Jamie Oliver's crab spaghetti recipe

Details

• Cuisine: British
• Recipe Type: Pasta
• Difficulty: Easy
• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Step-by-step

1. Finely chop the chilli, peel and finely chop the garlic, then add to a large heavy-bottomed pan with the olive oil. Fry for a few minutes, or until softened and golden.
2. Stir in the brown crab meat and add the stock, then bring to the boil. Reduce to simmer and cook, uncovered, for 5 to 10 minutes, or until thickened and reduced to a nice sauce.
3. Cook the spaghetti in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions until almost al dente – it'll continue cooking in the sauce so it's important you don't overdo it.
4. Reserving a cupful of the cooking water, drain and add the pasta to the sauce. Toss well and cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes. Note: The reserved cooking water can be added once you’ve tossed the pasta in the sauce if it needs a bit of extra moisture. However, the cooking water is not a requirement.
5. Pick and roughly chop the parsley.
6. Season the pasta with sea salt, black pepper and most of the lemon zest. Toss through the white crab meat and parsley leaves.
7. Divide between your plates and serve with an extra grating of lemon zest.