Best Lady Athenas Rockin Crab Shell Pasta Recipes

Pasta with Soft Shell Crabs image

Provided by Food Network

Time 30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or a little more
3 or 4 cloves garlic, slivered
1/2 teaspoon crushed red chile flakes, or to taste
4 soft-shell crabs, cleaned (at fish market, if you like)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound long pasta, like spaghetti or linguine
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves

Steps:

In a very deep skillet or broad saucepan, warm oil, garlic, and chile flakes over low heat; do not let garlic brown. When garlic is soft, at least 5 minutes, add crabs (keep heat low to medium low; liquid in pan should barely bubble) and cover. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it.
Let the crabs cook until they give up all their liquid and become firm, about 15 minutes. When crabs are almost done, begin cooking pasta. When crabs are done, use tongs to remove them and hold them while cutting up with scissors. Return to pan.
Drain pasta when it is barely tender, a little short of how you'd want to eat it, reserving some cooking water. Add pasta to crabs and toss together over medium heat with pan juices and black pepper, adding some cooking water and a little more oil if necessary. (The amount of each will depend on how much more cooking the pasta needs, and how much liquid the crabs exuded.) Add parsley, taste and adjust seasoning as necessary. When pasta is perfectly cooked, serve.

Lady Athena's Rockin' Crab Shell Pasta image

Provided by Francine Lizotte

Categories Pasta

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 Tbsp olive oil
1 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp shallots, finely chopped
2 large cloves garlic, pressed
1/2 c roasted red peppers, finely chopped
1/4 tsp dried basil
1/4 c dry white wine (substitute chicken stock)
1 c 35% heavy cream
1 1/2 c (1/2 lb.) crab meat, roughly chopped
2 tsp cooking sherry
1/4 tsp hot paprika
1 pinch white pepper
ground himalayan sea salt, to taste
1/3 c grated grana padano cheese, plus more for garnish
2 1/2 c dried medium shell pasta
1 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped

Steps:

1. In a large pot filled with boiling salted water, add pasta and cook according to package instruction. Drain and set aside.
2. In a deep skillet over medium heat, add oil and butter. When hot and melted, add shallot and sauté for 2 minutes. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute. Add roasted red pepper and basil; sauté for 1 ½ to 2 minutes. Pour wine and reduce to half. Pour cream, stir and when it starts to simmer, add crab meat. When back to simmer, reduce heat to low and add cooking sherry, hot paprika, white pepper, sea salt and cheese. Stir and let simmer for 2 minutes.
3. Add pasta and stir until well coated. Sprinkle with parsley and stir. Serve into warm bowl and sprinkle more cheese if desired. Makes 4 servings.
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