Linguine Alle Molecche (Linguine With Soft Shell Crab Sauce) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb linguine
5 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves
4 soft shelled crabs
5 leaves basil
1 tablespoon parsley
1 pinch red pepper
1 ounce tomato sauce

Preparation

Bring a large pot of boiling water with salt added, about 1/2 teaspoon salt, add Linguine. Remove when cooked to desired texture. Using medium heat add olive oil in a large sauce pan, smash the garlic and add to the pan. Cook until golden brown and remove, set aside.
Clean crab and cut into 6 pieces. Add to the pan and saute' for 1 minute. Add the basil,parsley,hot pepper flakes, and tomato sauce, and cook for 4 minutes. Remove pan from heat.
When pasta is cooked, drain and place it in the pan with the sauce. Saute' for 1 minute, serve very hot.
If you wish, use 1 glass of dry white wine before adding the herbs, reduce it completely, then add the rest of the ingredients. Then eliminate the tomato sauce.