Sunday 6 March 2016

Crab and Aubergine Spaghetti


Crab and Aubergine Spaghetti
Feeds 4

1 onion, roughly chopped
1 clove of garlic, sliced
1 aubergine, cut into roughly 1 cm dice
2 tbsp olive oil
4 anchovies, roughly chopped
A handful of black olives, stoned and roughly chopped
A handful of capers, rinsed
A handful of sun dried tomatoes, roughly chopped
A pinch of chilli flakes
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 400ml tin of chopped tomatoes
White and brown meat of 1 crab
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
A couple of handfuls of sea spinach or baby spinach

1 - Heat the olive oil in a pan and add the onion, garlic and aubergine. Cook and stir for 5-10 minutes until they are softened and beginning to colour.
2 - Stir in the anchovies and cook until dissolved. Then add the olives, capers, sun dried tomatoes, tomato puree and tinned tomatoes. Bring to the boil then simmer for 10 minutes until slightly reduced.
3 - Stir in the crab meat and lemon juice and heat through for 2 minutes. Taste for seasoning. Serve stirred into spaghetti with spinach scattered on top.

6 comments:

Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...

In our lakes here we would be able to catch trout or the odd kokanee(which is a landlocked salmon)...to be near the ocean where there is so much more available:D

Jan said...

I'm drooling on my keyboard - not a pretty sight - unlike your crab. Looks and sounds delightful.

Unknown said...

One fisherman told me you need to sing to the fish David. Why don't you try that the next time you attempt a catch? I like the sound of the crab and aubergine together. Some expert taught me how to dismantle a crab so I might just have a go.

♥Rosie♥ said...

Your crab dish looks wonderful David. Sorry no ideas re:fishing what-so-ever I have to rely on my fish coming from a white van from Grimsby.

Helen said...

mmm, crab - my favourite crustacean! I can't get enough either. I've never tried sea spinach though - very intriguing.

Unknown said...

Crab is real favourite - God I miss Shields sometimes!!!!!

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