Ingredients
Equipment
Method
Pesto Sauce
- Blanch basil leaves, submerging in boiling water for 20-30 seconds then immediately submerging in ice cold water.
- Remove basil from cold water and squeeze excess water out with hands.
- Add basil, pine nuts, garlic cloves, olive oil and salt along with 2 ice cubes and blend until smooth. This could take 2-4 minutes depending on the power of your blender.
- Add pecorino and parmesan to blender and blend for another 5-15 seconds until combined smooth.
Pasta
- Combine crab meat with Old Bay seasoning & cayenne pepper in a bowl and set aside.
- Prepare pasta according to manufacturer's instructions and reserve 1 cup of pasta water before draining.
- In a pan over low heat add pasta, 4 ounces of pesto sauce and crab meat and toss with tongs. Add a little of your reserved pasta water to help thin the sauce and allow it to spread evenly.
- Remove from heat and enjoy with freshly grated parmesan!