Crayfish Pasta with Brandy
Makes enough for: 2 people
Ingredients
- 2 crayfish tails, steamed and cut into bite size pieces
- 15 mls olive oil
- 1 leek, finely sliced
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- 1 whole chilli
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 15 mls Brandy
- 30 mls Mascarpone cheese
- 50 g Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 handful fresh flat leaf parsley, chopped, for garnishing
Method
- start by getting your pasta water on the go, and steaming your crayfish
- heat the oil in a pan and add the leeks
- cook on a gentle heat until the leeks are soft and then add the garlic and the chilli
- add the crayfish and as soon as the crayfish is hot add the lemon zest
- remove the chilli
- heat the Brandy and then flambé into the crayfish
- add the marscapone and the parmesan
- toss through the pasta
- serve with the parsley