Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
Add the crab meat and drained oysters; continue cooking until the shrimp have turned opaque in the center, and the crab is hot. The lemon and basil worked perfectly with the shrimp and pasta. I would have given it five stars, but, I think the ingredient ratio was off for the amount of pasta used.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat:
- Get Shrimp and crabmeat:
- Prepare 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 12 oz large shrimp
- Get 12 oz imitation crabmeat
- Make ready 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Make ready 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Get Pasta:
- Take 1 # thin spaghetti
- Take 2/3 C olive oil
- Make ready 2/3 C Parmesan, grated, extra for topping
- Make ready 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- Prepare 1/2 C lemon juice (2 large lemons if squeezed)
- Take 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Get 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready 1/3 C fresh basil, chopped
- Take 2 Tbsp capers, fried briefly in olive oil
Lemon Shrimp Pasta in Garlic White Wine Sauce: extremely easy and restaurant-style shrimp pasta recipe bursting with flavors. It has a lemony garlic white wine sauce and is perfect for a cozy meal. It's been long since I posted a pasta recipe and this lemon shrimp pasta has been one of our most sought special occasion treat. Wonderful way to celebrate the nexus of Meyer lemon and Dungeness crab seasons.
Steps to make Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat:
- For the shrimp: In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Sprinkle the shrimp and crabmeat with the S&P, then add to the pan in a single layer and cook for 3 minutes on each side. Set aside.
- For the pasta: Cook the pasta in a large pot of boiling water until tender, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking, for 8 minutes. Drain and reserve the pasta water.
- While the pasta is cooking, whisk together the olive oil, Parmesan, lemon zest and juice in a large bowl. Toss the drained pasta with the lemon sauce, the shrimp and crabmeat and some of the reserved pasta water; add 1/4C at a time as needed to moisten. (I didn't need even a 1/4C) Add the S&P and basil and toss. Garnish with fried capers and more Parmesan cheese.
- How to fry capers: Drain, rinse and dry capers well. Heat 1/4" vegetable oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add capers and fry for 2 minutes. They should pop open and get brown and crispy. Using a slotted spoon, remove them to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Crunch up to garnish.
The only 'hard work' is cracking and picking the crab and I delegated that to my hubby. This made it to our "keeper" file. PS - Lovely paired with sparkling wine, including the prosecco used in the sauce. Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat step by step. For the shrimp: In a medium skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat.
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