Crab, lemon + chilli pasta

Name: Crab, lemon + chilli pasta (Pasta cranc, lemon a tsili)
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 50 ml/1¾ fl oz extra virgin olive oil; 1 banana shallot, finely chopped; 1 red chilli, finely chopped (seeds and all); 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced; 2 lemons; 150 g/5 oz dried linguine; Small bunch of parsley, stalks and leaves finely chopped separately; 200 g/7 oz white crab meat; Finer flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; Finer flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Pasta cranc, lemon a tsili

Preparation info

2
as a main or 4 as a side

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Sea Salt

By The Lea-Wilson Family

Published 2022

About

A simple dish that tastes like far more than the sum of its parts. The lemon really shines through and elevates the delicate crab to something special. Roasted asparagus makes a very good vegetarian or vegan alternative.

Ingredients

50 ml/1¾ fl oz extra virgin olive oil
1 banana shallot, finely chopped

Europe
United Kingdom
Wales
Side dish
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil. Once it’s boiling, add plenty of salt.

Heat the olive oil in a deep frying pan over a medium heat. Add the shallot, chilli, garlic, grated zest of one of the lemons and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until the shallot is soft and translucent and the garlic is starting to turn golden.

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