With the scallops from last week fresh in mind I wanted to branch out and do something with Crab. After talking with a friend I decided a spicy, Cajun-esque, Fettucini Alfredo was the dish of choice.
Here is the hit list for rather easy dish to make…
1 lb crab meat (lobster tail could also work, I think…)
1 tablespoons of butter
3 tablespoons of Hot Sauce
3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
2 cups of heavy cream
½ minced shallot
¼ minced yellow onion
2 finely chopped green onion
¼ cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano Cheese
1 tablespoon of minced garlic
½ lb of cooked fettucini
Salt and Pepper to taste
Finely chopped dill and parsley for plating
Here ya go…
1) Melt the butter in a large skillet and sauté the crab meat for roughly 3 minutes over a medium flame
2) Add salt and pepper to taste, add your shallot, green and yellow onions and cook for 2 minutes
3) Stir in hot and Worcestershire sauces, stir and cook for a minute – allowing the flavors to be fused with the contents already in the pan
4) Increase heat to medium-high and add cream and cheese, stir and cook for 6 minutes allowing the cream to thicken
5) Mix your crab and cream sauce with the cooked fettucini and you are done!
If you love Alfredo, you enjoy this dish.
The mix of Hot Sauce and Worcestershire didn’t make sense to me. I questioned my friend when he made the suggestion but what I realized was the Worcestershire sauce cuts spicy effects of the Hot sauce, leaving a very subtle kick.
The sauce wasn’t overly rich, or so I thought. If one wanted to create a dish that had thicker sauce I would suggest adding more cheese.
Enjoy!
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#1 by Eileen Devlin - December 28th, 2009 at 12:50
This looks fantastic! I love the fact that there is kick to it. I usually add red pepper to my pastas for that though but I’m sure this does the trick too. I also like the fact that the sauce isn’t too thick (and of course, I wonder if that is significant in terms of calories). Very nice – crab is one of my absolute favorites!
#2 by Wandering Coyote - December 28th, 2009 at 14:04
Holy crap, Van. This looks ridiculously outstanding! I love crab so much, but can’t get it here without paying $100 for a box of King Crab legs, or $5 for a tin that isn’t even mainly claw meat! I am so frustrated sometimes living in the boonies!
#3 by Van Santos - December 28th, 2009 at 15:21
@Eileen, Thanks! The kick is there ever so softly. If on wanted more of a kick just cut back on the Worcestershire sauce slightly
@WC – I’m sorry you are crab-limited. What sea food do you have access to? Lobster would work, crawdads and or shrimp may work as well. Just a thought!
#4 by Wandering Coyote - December 28th, 2009 at 16:18
God, lobster is even worse for me! Shrimp (frozen) I have access, to though.
#5 by monicajane - December 29th, 2009 at 17:29
I share WC’s sentiment…looks ridiculously outstanding…
some of my favorite things in one dish…
#6 by Van Santos - December 29th, 2009 at 20:54
It was! I’m going to post a metaball recipe later in the week and want your feedback.. I figure you are a great person to provide input.