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Taccole King Crab Fava Beans

by Chef Luciano Pellegrini

Summary:Taccole pasta coated with creamy sauce having fava beans, mushroom and crab meat is mouthwatering and aromatic Italian dish garnished with fresh herb is an excellent choice for dinner.

Prep time and Cooking time (duration): 15 minutes

Number of servings (yield): 2

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Ingredients for Taccole King Crab Fava Beans:

  • ½ Cup Oven Roasted Tomatoes
  • ½ Cup King Crab Meat
  • 1 cup taccole pasta
  • Fava Beans
  • 1 Shallot
  • 2 Garlic Cloves
  • 1 Green Onions
  • 4-6 Porcini Mushrooms
  • 1 Stem of Sage
  • 2 Stem of Marjoram
  • ¼ Cup White Wine
  • ¼ Cup Cream
  • 2 Tbsp. Butter
  • Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • pepper

Get Ready To Work in “Real Time” to Make Taccole King Crab Fava Beans

Get out these items and utensils: Knife for chopping, 1 Skillet, 1 stock pot

Get from your pantry: Salt, olive oil, pepper, garlic, taccole pasta and shallot

Get from your refrigerator: King Crab Meat, Fava Beans, Porcini Mushrooms, Sage, Marjoram, White Wine, Cream, Butter, green onion

Pre-prepare the following:

  • Peel Fava beans, and remove outer thick skin
  • Remove bottom and top of green onion and make ¼ inch thick round slices
  • Finely dice shallot
  • Make thin slice of garlic
  • Roughly chop roasted tomato
  • Roughly chop crab meat
  • Make thin slice of mushrooms
  • Boil water and add salt in it

Begin to cook with Chef Pellegrini:

  1. Place Taccole in pot with boiling water. Stir occasionally.
  2. Render pan hot with olive oil
  3. Add butter and shallot to pan, with garlic cloves and Fava beans.
  4. Add green onion.
  5. Add mushroom and tomato.
  6. Stir vegetables and add fresh sage and marjoram stems.
  7. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 4 minutes.
  8. Add white wine and add crab meat and cream. (Add water to thin sauce, if needed).
  9. Let cook for  2 minutes, then remove herb stems from sauce.
  10. Once pasta is cooked, introduce pasta to sauté pan with sauce.
  11. Mix well, ensuring you coat pasta with sauce
  12. Break up a Tablespoon of butter and add to pan with some olive oil

To Serve:

  1. On serving plate, spoon pasta and sauce directly in center of plate
  2. Garnish with sprig of fresh marjoram
  3. Drizzle with olive oil and a dash of freshly grounded black pepper

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