Crab Puttanesca

Ingredients:
• 1 pinch salt (for the pasta water)
• ¾ pounds spaghetti pasta
• 1½ tablespoon minced roasted garlic
• 1 tablespoon capers, drained
• 1½ tablespoons black olive paste
• 1½ teaspoon Anchovies paste
• 28 ounces canned whole tomatoes and the liquid, should be broken up with your hands
• to be manageable bite size pieces
• 1 pound backfin crabmeat
• ½ teaspoon crusted red pepper (or optional pepper flakes)
• 2 roughly chopped kalamata olives
• 4 whole parsley leaves as garnish, optional

Preparation Instructions:

Fill a large pasta pot with cold water (about ¾ of the way full) and place the pot over high heat. When the water comes to a boil, add the salt and pasta, pushing it under the water as it softens. Stir the pasta to ensure it does not stick, and follow the packaging instructions for cooking time; spaghetti usually takes about 7 to 10 minutes. When the pasta is finished cooking, drain it well and set it aside.
Meanwhile prepare the Puttanesca sauce. In a large sauce pot over medium low heat, add in the garlic, capers, olive paste, anchovy paste, and sauté for 1 minutes or until you can start to smell the aroma of the ingredients. Add in the tomatoes. Reduce the heat to medium low and cook the sauce for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to make sure the sauce does not stick. Toss in the crabmeat and cook for another 2 minutes.
Reduce the heat to low and add the spaghetti, red pepper and reduce the heat to low. Gently toss everything together until it is well combined.
Transfer the Crab Puttanesca directly from the pot onto four warmed plates and sprinkle the pasta with chopped olives and parsley leaves. Makes 4 Servings. Serve immediately.

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