Chipotle And Crab Pasta Recipes

Steps:

• Gather your ingredients.
• Bring a pot of water to boil for pasta, 4 to 6 quarts.
• Place crab meat in bowl and run your fingers through it to check for connective tissue, sharp pieces and shell. Pull into long thin strands and small bite-size pieces.
• Chop the pancetta or guanciale into 1/8 to 1/4-inch dice.
• Peel and chop the shallot, finely chop the celery and pile with it. Peel the garlic cloves and chop or have a grater at hand. Stem the thyme and chop.
• Line a small bowl with a baggie if you wish to save the egg whites. Crack and separate the eggs, with yolks in medium glass mixing bowl. Whisk up eggs and whisk in cheeses, salt and pepper.
• Salt water for pasta and drop the pasta.
• Heat a large skillet over medium to medium-high heat with EVOO, 3 turns of the pan. Add pancetta or guanciale and render 2 to 3 minutes. Add shallots, celery, garlic, thyme, salt and pepper. Stir a minute or 2, then add sherry or white wine and crab. Toss to warm through and let sherry or wine absorb. Add juice of 1 lemon.
• Add 1 cup starchy boiling water to eggs to temper them. Drain pasta and add to crab. Toss with eggs and cheeses off heat for 1 full minute. Adjust salt and pepper, serve.
• Muddle orange at bottom of a rocks glass. Add remaining ingredients. Fill glass with ice and stir gently. Top with club soda if desired. Garnish with lemon twist.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the mayonnaise, sour cream, scallions, jalapeño peppers, garlic, lime zest, lime juice, cilantro, chipotle and crab meat.
• Serve on bread for sandwiches, or make into a hot dip: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Stir 1/2 cup of the cheese into crab salad. Transfer mixture to a casserole or gratin dish and sprinkle with the remaining 3 tablespoons of cheese. Bake until the top is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Serve with crackers.

Steps:

• In saute pan over high heat, add olive oil and hot links. Sear links until browned. Add the shrimp and cook until pink. Lower heat to medium. Then add cream, chipotle sauce, salt and pepper. Add cooked pasta and the cheese. Toss to combine.
• Serve in pasta bowl and garnish with diced tomato, scallions, and more grated Parmesan.
• Combine all ingredients in blender, puree, cover and refrigerate.

Steps:

• For Sauce:
• Mix all ingredients in bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For Cakes
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread Masa Harina on heavy baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Cool.
• Mix crabmeat, bell pepper, mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice and lemon peel in medium bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup toasted Masa Harina. Season to taste with salt. Shape crab mixture into twelve 2 1/2-inch-diameter patties, using scant 1/3 cup mixture for each. Place remaining Masa Harina in shallow dish. Add crab cakes 1 at a time, turning to coat. Transfer to baking sheet. (Can be prepared 4 hours ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes in batches and cook until browned and heated through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve with sauce.