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Venitian crab linguini authentic recipe

   PIN Ingredients ▢  300   g   good quality dried linguine   (10.5oz) ▢  1   tablespoon   olive oil ▢  1   large clove   garlic, crushed ▢  ½   cup   dry white wine   (125ml) ▢  1  cup   cherry tomatoes, chopped in half ▢  1   tablespoon   cream (optional)   (notes) ▢  1   teaspoon   sea salt flakes ▢  ½   teaspoon  freshly cracked pepper ▢  ¾   cup   cooked crab meat  (notes) For best results, always weigh ingredients where a weight is provided Instructions   Place a saucepan of salted water over high heat and bring to the boil, then add your pasta. Place the oil and garlic to a frying pan over medium heat, stirring. Once the oil is hot, saute the garlic for about 1 minute but don't let it get too dark. Add the wine and turn the heat up to high. Let it bubble away for 2-3 minutes until the wine has almost totally evaporated.  Add the cherry tomatoes and saute for about 2 minutes, then add the salt and pepper.   Add 1/2 a cup of the pasta water followed by the cream and give it a

Recipes for sand crabs

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  How to cook Blue Swimmer crabs and recipes Steve Davis  |  Posted on   November 20, 2020 After you have had all that fun and excitement of catching your blue swimmer crabs, it is time to cook them up. It is important to keep the crabs alive up to this point and they are best cooked on the same day. It is also handy if you can bring some fresh salt water up with you from the beach when you come in or if not, you will need to add salt to the water for cooking. You can put the crabs on ice or in the freezer for 20 minutes and this will send them dormant before cooking. There are many ways to cook crabs, but the most popular way is to boil them. When you are ready to cook, bring a large pot of salt water to a rapid boil and using tongs, place the crabs, one at a time in the salty water ensuring they are all submerged. Cover and bring the water back to the boil. Once the water has come back to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for around 6 minutes for medium sized crabs. When cooked, y

Sandcrabs x 4 , 24 November 2023

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 Big swells today for.my little boat going across the passage.  A bit nerve wracking for me to be honest but ended up with 4 bucks ,so its sandcrab spaghetti for dinner tonight.