Five Ingredients Crab Pasta

Crab Pasta

Does it get any better than this? This is full of flavour and totally delicious. Pasta night in all its glory!

Ingredients:

Serves 2

3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

1 level tsp chipotle paste

6 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for crab

180g bucatini

Zest of 1 lemon and 4 tbsp juice

200g crab (a mix of white and brown)

5-6 tbsp starchy pasta water

Salt and pepper to taste

Set a large saucepan to boil and salt the water. Add the pasta and cook al dente. This usually means taking 2-3 mins off the packet cooking time.

Set a frying pan to medium heat and add 6 spoons of olive oil. Let this heat for a few seconds and then add the sliced garlic. Gently cook for 10 secs and then add the chipotle paste and simmer for another 5-10 secs before removing from the heat. Add the crab meat to the frying pan and break up the pieces with tongs/spoon. Add lemon zest, salt, pepper and lemon juice.

1 min before the pasta is done, remove the starchy water and add to the frying pan. Set this pan on very low heat. Then use tongs to add the pasta directly into the frying pan. Toss together and taste to check the seasoning adding a little more pasta water if needed. Plate up with a drizzle of oil and more zest on top.