Spicy Crab, Chilli & Lemon Pasta

I love all things pasta and I absolutely adore crab! It's fresh and flavoursome and quite the luxury (the fresh meat kind, not the stick variety!!).


What I love about this dish is the fresh flavours it punches. It's not your typical saucy pasta dish, the flavour each element of this dish has speak loudly and really tantalize your taste buds.


I purchased a higher end variety of pasta for this dish as I was spending a fair bit on the crab, I didn't see the point in scrimping on the pasta! Plus I wanted to see for myself if there really is a difference between "cheap" linguine/spaghetti and the expensive stuff.....let me tell you, there is a huge difference!!


For everyday cooking I will continue to use the cheaper pasta, but if cooking something special or for family/friends then I will most definitely upgrade my pasta.


Serves 2.


Ingredients:

• 150g Pasta di Aldo Filini (from Waitrose/Ocado or use any linguine/spaghetti)
• 3 spring onions, finely chopped
• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
• 200ml white wine (don't go cheap on the wine!! Good quality only for cooking please!)
• Grated zest & juice of half a lemon
• 200g fresh white crab meat
• 50g wild rocket

Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling water with 1 heaped teaspoon of sea salt. Drain well then toss with a little olive oil.


Meanwhile heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat, add the spring onions and chilli and fry for around 2-3 minutes. Pour in the wine and bubble for 3 minutes or until reduced slightly.


Turn down the heat, add the lemon juice, zest and crab meat, and stir to combine. Season to taste, then add to the cooked pasta along with the rocket and mix well. Divide between two pasta bowl, season with more fresh black pepper and add a sprinkling of parmesan!


Buon appetito!