Pappardelle with crab, cream and butter sauce

Pappadelle are large fettuccine. The name derives from the Italian verb "pappare" to gobble up.This recipe recommends using fresh crab meat, but you also can utilize canned crabmeat. It is more economical and the taste still delicious.

Ingredients

• 2 T unsalted butter
• 2 six oz. cans crabmeat, drained, or use fresh crabmeat if you have it
• 3 T dry white wine
• 2/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/8 t nutmeg, more or less to taste
• salt
• 1/4 t cayenne pepper, more to taste
• 10 to 12 oz pappardelle, or the broadest fettuccine you can get
• 2 T fresh parsley, chopped

Method

1. Start the sauce when you put the pasta into boiling water to cook.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat.
3. Add the crab and then the wine stirring as you do.
4. Raise heat slightly and cook for 2 or 3 minutes till alcohol evaporates.
5. Add the cream, the cayenne, salt, and nutmeg, stirring with a wooden spoon.
6. Simmer for 3 or 4 minutes more till sauce has thickened slightly.
7. Drain the pasta that has been cooked in plenty of lightly salted and boiling water. (Save some of the cooking water in case you want to moisten the sauce.)
8. Place pasta in large warm bowl and pour sauce over it.
9. Sprinkle with the parsley and a little more cayenne pepper.
10. Serve on pre-heated dinner plates.

 (Source: e-rcps.com)