Recipe - Pasta With Shrimp And Crabmeat

PASTA
1 pound Semolina pasta; (fettuccine
or linguini)

SAUCE
8 tablespoon Butter
1/3 cup Olive oil
8 Garlic cloves; minced
Juice of One half lemon
Salt and freshly ground
pepper
Cayenne
1 One fourth cup Fresh parsley; chopped

SEAFOOD
1 pound Shrimp; (plus)
1 pound Fresh lump crabmeat
4 tablespoon Butter
Salt and freshly ground
pepper
1 tablespoon Olive oil
12 dr Lemon juice
Heavy cream of whipping
cream; (optional)

Pasta:

1. Cook pasta in boiling, salted water for about 2 minutes if freshly made
or 5 minutes if dried.

2. Drain well.

Sauce:

1. Melt butter and olive oil in saucepan.

2. Add garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.

3. Add 1 heaping cupful parsley to the garlic mixture in the last minute of
cooking.

4. Season with lemon and spices. Set aside.

Seafood:

1. Melt butter in skillet or wok with olive oil.

2. Saute the shrimp for 2 to 4 minutes. Add crabmeat.

3. Season with lemon juice, salt and pepper.

4. Add heavy cream or whipping cream to form thickness desired. 5. Lightly
toss the sauce and seafood with pasta. Sprinkle with remaining One fourth cup
parsley.

5. Serve at once.

Serves 4 to 6 as main course.
Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 402 by "Diane. Geary"
diane@keyway.net on Dec 26, 1997