Linguine with Crab, Lemon, Jalapenos and Mint
Author: Nicole
Ingredients
  • 6 ounces whole wheat linguine
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • ¼ cup minced shallots
  • 1 large clove of garlic, minced
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, minced (add a second if you want it hotter)
  • 1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided (about 1 lemon)
  • 2 teaspoons (packed) finely grated lemon zest, divided (about 1 lemon)
  • 8 ounces cooked and shelled lump crabmeat (such as blue crab, Dungeness crab or king crab)
  • ⅓ cup fresh mint leaves, gently torn, divided
  • Pecorino-Romano cheese for sprinkling
Instructions
  1. Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente. Drain pasta and reserve 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
  2. Once you have added the pasta to the boiling water, melt 1 tablespoon butter with 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallots and stir until just soft, 3–4 minutes. Add garlic and jalapeno peppers and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Add ½ tablespoon lemon juice and 3 tablespoons pasta cooking liquid to shallot mixture; add a pinch of pepper. Stir until liquid is almost evaporated, about 1 minute.
  4. Transfer cooked pasta to skillet and add ½ cup reserved pasta cooking liquid. Increase heat to medium-high. Cook, tossing pasta or stirring with tongs, until liquid is almost evaporated and pasta becomes glossy, about 2 minutes. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon butter, 1 tablespoon oil, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, crab and half of mint.
  5. Stir pasta until butter melts and pasta is well coated, adding more pasta cooking liquid if dry.
  6. Divide between bowls; top with remaining 1 teaspoon lemon zest and mint. Sprinkle with Pecorino-Romano cheese and more lemon juice if desired.
Recipe by Riegl Palate at https://www.rieglpalate.com/linguine-with-crab-lemon-jalapenos-and-mint/