Crab Spaghetti
There are only a handful of things I want to eat on Valentine’s Day. Spaghetti Carbonara, Lobster Scampi, Crab Cakes or Crab Spaghetti. You can see the correlation…Seafood reins supreme and bring me the upmost joy on the beloved day.
Recipe Ingredients
2 tbsp lemon juice + 2 tsps lemon zest, set aside
6 tbsp salted butter, divided
1/2 cup shallot, minced
1 1/4 tsp salt, divided
8 large garlic cloves, minced
1 cup white wine
2 tbsp chopped calabrian chilis
1 tbsp tomato paste
12 oz spaghetti
1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1/2 cup – 1 cup pasta water
1 lb lump crab meat (you can get away with 1/2 pound as well but for special occasions go big or go home!