Brown crab & garlic spaghetti

Ingredients

For 2 servings

• •200 g spaghetti
• •50 g salted butter
• •1 shallot finely sliced
• •3 garlic cloves grated
• •100 g brown crab
• •30 g parmesan grated, plus extra to serve
• •10 g chives finely chopped (optional)

Method

1. 1.Cook the pasta in salted water following pack instructions. Melt the butter in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Once foaming, stir in the shallot with a pinch of salt and a few twists of black pepper. Cook for 5-6 mins until softened and lightly golden, then turn the heat to low.
2. 2.Move the pasta straight from the water into the frying pan, then stir in the crab, a ladleful of pasta water and the parmesan. Mix very thoroughly, tossing well and adding more pasta water if needed, until glossy.
3. 3.Serve with more parmesan and a sprinkling of black pepper and chives, if you like.