Crab & Shrimp Fettucine

A decadent recipe I made up, influenced by Anthony's crab & shrimp fettucine and Biba Caggiono's Gorgonzola cream sauce. I will do my best to come up with measurements, but I've never written down this recipe before. If you are ready to splurge, use frozen crab meat ($12-$23 per lb, already removed from the shell) from the seafood counter and the tiny pink bay shrimp. If you are feeling a bit stingy, try using just prawns instead.

Crab & Shrimp Fettucine

serves 2

4 T butter
2 cloves garlic chopped
1 cup sliced mushrooms (1/4 inch)
1 cup sliced & halved zuchinni (1/4 inch, 1/2 moon shape)
1/2 cup white wine
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup crumbled gorgonzola
1/4 - 1/3 lb of fresh crab meat (buy it removed from the shell, previously frozen is ok)
1/2 lb bay shrimp (the small pink ones) picked over to remove bits of legs & shell
2 Roma tomatoes, chopped & seeded (only use the outside flesh)
1 lemon
1/4 cup fresh parmesan, plus more for garnish
1/2 - 3/4 lb linguini

Bring a large pot of salted water to boil once you have the ingredients for this dish ready. Put the linguini in as you start melting the butter for the sauce, they should be ready about the same time.

Heat the butter in a large skillet over medium high heat until melted. Add garlic & cook for a few seconds. Add mushrooms & zuchinni. Stir once & then let them sit a couple minutes so that they sear & turn golden brown on the bottom. Stir and let them sit again for a minute or so. Once they are browned & starting to soften, add white wine. Reduce for 2 minutes. Turn heat to medium and pour in the cream & gorgonzola. Stir until cheese melts into sauce, but do not let the sauce simmer or boil. (turn heat down if you need to) Reduce heat to low and add the crab, shrimp and tomatoes & let them heat and soak up the sauce for a couple minutes. Stir in the parmesan. Put individual servings of pasta (you don't need to use it all) into bowls & pour sauce over top. Serve with more parmesan and lemon wedges. (or squeeze a bit of lemon over the sauce before serving.)