This serves four easily as a main course.
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 cups heavy cream
juice and zest of two lemons
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound linguine
1 pound Dungeness crab meat (you can use whatever crab meat you like)
Cook linguine in heavily salted, boiling water.
While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Stir in the heavy cream and heat until it bubbles a little and starts to thicken. Sprinkle in the lemon zest and juice along with the salt and pepper and stir to mix. You don't want the cream to boil or burn, so watch well, stir frequently and reduce heat if necessary.
Drain pasta and add to the pot with the lemon cream. Stir to coat. Add crab meat and mix just to heat the crab. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and pepper as you like. Serve immediately. Swoon. Use your bread to sop up the remaining sauce. Or just spoon it up like cream soup. It is that good.
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 cups heavy cream
juice and zest of two lemons
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 pound linguine
1 pound Dungeness crab meat (you can use whatever crab meat you like)
Cook linguine in heavily salted, boiling water.
While the pasta is cooking, melt butter in a large skillet over medium low heat. Stir in the heavy cream and heat until it bubbles a little and starts to thicken. Sprinkle in the lemon zest and juice along with the salt and pepper and stir to mix. You don't want the cream to boil or burn, so watch well, stir frequently and reduce heat if necessary.
Drain pasta and add to the pot with the lemon cream. Stir to coat. Add crab meat and mix just to heat the crab. Taste for seasoning and adjust salt and pepper as you like. Serve immediately. Swoon. Use your bread to sop up the remaining sauce. Or just spoon it up like cream soup. It is that good.
