Best Yabby Crawfish Tomato And Chili Pasta Sauce Recipes

Redclaw Yabby (Crawfish) Pasta Sauce image

Provided by JustJanS

Categories Crawfish

Time 40m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 teaspoons oil
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
3 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup wine
3/4 cup light cream
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon chicken stock powder (or a cube)
1 teaspoon dried basil
fresh ground black pepper
400 g raw crawfish meat (yabby)
1/4 cup sun-dried tomato, sliced
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons snipped fresh chives

Steps:

heat the oil and cook the onion and garlic gently until softened-about 5 minutes.
Add the tomato paste and stir for about 30 seconds, then add the wine and cook about a minute more.
Add the cream, water, stock powder, basil and black pepper.
Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer about 10 minutes.
Add the yabby meat and sundried tomatoes and cook for 2-3 minutes-or until yabbies are just cooked through.
Remove from the heat and stir through the parmesan cheese and chives.
Serve over pasta with extra parmesan if you like.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 518.9, Fat 27.8, SaturatedFat 14.1, Cholesterol 284.6, Sodium 703.9, Carbohydrate 18.1, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 7.8, Protein 39.6

Redclaw Yabby (Crawfish) in Red Thai Style Sauce image

Provided by JustJanS

Time 40m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

125 g rice sticks, noodles
boiling water (see note about these two at the bottom of instructions)
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 onion, halved and cut into wedges
1 cup butternut pumpkin, cut into 1/2 inch dice
2 tablespoons Thai red curry paste (I used Valcom)
1 tablespoon lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 (400 ml) can unsweetened light coconut milk
1 zucchini, halved lenghtways cut into 1/2 inch half moons
1 red capsicum, cut into 1 inch dice
300 g raw crawfish meat
2 tablespoons fresh coriander (cilantro)

Steps:

Heat the oil and cook the onion and pumpkin cubes gently until the onion is softened.
Add the curry paste and cook until fragrant-about a minute.
Add the lime juice, fish sauce, coconut milk and bring to the boil-reduce the heat and simmer with a lid on for about 15 minutes or until the pumpkin is softened.
When the pumpkin is almost cooked through, add the zucchini and capsicum allowing them about 5 minutes cooking time.
Just before serving add the crawfish meat and cook a further 2 minutes.
Divide the softened noodles between two bowls, spoon over the curry and garnish with chopped coriander.
****After the pumpkin/onion mix in the pan has been simmering about 5 minutes, pour boiling water over the rice stick noodles and set aside for 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 486.8, Fat 9.1, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 160.6, Sodium 917.7, Carbohydrate 73.7, Fiber 5.5, Sugar 8.6, Protein 27.9

Spinach, Olive and Chilli Tomato Sauce for Pasta image

Provided by JustJanS

Categories Australian

Time 30m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 teaspoon olive oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 medium onion
2 1/2 cups ripe tomatoes (you could use canned)
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1 -2 small chile, chopped
2 teaspoons fresh basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano (I use 1 tablespoon fresh)
black pepper
40 g kalamata olives, pits removed and chopped
2 cups spinach (wash well and remove the tough stems)

Steps:

Heat the oil and cook the garlic and onion gently until the onion is transparent.
Add the tomatoes, paste, chillies, herbs and pepper and heat stirring until the tomatoes soften and release their juices.
Add the olives, and heat until the sauce reaches desired consistency.
Stir through the spinach until warmed through.
Serve over any pasta you enjoy.
I sometimes add maybe 200g of chicken breast strips at the stage where you fry the onions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.8, Fat 5.1, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 255.5, Carbohydrate 20.7, Fiber 5.6, Sugar 10.2, Protein 4.4