My Dad'S Crab Pasta

• 1 lb. Lump or Jumbo Lump Crab
• 1 lb. wide pasta such as fettuccine or tagliatelle
• 3/4 cup dry white wine - I use Spanish whites Albarino or Verdejo
• 1/4 cup cream
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter - divided
• 4 tablespoons olive oil - divided
• 6 tablespoons shallots - chopped
• 6 tablespoons leeks
• 1/2 cup parmesan - grated
• 1/2 lemon
• salt + pepper
• medium pinch crushed red pepper
• 3 tablespoons parsley - chopped

1. Heat 3 tablespoons of butter and 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add the leeks and shallots and salt and pepper. They do not want to take on color so if they start to char add a little of the wine so they steam a little. When the leeks and shallots begin to become translucent, about 3-5 minutes, add in 1/2 of the wine and reduce.
2. Boil heavily salted water for the pasta. Cook the pasta for 10 minutes or as directed on the box for al dente.
3. Once the wine has reduced by half add in crab and saute, salt again to taste as needed. Once the crab has been heated, again about 3-5 minutes add in remaining wine, butter and red pepper, cook for another 3 minutes. Add in cream, heat to warm.
4. Drain pasta and toss with remaining olive oil. To serve family style layer the pasta, crab sauce, parmesan and parsley in a wide bowl. Squeeze lemon juice on top and lightly toss.

lump, wide pasta, white wine, cream, olive oil, shallots, leeks, parmesan grated, lemon, salt , red pepper, parsley

Taken from food52.com/recipes/32572-my-dad-s-crab-pasta (may not work)