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Crawfish and Noodles

Bowl of stir-fried noodles with fresh herbs and crawfish
Prep Time
45 min
Cook Time
15 min
Yields
2 servings

Chewy ramen noodles are tossed with creamy garlic crab sauce and juicy crawfish, forming a garlic-y, rich plate of pasta more reminiscent to an Italian pasta dish than a Vietnamese one.

Courtesy of Chef Kevin Tien of Moon Rabbit.

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ingredients

Garlic Crab Liason

38
g garlic, minced
6
g ginger, minced
2
g black pepper, ground
35
g yellow onion, diced
2
oz crab fat
18
g Shaoxing wine
75
g garlic miso
2
lbs tempered butter, cubed

Garlic Panko

2
cups brown butter panko
¾
cups garlic, fried
½
cup shallots, crispy
¼
Kochugaru
Black pepper, to taste
White pepper, to taste
Salt, to taste
Zest of 1 lime

Pasta

1
portion thick ramen noodles, bucatini can be used as substitute
Salt and pepper, to taste
2
oz butter, cold and cubed
Salted pasta water
4
oz crawfish tails, peeled
2
oz garlic chives, chopped
2
oz thai basil, chiffonade
4
oz garlic crab liaison
1
cup thai basil, fried
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directions

Step 1

For the crab liason, add the garlic, ginger to to a pan with olive oil and cook until toasted.

Step 2

Add onions and cook until translucent, add crab fat, and additional olive oil if needed.

Step 3

Continue to cook the crab fat on medium-low heat until rendered.

Step 4

Remove ingredients from pot and puree in a blender with Shaoxing wine. Add remaining crab liason ingredients in batches and blend until smooth.

Step 5

To make brown butter panko, brown ½  lb of butter, toast 1 qt of panko in brown butter until golden, move to a paper towel-lined sheet tray to cool.

Step 6

Once panko is cool, mix with all remaining ingredients.

Step 7

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook until al dente.

Step 8

Save 2 cups pasta water, and then drain pasta.

Step 9

Add the butter, garlic crab liaison, and 4 oz pasta water to pasta pan and whisk over medium heat until miso breaks down and sauce is uniform

Step 10

Add the crawfish and garlic scapes to the pan and stir vigorously.

Step 11

Add the pasta and stir vigorously until pasta sauce becomes slightly thickened.

Step 12

Divide among bowls and garnish with breadcrumbs.

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