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                 Fettuccine Alfredo With Backfin Crab Meat

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Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Pasta

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      c             Heavy whipping cream
     1/4  lb            Lightly salted butter
   1 1/2  c             Parmesan cheese -- grated
     1/2  lb            Lump backfin crab meat
     1/2  lb            Fettuccine noodles
     1/4  c             Olive oil
                        Salt

Into 3 qt rapidly boiling water, pour oil and 3 tb salt. Plunge the
dry pasta into the boiling water for about 6 minutes or until the
pasta is firm and not pasty upon crushing the noodle between two
fingers. Remove and drain, rinse in cold water until pasta is
chilled. Toss chilled pasta in olive oil and store in refrigerator.
If using fresh pasta, douse in boiling water in a strainer from 90 to
120 seconds, then toss directly into the prepared alfredo sauce.
Immediately before serving, thrust the chilled pasta in a strainer
into boiling water to heat, then toss into alfredo sauce.

Alfredo Sauce:

We find it most efficient to prepare this in a saute pan. Melt butter
and add heavy cream. Allow to come to a brisk boil. Add Parmesan
cheese and whisk into bubbling cream. Add crab meat and gently stir
until hot. Toss heated pasta noodles with sauce ever so carefully so
as not to shred the crab meat and serve at once.

Posted: Jul 1999


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