King Crab Linguini Al Fredo

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup diced shallot
• 1/3 cup diced pancetta
• 2 tbsp salted butter
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1/4 cup sherry
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup cooked King Crab meat
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• Fresh ground black pepper
• 250 grams linguini pasta
• 1/2 cup of reserved pasta water
• 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley

Directions

1. Saute the shallot and pancetta in the butter over medium high heat just until the shallots are golden and tender and the pancetta begins to crisp.
2. Add the garlic and stir.
3. Pour in the sherry to de-glaze the pan and continue to stir until the alcohol has burned off (as per the video)
4. Add the cream, crab meat, and cheese. Stir well. 
5. In the meantime, bring a large pot of water to the boil and add a generous amount of sea salt to the water just as it comes to the boil. You want your water to taste like the sea :-) Add the linguini and boil just until al dente. (app 2 minutes if pasta is fresh, app 7 minutes if pasta is dried)
6. Drain the pasta reserving 1/2 cup of the water. 
7. Toss the pasta into your cream sauce, adding a bit of the pasta water if needed to thin out the sauce and make it more creamy.
8. Season with black pepper and parsley.