Creamy Dungeness Crab With Penne Pasta

Submitted by Sweet**Fuzion

"This is SO GOOD!!! Very rich and absolutely fabulous. Serve with a caesar salad and garlic bread and you are in heaven on earth!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 platter of pasta
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 453.59 g penne pasta
• 226.79 g dungeness crabmeat
• 59.14 ml shallot, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 59.16 ml butter
• 473.18 ml heavy whipping cream
• 59.14 ml white wine
• 2.46 ml sugar
• 1.23 ml salt
• 1.23 ml black pepper, freshly grated
• 0.25 ml cayenne
• 2.46 ml dill weed
• 59.14 ml parmesan cheese, freshly grated

directions

1. Cook the penne according to directions in salted water then drain and lightly oil and set aside.
2. Saute the shallots and garlic in the butter over med-low heat until softened, about 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Increase heat to high and add the heavy cream and reduce the cream over the heat for 1 minute.
4. Add the white wine, sugar, salt and pepper, and pinch of cayenne and reduce heat to low heat and continue to simmer for about 2-3 minutes.
5. Add 3/4 of the crabmeat and all of the penne, and the parmessan cheese and gently toss together.
6. Transfer to serving platter and sprinkle with dill, extra parmessan and remaining dungeness crab.
7. Enjoy!