Day 2 in St. Ives and time for some crab. Angela Hartnett recently championed the British crab on ‘Great British Food Revival’ and claimed that it has been 'unloved' by the Great British public, as the majority is shipped abroad where they are highly prized.
Angela Hartnett champions the cause of the British Brown crab.
Crab is such a sweet and succulent meat which shouldn’t be overpowered by too many complex flavours – it certainly doesn’t need any help in the taste department! This pasta dish is ridiculously simple to prepare and lets the natural flavours of the crab sing.
The only cooking involved in this dish is the linguine (told you it was simple!). The rest just involves light chopping and some stress relieving pestle and mortar action. Chilli and garlic is pulverized to give a red-tinged paste, this is then mixed into the crab meat followed by lemon zest and juice. Toss the crab mixture into your linguine and serve with some rocket or a handful of peppery watercress. Shellfish perfection!
On an extra note – don’t be put off by the crab! You can buy tubs of readily prepared (and cooked) white and brown meat, so you don’t have to grapple with a scary looking crustacean if you don’t want to!
Surely the British crab is just too good to export....?
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