Crab And Herb Fettucine Food

HERBED CRAB PASTA SALAD IN VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
• Whisk the oil, vinegar, shallot, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper together in a large bowl.
• Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook according to the package directions. Drain and rinse under cold water to cool and add to the bowl with the dressing.
• Add the crab, celery, basil, chives, parsley, tarragon and tomatoes to the bowl and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. The pasta salad is best if served right away.

CRAB FETTUCCINE ALFREDO

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually whisk in milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in the remaining ingredients; heat through. Drain fettuccine; top with crab mixture.

SPICY CRAB LINGUINE WITH MUSTARD, CRèME FRAîCHE AND HERBS

Steps:

• Put a large pot of water on to boil. Add linguine and a generous amount of salt and cook until al dente.
• Meanwhile, in a wide skillet, warm the crème fraîche over medium heat. Stir in mustard and cayenne and season with salt and pepper. Add crab meat, stir to coat, and heat through.
• Drain pasta and add to skillet. Toss gently to coat pasta, taking care not to break up the crab meat too much. Add the chile, chives, scallions and tarragon and toss to coat. Transfer to a warm serving dish and garnish with cilantro sprigs.

CRAB LINGUINE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, stir in the linguine, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes. Drain well in a colander set in the sink.
• Bring water, onion, butter, chicken bouillon granules, lemon juice, garlic powder, parsley, oregano, and pepper to a boil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue to simmer until the liquid is reduced, about 10 minutes, then add the imitation crabmeat, and cook for 2 more minutes. Stir in the whipping cream and Swiss cheese until combined. Serve cream sauce over prepared pasta.

CRAB PASTA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. When it's hot, add enough salt to make it taste like seawater. Start boiling your pasta.
• When the pasta is almost ready, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan. When it's hot, add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Cook for another minute or so.
• Using tongs or somesuch, move the pasta to the pan. You want a little of the pasta water to come with it, so you don't need to drain it too much. Toss well and serve.

CRAB LINGUINE WITH CHILLI & PARSLEY

Steps:

• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and add the linguine. Give it a good stir and boil for 1 min less than the pack says. Stir well occasionally so it doesn't stick.
• While the pasta cooks, gently heat 3 tbsp of olive oil with the chilli and garlic in a pan large enough to hold all the pasta comfortably. Cook the chilli and garlic very gently until they start to sizzle, then turn up the heat and add the white wine. Simmer everything until the wine and olive oil come together. Then take off the heat and add the brown crabmeat, using a wooden spatula or spoon to mash it into the olive oil to make a thick sauce.
• When the pasta has had its cooking time, taste a strand - it should have a very slight bite. When it's ready, turn off the heat. Place the sauce on a very low heat and use a pair of kitchen tongs to lift the pasta from the water into the sauce.
• Off the heat, add the white crabmeat and parsley to the pasta with a sprinkling of sea salt. Stir everything together really well, adding a drop of pasta water if it's starting to get claggy. Taste for seasoning and, if it needs a slight lift, add a small squeeze of lemon. Serve immediately twirled into pasta bowls and drizzled with the remaining oil.

CRAB AND CHERRY TOMATO FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook for 2 minutes less than the package directions. Drain well, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil, shallots, garlic and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring often with a wooden spoon, until fragrant but not brown, about 2 minutes.
• Deglaze the skillet with the white wine, then bring to a boil and cook until almost entirely evaporated, about 2 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes and oregano; bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add the crabmeat and butter, stirring until the butter is emulsified. Add the pasta and 1/2 cup of the reserved pasta water, and sprinkle the plain pasta with the Parmesan before stirring. Using two spoons, toss well to coat.
• Continue cooking until the pasta is al dente, adding additional pasta water as needed, 2 more minutes.
• Serve sprinkled with additional Parmesan and torn basil, if desired.

LINGUINI WITH CRAB

Steps:

• Preheat your broiler in the oven.
• Grab about 1.5 -2 slices of stale Texas toast.
• Remove the crust and add it to a food processor. Buzz the bread until the breadcrumbs are small, no large pieces.
• Add the breadcrumbs to a baking tray, and toss them with the parmesan cheese, Romano cheese, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.
• Broil for 4-5 minutes making sure to toss the breadcrumbs every 1-2 minutes to prevent burning.
• Once the breadcrumbs are golden brown, set them aside.
• Boil a pot of water and cook the pasta according to the package. Al dente preferred as the pasta will continue to cook in the sauce.
• Reserve a ½ cup pasta water.
• Drain the remaining water using a colander. Drizzle the pasta with olive oil and set it aside.
• In a 3.5-quart sauteuse pan over medium heat add the butter, minced garlic, and shallots.
• Once the shallots and garlic are fragrant and translucent, deglaze the pan with the white wine.
• Next, add the lemon juice, fresh parsley, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Stir well.
• Then, you will reduce the heat to low and add 8 ounces of the jumbo lump crab meat with the juice. Gently toss everything together, trying not to break the jumbo crab meat up too much.
• Add about ¼ cup of the pasta water. I used a little more than a ¼ cup.
• Next, you will add the cooked linguini into the pan with the sauce and crab meat. Gently toss everything together.
• Top with the tossed breadcrumbs and some extra fresh chopped parsley.
• Serve with lemon wedges and enjoy!

