Fusilli Bucati with Soft Shell Crabs
- 6 each crab, soft shell soft shell
- 6 tablespoons olive oil, extra-virgin
- 1 medium red onion thinly
- 6 each anaheim chilies
- 4 each jalapeno pepper
- 1 cup white wine
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups escarole finely chopped
- 1 pound pasta, fusilli
- Bring 6 quarts water to boil in a large spaghetti pot and add 2 tablespoons salt.
- Clean soft shell crabs by snipping off their faces with a pair of scissors and removing the skirt.
- Cut in half and set aside.
- In a 12 to 14-inch saute pan, heat olive oil until smoking, add onions, Anaheim, jalapenos and cook until softened, about 8 to 10 minutes.
- Add the crab pieces and continue cooking until crabs are deep red and firm.
- Be careful not to break up the crabs with aggressive stirring.
- Add the white wine and the tomato sauce and reduce by half.
- Add escarole and cook another 1 minute until escarole has wilted and remove from heat.
- Drop fusilli into boiling water and cook according to package instructions until al dente (about 7 to 9 minutes).
- Drain pasta well in colander and pour hot pasta in pan with crabs.
- Return to medium heat and toss to coat well, about 1 minute.
- Pour into heated serving platter and serve immediately.
crab, olive oil, red onion, anaheim chilies, jalapeno pepper, white wine, tomato sauce, pasta
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/fusilli-bucati-soft-shell-crabs-35415 (may not work)