recipe
yields
3 servings
3 cups durum flour
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
6 eggs
1 egg, whisked
½ lemon, juiced
Colatura di Alici (Italian fish sauce made from anchovies), to taste
1 batch thin noodles
1 tablespoon butter
2 ounces blue crab meat, picked over for shells
3 tablespoons mustard greens, washed, stemmed, and finely chopped
Black pepper
2 tablespoons Piave Vecchio cheese
Salt
For the thin noodles:
For the pasta:
steps
Make the thin noodles:
- In a food processor, mix flour and olive oil. Add 1 tablespoon water. Slowly add in eggs, pulsing if necessary to incorporate into dough. If dough appears too dry, add more water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
- Remove dough from food bowl and knead for 5 to 10 minutes. Wrap in plastic and let rest at least 30 minutes. Using a pasta machine, roll to a thin spaghetti shape.
Prepare the pasta:
- Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. In a mixing bowl, combine egg, lemon juice, and Colatura di Alici.
- Cook pasta until just undercooked, then transfer to a medium pan with a couple of spoonfuls of the pasta water. Add butter and swirl to emulsify. Add crab to pan and allow to warm through.
- Pour pasta with crab and butter sauce directly into bowl with egg mixture. Stir to incorporate, adding mustard greens, black pepper, and Piave Vecchio. Season with salt to taste.
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- From chef Justin Devillier of La Petite Grocery, New Orleans, Louisiana