TAGLIOLINI WITH CRAB
This Blue Swimmer Crab Tagliolini is a wonderful dish to share with friends for dinner. An easy dish to prepare and cook. Serves 4-6 people
INGREDIENTS
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4 blue swimmer crabs 550g approx. pre cooked
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200g picked crab meat
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35g capers
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20g anchovy
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5g dried Chilli or fresh
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3 cloves garlic
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1 fresh chilli seeded and diced
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Chives chopped
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1 lemon
FOR THE PASTA
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500g OO pasta flour
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3 whole eggs
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6 egg yolks
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200ml olive oil
METHOD
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To make the pasta Combine all the above ingredients to form a ball, wrap in Clingfilm and allow to rest for one hour.
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Roll out pasta on pasta machine done to 1.5, then push the sheets through the Tagliolini cutter.
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Dust with semolina and set aside until ready to cook.
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Put a large pot of salted water on to boil.
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In a sauté pan add half the oil and gently fry garlic, chillies and anchovy, add capers and crab meat and cook for approx. 5 -7min, then remove from the heat.
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Add cut pasta to boiling water (the fresh pasta will not take long to cook). When pasta has floated to the top add the precooked crabs and allow to boil.
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Once pasta is cooked strain off keeping some of the water.
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Bring the heat back to the sauté pan add the cooked pasta, crabs, remainder off the oil. If dry you can add some of the pasta water.
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Finish with the chopped chive and the juice of lemon.
