75 ml Dry White Wine ⅓ Cup
- 100 g Samphire 1 Cup
- 1 Lemon
- Salt for Boiling Pasta
Instructions
- Bring a medium pan (20cm or 8") of water to a boil.
- Peel the shallot and dice it as finely as you can.
- Remove the seeds from the chilli pepper and dice it as finely as you can.
- By now, the water for the pasta should be boiling. Add salt (around 1 teaspoon) and cook the pasta until nicely al dente (10-12 minutes).
- Approximately 7 or 8 minutes before the pasta is cooked, heat a medium to large (24-30cm or 10-12") frying pan or skillet over a medium heat. Add the butter, and when it has melted, add the shallots and cook without colouring for a minute.
- Throw in the chilli then cook for another minute, stirring regularly.
- Turn the heat up to high and pour in the wine and cook hard for 2-3 minutes, then reduce the heat to low.
- Add the samphire and cook for 60 seconds.
- Drain the pasta, reserving a little (75ml or ⅓ cup) of the cooking water. Add the pasta to the samphire, then mix and add as much pasta water as required to form a nice sauce.
- Add the crab, mix to combine, then add as much lemon juice as you like to give the dish a nice "zing", then serve.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 575kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 371mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g
