Name: Linguine with crab and lemon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram dried linguine; 2 tablespoon salt, plus extra, to season; 250 gram cooked crabmeat; 1 handful baby rocket leaves; 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon salted baby capers, rinsed; Lemon sauce; 1/2 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoon lemon juice; salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 50 gram chilled butter, diced; 2 tablespoon cream or creme fraiche

Linguine with crab and lemon

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

300 gram dried linguine

2 tablespoon salt, plus extra, to season

250 gram cooked crabmeat

1 handful baby rocket leaves

1 tablespoon grated lemon zest

1 tablespoon salted baby capers, rinsed

Lemon sauce

1/2 cup chicken stock

2 tablespoon lemon juice

salt, freshly ground black pepper, to taste

50 gram chilled butter, diced

2 tablespoon cream or creme fraiche

Method

1.Bring a saucepan of water to boil. Add salt and pasta; cook about 8 minutes, or until pasta is al dente.

2.Meanwhile, to make lemon sauce, bring chicken stock to boil in a saucepan. While whisking, add juice, salt and pepper. Over gentle heat, whisk in butter, a few pieces at a time, without allowing sauce to boil. Stir in cream.

3.Drain pasta, keeping aside a cupful of cooking water.

4.Add pasta, reserved cooking water, crabmeat, rocket, lemon zest, capers and salt to sauce.

5.Toss lightly until rocket has wilted and pasta is well coated, and serve.

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