Italian Crab and Pasta

Name: Italian Crab and Pasta
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 454 grams dried angel hair pasta or fresh linguine; 59 milliliters thinly slivered fresh basil leaves or 1 tablespoon dried basil; 2 kilograms cans each) Italian-style peeled tomatoes; 113 grams shelled cooked crab; 3 Dungeness crabs (about 2 lb. each), cooked, cleaned, and cracked; 3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed; 6 Tbsps olive oil; 3 Tbsps chopped Italian parsley; 6 servings Salt and pepper

Italian Crab and Pasta might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 6 servings with 297 calories, 22g of protein, and 16g of fat each. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up garlic, olive oil, parsley, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

Pour olive oil into a 12-inch frying pan (with sides at least 2 in. tall) or 6- to 8-quart pan over medium heat. When warm, add crabs in the shell and cook, stirring occasionally, until juices leak into pan, 5 to 7 minutes. With tongs, transfer crab pieces to a large serving bowl; cover and keep warm in a 200 oven.

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Crab

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Add tomatoes (including juice), garlic, and basil to pan. With a wooden spoon, scrape any crab bits from bottom of pan. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Boil gently, uncovered, stirring occasionally and crushing tomatoes with a potato masher or spoon and reducing heat as sauce thickens, until sauce is thick and reduced to about 4 1/2 cups, about 30 minutes.

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Tomato

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Remove from heat. Spoon about a third of the sauce over crabs in the shell; cover loosely and return to oven.

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About 15 minutes before sauce is done, in a 6- to 8-quart pan over high heat, bring 3 to 4 quarts water to a boil.

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Add pasta, stir to separate, and cook just until barely tender to bite, 3 to 4 minutes for dried angel hair pasta, about 2 minutes for fresh linguine.

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Drain.

Over low heat, add the shelled cooked crab to remaining tomato sauce; stir occasionally until hot, 1 to 2 minutes.

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Tomato Sauce

Cooked Crabmeat

Add salt and pepper to taste.

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Pour drained pasta into sauce and mix well.

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Mound pasta in a wide, shallow serving bowl.

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Remove crab from oven and sprinkle both crab and pasta with parsley.

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Servings:

454grams

dried angel hair pasta or fresh linguine 59milliliters

thinly slivered fresh basil leaves or 1 tablespoon dried basil 2kilograms

cans each) Italian-style peeled tomatoes 113grams

shelled cooked crab 3

Dungeness crabs (about 2 lb. each), cooked, cleaned, and cracked 3cloves

garlic, peeled and crushed 6Tbsps

olive oil 3Tbsps

chopped Italian parsley 6servings

Salt and pepper

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Muscadet, Riesling

Chardonnay, Muscadet, and Riesling are great choices for Shellfish. Buttery chardonnay is great for scallops, shrimp, crab, and lobster, while muscadet is a classic pick for mussels, oysters, and clams. If you've got some spice in your shellfish, a semi-dry riesling can balance out the heat. One wine you could try is Rochioli Estate Chardonnay. It has 4.3 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 42 dollars.