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|title=Chilli crab spaghetti Cooking with chillies recipe
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|description=Anne made this for me from a recipe that she had seen Ainsley Harriott make on TV recently. It was nice, but not really all that 'fishy'
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Anne made this for me from a recipe that she had seen Ainsley Harriott make on TV recently. It was nice, but not really all that 'fishy'. This is a fishier version.
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|TotalCalories = 934
|PortionCalories = 467
|DatePublished=25th October 2012
|Author=Chef
|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 1
|TotalTime = 25 minutes
|PrepTime = 10 minutes
|CookTime = 15 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Chilli crab spaghetti recipe.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]
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====Best recipe review====

''Strange, but true''

4.6/5 

An odd mix, but one that works very well.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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[[Image:Chilli crab spaghetti ingredients.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Chilli]] [[Crab|crab]] [[Spaghetti|spaghetti]], the original ingredients]]
{{RecipeIngredients
| 150 g dried [[spaghetti]]
| 3 [[Cloves garlic, peeled and crushed|cloves garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| 2 small fresh [[Hot chillies|hot chillies]] de-seeded and finely chopped. red or green are fine. They [[Freeze|freeze]] brilliantly so freeze what you don't use.
| Thumb sized lump of [[Ginger|ginger]], peeled and [[Grated|grated]] - [[Home made lazy ginger|homemade lazy ginger]] is just as good.
| 100 g white [[Crabmeat|crab meat]]
| 100 g [[Peeled prawns|peeled prawns]]
| 2 tablespoons of [[Nam pla|nam pla]]
| 150 g cheery [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]]
| 4 [[Spring onions|spring onions]], [[Chopped on the diagonal|chopped on the diagonal]]
| [[Juice]] and [[Zest|zest]] from 1 [[Lime|lime]]
| Leaves from fresh [[Coriander|coriander]] or [[Parsley|parsley]], chopped
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===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| Cook the [[Pasta|pasta]] until it has just a little bite, about 10 minutes in [[Boiling|boiling]] [[Salted|salted]] water.
| Add the [[Oil|oil]] to a separate large pan and sauté the [[Garlic|garlic]], [[Chilli|chilli]], [[Ginger|ginger]], [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]] and half of the [[Spring onions|spring onions]] for 4 minutes.
| Tip the drained [[Pasta|pasta]] into the large pan, add the [[Crab|crab]], [[Prawns|prawns]], [[Lime|lime]] and [[Herbs|herbs]].
| Mix well and serve.
| garnish with the remaining [[Spring onions|spring onions]] and a few [[Herb|herb]] leaves.
}}
===Variations===
Don't be too bothered about the quantities of the [[Seafood|seafood]], [[Crab|crab]] tends to come in minute packs and can be quite expensive. Make up the difference with [[Prawns|prawns]] or other seafood that may be available.
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[[Category:Chilli pepper recipes]]
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[[Category:Sea fish recipes]]
[[Category:Shellfish recipes]]
[[Category:Student recipes]]
[[Category:Boiled or simmered]]
[[Category:Unusual recipes]]

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