Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Meanwhile, whisk the olive oil, parmesan and lemon zest and juice in a large bowl to blend. See recipes for Lemon spaghetti with shrimp and crabmeat too. Shrimp and crabmeat:, olive oil, large shrimp, imitation crabmeat, kosher salt, ground black pepper, # thin spaghetti, olive oil. Make sure you use fresh ingredients for the best Whisk together Parmesan cheese, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a large bowl.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have 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:
- Take 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 12 oz large shrimp
- Get 12 oz imitation crabmeat
- Get 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Take 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Make ready Pasta:
- Prepare 1 # thin spaghetti
- Prepare 2/3 C olive oil
- Get 2/3 C Parmesan, grated, extra for topping
- Take 1 Tbsp lemon zest
- Get 1/2 C lemon juice (2 large lemons if squeezed)
- Make ready 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- Prepare 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
- Get 1/3 C fresh basil, chopped
- Take 2 Tbsp capers, fried briefly in olive oil
Are you enjoying your long weekend? Spaghetti with lemon and Parmesan is just too delicious to eat alone. Add shrimp to this dish to make it restaurant worthy. Giada is one of my favorite chefs to follow and what I love most about her Toss the pasta and shrimp with the lemon sauce adding some of the cooking liquid to moisten as needed.
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.
Add shrimp to this dish to make it restaurant worthy. Giada is one of my favorite chefs to follow and what I love most about her Toss the pasta and shrimp with the lemon sauce adding some of the cooking liquid to moisten as needed. I've always had a soft spot for seafood, and shrimp, in particular, is one of my favorite seafood ingredients. This summer, as the warm weather calls for. Drain the pasta, then add to the pan with ¼ mug of pasta water and the crab, then toss everything together until well coated.
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