Name: Crab linguine
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 150g linguine; 1 clove garlic, finely sliced; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 1 shallot, finely sliced; olive oil; 1 dressed crab, or half and half brown and white crab meat about 100g; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; a handful tarragon, chopped

Two dishes of crab linguine topped with tarragon

150g linguine
1 clove garlic
finely sliced
1 red chilli
finely sliced
1 shallot
finely sliced
olive oil
1 dressed crab
or half and half brown and white crab meat about 100g
1 lemon
zested and juiced
a handful tarragon
chopped

Method

step 1
Cook the linguine and drain. Meanwhile, fry the garlic, chilli and shallots in 3 tbsp olive oil until soft without adding colour. Add the brown crab meat and cook for a minute. Add the drained linguine and 2-3 tbsp of the cooking water and toss.
step 2
Take off the heat and add the lemon zest, juice, white crab and tarragon, and season. Toss again and serve.