Pasta with shrimp and crabmeat

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Semolina pasta; (fettuccine or linguini)
8 tablespoons Butter
⅓ cup Olive oil
8 Garlic cloves; minced
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Cayenne
1¼ cup Fresh parsley; chopped
1 pounds Shrimp; (plus)
1 pounds Fresh lump crabmeat
4 tablespoons Butter
Salt and freshly ground pepper
1 tablespoon Olive oil
12 drops Lemon juice
Heavy cream of whipping cream; (optional)

Directions

PASTA

SAUCE

SEAFOOD

Pasta:

1. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water for about 2 minutes if freshly made or 5 minutes if dried.

2. Drain well.

Sauce:

1. Melt butter and olive oil in saucepan.

2. Add garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.

3. Add 1 heaping cupful parsley to the garlic mixture in the last minute of cooking.

4. Season with lemon and spices. Set aside.

Seafood:

1. Melt butter in skillet or wok with olive oil.

2. Saute the shrimp for 2 to 4 minutes. Add crabmeat.

3. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

4. Add heavy cream or whipping cream to form thickness desired. 5. Lightly toss the sauce and seafood with pasta. Sprinkle with remaining ¼ cup parsley.

5. Serve at once.

Serves 4 to 6 as main course.

Posted to recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 402 by "Diane. Geary" <diane@...> on Dec 26, 1997

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