BASIL-LEMON CRAB LINGUINE

Steps:

• Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add jalapeno and garlic; cook and stir 1-2 minutes or until tender. Stir in lemon zest and juice. Add crab; heat through, stirring gently., Drain linguine; add to skillet. Sprinkle with basil, salt and pepper; toss to combine.

CREAMY PASTA WITH IMITATION CRAB

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• At the same time, heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to the hot oil; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in imitation crab and heat for 2 minutes.
• Begin cooking rotini. Add to the boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, about 8 minutes.
• While the pasta is cooking, stir half-and-half and parsley into the crab sauce; bring to a simmer. Continue to simmer crab sauce, adding pasta water as necessary, while pasta is finishing.
• Drain pasta.
• Mix Parmesan cheese into crab sauce and heat until melted, about 2 minutes. Serve over pasta.

RACH'S CRAB FRA DIAVOLO + SPAGHETTI CAN BE MADE WITH CHICKEN TOO

Steps:

• Run your hands through the crabmeat and pick through it carefully for bits of shell or cartilage and toss with lemon juice and Old Bay
• Heat a pot of water for pasta and bring to a boil
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat with EVOO, add butter and melt to bubble, add shallots, celery, garlic, bay, chili paste or flakes, and fennel pollen or fennel seed, and stir 2 to 3 minutes, add sherry, vermouth or wine, and add tomatoes and passata, crush tomatoes if using cherry tomatoes
• Salt water and cook pasta 1 minute less than package directions
• Add crab to sauce (or seared scallops or seared shrimp or mussels or a mixture of seafood rather than crab)
• (If using mussels, place the mussels in the bubbling sauce and cover
• Steam until the mussels open and toss any that do not)
• Reserve ½ cup of salty cooking water from pasta, drain pasta and toss with sauce and crab or seafood, add a little starchy water if necessary to keep loose, adjust seasoning and top with herbs and chopped pickled chilies

AUTHENTIC VENETIAN CRAB LINGUINE

Steps:

• Place a saucepan of salted water over high heat and bring to the boil, then add your pasta.
• Place the oil and garlic to a frying pan over medium heat, stirring. Once the oil is hot, saute the garlic for about 1 minute but don't let it get too dark.
• Add the wine and turn the heat up to high. Let it bubble away for 2-3 minutes until the wine has almost totally evaporated.
• Add the cherry tomatoes and saute for about 2 minutes, then add the salt and pepper.
• Add 1/2 a cup of the pasta water followed by the cream and give it a good stir. Add the crab and stir until heated through (only about 30 seconds).
• By now the pasta should be al dente, so drain the water away and add the pasta to the sauce. Give it all a good mix, check the seasoning and serve.
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CRAB FETTUCCINE

Steps:

• Drain crabmeat, remove any bits of shell.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add pressed garlic and sauté until tender. Stir in half and half, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 to 7 minutes or until mixture is thickened.
• Add crabmeat, hot cooked pasta, Parmesan cheese, chopped parsley, and pepper, tossing gently.
• Serve immediately.

CRAB AND VEGETABLE PASTA

Steps:

• Refrigerate crab meat until ready to use.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat and saute shallots and garlic in olive oil.
• Add fennel, carrot, leek, and tarragon.
• Cook until vegetables begin to soften.
• Add wine and cook until reduced by a quarter.
• Add cream and butter and add crab meat and cook until heated.
• Boil pasta in salted water and drain.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of pasta cooking water to add to vegetable and crab mixture, add pasta water to desired consistency.
• Toss vegetable and crab mixture with linguine and add salt and pepper to taste.
• May substitute shrimp for crab.

CRAB AND HERB FETTUCINE

Steps:

• Boil wine, vinegar, and shallot in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat until liquid is reduced to about 1 tablespoon, about 3 minutes. Add a few tablespoons butter, whisking constantly. Add remaining butter 1 piece at a time, whisking constantly and adding each new piece before previous one has completely melted, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool mixture. Reduce heat to low, then add crabmeat and cook, stirring occasionally, until just heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and stir in herbs, zest, lemon juice, and salt.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Reserve 3 tablespoons of pasta-cooking water, then drain pasta.
• Toss pasta with crab sauce and reserved cooking water in a serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper.