Crab And Chilli Spaghettini

You only need a dash of fish sauce, chopped chillies and a squeeze of lime to make this light and spicy spaghettini with crab meat for the perfect lunch.

Yield: Serves 4
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Difficulty Level: 2/5

Ingredients

• 400 g spaghettini
• 1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
• 200 g packet fresh or canned crabmeat
• 6 green onions (shallots), sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 small red chillies, chopped
• 1 cup (120 g) peas
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves

Steps

01. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling, salted water according to packet directions. Drain.

02. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large frying pan. Sauté crabmeat, green onions, garlic and chilli for 2 minutes. Stir through peas, combined juice and fish sauce, and simmer for 2 minutes.

03. Toss crab mixture through hot pasta with coriander leaves and serve.

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