Fat Noodles with Crab, Buttered Artichokes, and Mint

Cookbook Challenge #1

Guest: Jenny

Cookbook: Tyler's Ultimate

Recipe: Fat Noodles with Crab, Buttered Artichokes, and Mint

serves 2

Ingredients

kosher salt

1/2 lb pappardelle (I used bowtie pasta)

2 tablespoon unsalted butter

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

1/2 can artichokes, drained, rinsed, and quartered

finely grated zest of 1/4 lemon

pinch of red pepper flakes

1/2 pint lump crabmeat

pepper

mint leaves, chopped

1/3 cup freshly grated parm cheese, plus extra for serving

Directions

Cook pasta in salted water for 8-9 minutes until al dente.  Drain the pasta.  Save 1 cup of pasta water.  In a medium pan, combine butter, olive oil, and pasta water over medium heat.  Reduce the sauce for 5 minutes to thicken.

You can see the sauce has reduced significantly.  Add a pinch of red pepper flakes, artichoke, lemon zest,crabmeat, and salt & pepper and gently toss to warm everything through.

Add the cooked pasta and toss with mint, parm, and season with salt and lots of black pepper. 

Jenny and I both really enjoyed this dish.  I mean you can't really go wrong with crabmeat, right?  To be honest, I'd have been happy with just crabmeat with some melted butter. :-)