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Pasta with Crayfish and Rocket
Posted By Kerri
I’m the sort of person who likes to plan. I’m not very good at spontaneity, especially when it comes to food. I like to know what I’m going to be eating in advance, preferably a couple of days if possible. I know lots of people would be horrified by this approach but, where food is concerned, I’m a bit of a control freak. As a result of this, we tend to plan menus about a week in advance leaving a little room for movement and always with the understanding that something can be thrown into the freezer if necessary.
The Easter weekend however has left us a little less organised than usual and today we didn’t have a plan. We talked through a couple of options last night and decided on pasta, possibly with some combination of anchovies and capers but when I arrived at Waitrose and saw crayfish, I changed my mind. I suppose you could call this planning as the final dish wasn’t that different to what I originally had in mind but without a vague idea, I would have been wandering around Waitrose without a clue what to buy.
Anyway, after all that waffling, I’m pleased to say this turned out well. It was really quick too. I sliced a chilli and fried it in some olive oil before adding some halved cherry tomatoes. Leave to bubble for a couple of minutes before adding the crayfish and the juice of a lemon. Once this has warmed through (about 2-3 minutes), stir into the drained pasta and add rocket, black pepper and parmesan.
This was quite a mild chilli so it just leant a gentle, backround heat that didn’t overpower the delicate fish. The rocket was peppery, as rocket normally is, which provided another interesting flavour level.
Apr 15th, 2009
HmmmmHHH I love it when unplanned meals turn out great!This is one of them!
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Cool pasta dish!!
Yummy crayfish, nice blog!
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My weeks also work out much better with some dinner planning. I usually come up with ideas before going shopping too. Otherwise I find I just buy random things and end up wasting some. Of course as you said there is always room for changes and I don’t stick to things rigorously. The pasta looks wonderful, such lovely colours and falvours on one plate.
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I absolutely cannot walk around a supermarket without a shopping list or at least a list in my head. Havoc will reign, and I end up with a bag of completely random ingredients and a hefty bill.
This looks great – never thought to use crayfish.
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ooh pretty pretty! I must admit I haven’t eaten crayfish since a rather nasty incident involving a sandwich a few years back. i really should give them another go. I know I said it before but, they look so pretty!
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Thanks all 🙂
There definitely is less waste when you plan, Sylvie, you’re right.
And yes, it can be expensive without a list, Lizzie.
I can’t eat prawns for the same reason, Helen but someone convinced myself that crayfish was OK 🙂
I am a bit of a pre planner as well – without a plan I tend to make the same sort of thing all the time. I am very impressed by this crayfish pasta though – looks fantastic.
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Oh, I’m so with you on the planner thing. A plan and a list is all that stands between me and total anarchy… Love this pasta – definitely boookmarking it.
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