Description
Silky Michael Symon crab pasta combines sweet Maryland blue crab with delicate linguine in a creamy sauce. Rich Mediterranean flavors complement perfectly balanced ingredients for an elegant coastal dining experience.
Ingredients
Scale
- 8 oz (226 g) crabmeat or 1 large dressed crab (good quality fresh crab)
- 8 oz (226 g) pasta (whole wheat spaghetti, thin spaghetti, or linguini)
- 3 tbsps (45 ml) olive oil (approximately)
- ¼ cup (60 ml) white wine (optional)
- 1–2 cloves garlic (or more to taste)
- 1 handful small parsley
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes (optional, but recommended)
Instructions
- Pasta Preparation: Cook pasta in salted boiling water, reducing cooking time by 1-2 minutes to achieve perfect al dente texture, ensuring a slight resistance when bitten.
- Aromatic Base: Heat extra virgin olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat, infusing red pepper flakes and minced garlic, carefully sautéing to release their fragrant essence without burning.
- Flavor Development: Deglaze the skillet with white wine, allowing it to simmer and reduce, creating a sophisticated flavor foundation for the sauce.
- Pasta Integration: Transfer partially cooked pasta directly into the skillet using tongs, capturing some cooking water to help develop a luxurious, silky sauce.
- Final Assembly: Gently fold in delicate crab meat and freshly chopped parsley, ensuring even distribution of ingredients and harmonizing flavors throughout the dish.
- Sauce Refinement: Adjust sauce consistency by incorporating reserved pasta water or a drizzle of olive oil, creating a glossy, velvety coating that beautifully enrobes the pasta and seafood.
Notes
- Pasta Perfection: Cook pasta 1-2 minutes less than package instructions to maintain its ideal al dente texture, providing a delightful slight resistance when you bite.
- Flavor Building: Sauté garlic and red pepper flakes carefully in olive oil, releasing their aromatic essence without burning to prevent any bitter notes.
- Liquid Magic: Add white wine to develop a complex flavor base, allowing it to simmer and reduce slightly before incorporating other ingredients.
- Sauce Technique: Use reserved pasta water to create a silky, glossy sauce that perfectly coats each strand of pasta and binds the crab meat seamlessly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 70 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 80 mg