Pappardelle With Crab And Tarragon Food

PAPPARDELLE WITH CRAB AND TARRAGON

Steps:

• 1. Remove the crab meat from all the legs and set aside. Add oil to a large pot. Add the leeks and saute 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute 1 minute more.
• 2. Add the tomatoes breaking up the tomatoes with hands or smash them with a spoon. Add the dried tarragon and salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer. Place a cover on and let simmer 20 minutes.
• 3. Meanwhile place a pot of water on stove and bring it to a boil. Add salt and then Add the pasta and reduce the heat. Place the crab meat in a fine mesh colander and place over the top of boiling pasta. The steam will begin to warm the crab meat
• 4. Add the creme fraiche to the sauce and simmer another 10 minutes. When the pasta is almost done dip the colander with the crab meat into the hot water but don't let the crab fall into the pot. Set the crab aside.
• 5. Drain the pasta reserving 1/4 cup pasta water. Add the pasta water to the sauce.
• 6. To serve place the pasta on a plate. Ladle sauce over top then add some crab meat. Garnish with herb of choice and a little parmesan cheese

CRAB & ASPARAGUS PAPPARDELLE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a heavy-bottomed frying pan. Add the fennel seeds, chilli, shallots, parsley stalks, lemon zest and seasoning, and fry for about 5 mins, or until softened and aromatic. Add the tomato purée, cook for a couple of mins, then deglaze with the vermouth. Add half the crabmeat, stir to create a thick sauce, then remove from the heat while you cook the pasta.
• Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente. With 3 mins remaining, add the asparagus, then use a slotted spoon to transfer the pasta and asparagus to the crab pan. Put the crab pan back on the heat, add a couple of spoonfuls of pasta water to loosen and toss together, coating the pasta in the sauce. Add the rest of the crabmeat, crème fraîche and lemon juice, and warm through. Divide between plates and garnish with parsley, chives and hazelnuts.

PAPPARDELLE WITH CREAMY CHICKEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy pot, heat oil over medium-high. Season chicken with salt and pepper and cook until it releases its juices and is almost cooked through, about 7 minutes. Add onion and cook until translucent, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add cream and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a rapid simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 15 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook pasta until al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water; drain pasta and add to sauce, tossing to combine and adding enough pasta water to create a creamy sauce that coats pasta. Serve immediately.

CREAMY SEAFOOD AND MUSHROOM PASTA

Steps:

• Slice the mushrooms. Mince the garlic.
• Cook the pasta until al dente. Drain, reserving 1 cup of the cooking water. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until just pink, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the mushrooms to the oil in the pan. Saute about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Add the wine and cook until about half is absorbed, stirring and scraping browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
• Return the shrimp to the skillet and add the crabmeat and cream. Simmer about 2 minutes until sauce thickens slightly. Add lemon zest and juice, rosemary, and salt and pepper. Stir in the butter until melted.
• Add the penne to the skillet and heat through, adding some of the reserved pasta water if needed to keep everything moist. Remove from heat.
• Serve immediately garnished with parmesan cheese.