This is one for you fish lovers out there. It’s easy to make and once you’ve had it once, it will become a firm favourite in your house, like it is in ours!
The most important thing, as always, is the quality of the ingredients. Get your crab from the fishmonger, use the best butter and even down to your lemon, make sure this is unwaxed and of the highest quality – you don’t use many ingredients here, so make sure they’re the best.
For two people you’ll need:
– One dressed crab
– Lemon zest and juice of 1/2 or a whole lemon (depending on your taste)
– 1/2 tsp of chilli flakes
– Around 100g of organic unsalted butter
– Enough linguine for two (or whatever pasta is your favourite – this is your dish after all!)
– Two cloves of thinly sliced garlic (sometimes I leave this out, so it’s optional)
– Flat leaf parsley
To start with get a big pan of salted water on the hob and up to boil. In the time that your pasta takes to cook, the crab will be ready.
Grab a frying and begin to heat the butter until it starts to brown. As the butter is heating up, throw in the garlic (if you’re using), chilli flakes and the lemon zest. Don’t let it burn and don’t let the garlic go brown as it will be bitter.
Then just before you add the crab, chuck in the lemon zest, give it a stir and then add the crab. Let this cook for a minute or two until it’s stirred through.
Put your pan of pasta (once it’s cooked) next to your frying pan and using tongs, transfer the pasta into the crab and butter – don’t worry about bringing some of the water over, it will give the pasta some extra glossiness and enhance the sauce.
Split between two bowls (don’t get crabby if you don’t get the claw), sprinkle with parsley if you’re using it and a slice of lemon, and enjoy!
A x
Abi in the Garden 