CREAMY BC CRAB AND TOMATO ROSÉ PASTA WITH PARMESAN, CHILI, CHIVES AND LEMON
This recipe was created by Chef Ned Bell, a Buy BC Ambassador.
Creamy BC Crab and Tomato Rosé Pasta
This recipe was created by Chef Ned Bell, a Buy BC Ambassador.
Ingredients
- BC Dungeness Crab
Tomato Rosé Sauce
- 3 cloves garlic – minced
- 1 small white onion – thinly sliced
- 2 large cans diced tomatoes
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp salt
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cracked black pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- chili flakes – add as much as you like, spicy or gently spicy
- 5 tbsp thinly sliced chives
- 1 lemon – juice and zest
- 3 tbsp thinly shaved or grated parmesan per person/portion
- 2 boxes/bags of your favourite pasta – fettuccine or linguine
Instructions
Cooking the Crab
- Cook in simmering/boiling water that tastes like the sea (make sure you add lots of salt to the water)
- Plunge the crab in ice water to cool completely and then clean the meat from the shell (there are some great videos online to watch how it's done)
Most of the crabs we see in market are around 2 lbs, I cook my crabs for 6-7 minutes per lb
Tomato Rosé Sauce
- In a large pot, over medium heat, sauté the Onion in the Olive Oil for 5 minutes until translucent
- Add the Garlic and cook for another 5 minutes. Add the canned Tomatoes and cook for another 5 minutes
- Add the Salt, Italian Seasoning, Brown Sugar and the cracked Black Pepper and cook for 5 minutes
- Add the Chili flakes, turn the temperature down to medium/low and add the Cream, cook for 5 minutes and then remove from heat to cool slightly and add the Chives
Pasta
- In a separate pot of boiling water, cook your favourite pasta
- When the pasta is cooked and cooled, add the pasta to the sauce and warm through gently, add a small ladle of the pasta water
I love fettuccine or linguine for this recipe
Putting it all together
- Add the cooked and picked BC Crab meat
- Add the Lemon Juice and Zest
- Garnish with the Chives and the shaved Parmesan
- Serve!
Enjoy, Chef Ned
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