Spicy Crab Spaghettini with Preserved Lemon

Name: Spicy Crab Spaghettini with Preserved Lemon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 227 grams shelled cooked crabmeat, cut into 1-inch pieces (from about 1 1/4 pound thawed frozen king crab legs); 79 milliliters finely chopped flat-leaf parsley; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp pieces preserved lemon, pulp discarded and rind rinsed and finely chopped; 118 milliliters chopped red onion; 2 Tbsps salted butter; 227 grams spaghettini (thin spaghetti); 1 teaspoon sambal oelek or Sriracha sauce

Spicy Crab Spaghettini with Preserved Lemon is a pescatarian main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 18g of protein, 20g of fat, and a total of 431 calories. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. If you have onion, flat-leaf parsley, preserved lemon, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes.

Instructions

Cook spaghettini in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until al dente.

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Spaghettini

Pasta

Water

Salt

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Pot

Meanwhile, cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring, until softened. Stir in sambal oelek and cook 1 minute, then add crabmeat. Reduce heat to low and cook, stirring frequently, just until crabmeat is heated through.

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Sambal Oelek