Recipe - Linguine W Crab And Mushrooms

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8 ounce Clam juice; (bottle)
One half teaspoon Saffron threads
3 tablespoon Butter
8 ounce Mushrooms; shiitake (fresh)
bn Green onions; cut or sliced up
1 tablespoon Tomato paste
8 ounce Crab meat; bitesize pieces
2 teaspoon Fresh tarragon; minced, OR
Three fourths teaspoon Dried tarragon; crumbled
8 ounce Linguine

Combine clam juice and saffron threads in small bowl. Melt butter in heavy
medium skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, sprinkle with salt and
pepper and cook until beginning to soften, about 3 minutes. Add half of
green onions and 1 Tbsp. tomato paste and stir to blend. Add clam juice
mixture and simmer 2 minutes. Add crab and tarragon and stir until heated
through. Season with salt and pepper.

Meanwhile, cook linguine in large pot of boiling, salted water until just
tender (al dente), stirring occasionally. Drain well. Return pasta to same
pot. Add sauce and toss to coat.

Divide pasta between 2 plates. Sprinkle with remaining green onions and
serve.
Posted to FOODWINE Digest by Gail Beynon Beynong@AOL.COM on Sep 9, 1997