This months Crab Recipe is:

Cicatelli Pasta with fresh crab, chilli and garlic (serves 4)

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:

500g bag of Cicatelli Pasta
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1tsp Bart crushed chillies
2 freshly cooked dressed crabs, about 130g each
Juice of 1 lemon, plus lemon wedges to serve
20g pack fresh parsley, roughly chopped

Method

1)Cook the pasta following the instruction on the back of the packet and drain well, reserving a little cooking water in the bottom of the pan.
2) Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the garlic and crushed chillies over a low heat for 1-2 minutes, until the garlic has softened slightly, but not browned
3) Add the crabmeat, lemon juice and parsley, season well and heat through until piping hot.
4) Add the pasta to the crab mixture, along with the reserved cooking water, and mix well. Serve with a lightly dressed rocket salad, some warm ciabatta and lemon wedges.