Crab & Prawn Linguine
Crab & Prawn Linguine is an elegant seafood pasta main course combining sweet crab meat, juicy prawns, lemon and rocket in a creamy garlic sauce. The Thermomix TM7 cooks the pasta, blends the sauce and heats everything gently in one bowl, delivering restaurant-quality results with minimal effort in under half an hour.
About this recipe
Crab & Prawn Linguine Thermomix TM7 is the kind of seafood pasta recipe that tastes like a coastal Italian trattoria yet comes together in one kitchen machine. If you have been searching for quick weeknight dinner ideas with a luxurious twist, this creamy lemon linguine with crab and prawns is the answer. The all-in-one kitchen machine proves its worth with delicate seafood: the TM7 chops the garlic uniformly, emulsifies the cream with olive oil and lemon juice into a silky sauce, and heats everything gently so the fresh crab meat stays sweet and the prawns turn just opaque rather than rubbery. Tossed with al dente linguine and finished with peppery rocket, every plate delivers briny sweetness balanced by citrus brightness. Ideal for a romantic dinner, a festive weekend treat or whenever you want restaurant-quality seafood pasta without juggling multiple pans on the hob.
Preparation tips
- Pat the raw prawns dry with kitchen paper before adding them to the mixing bowl; excess moisture would water down the creamy lemon sauce and prevent it from coating the linguine properly.
- Add the fresh crab meat only at the very end and fold it in gently with the spatula so the delicate flakes stay whole rather than breaking into fine threads throughout the sauce.
- Check the linguine one minute before the suggested cooking time; seafood pasta tastes best when the strands still have a slight bite, and they continue cooking slightly in the warm sauce.
Recipe variations
- Lactose-free version: replace the crème with oat-based cooking cream or a generous splash of cashew cream. The lemon and garlic keep the sauce vibrant, and the crab and prawns remain the stars of this seafood linguine.
- Festive Christmas variant: add a splash of dry white wine to the garlic before the cream, fold in a teaspoon of lemon zest and finish with chopped chives and a pinch of chilli flakes for an elegant holiday starter.
Thermomix TM7 Benefits
- Chop the garlic cloves with the TM7 blade in seconds, releasing their aroma evenly into the olive oil without any uneven pieces burning later. [Multi-Function]
- Gentle heating keeps the crème and lemon sauce at a precise low temperature, so the cream turns velvety without curdling or splitting. [Precision Control]
- The integrated scale weighs the dried linguine and prawns directly in the mixing bowl, saving you from extra weighing and washing up. [Built-in Scale]
- Precise steaming of the raw prawns in the Varoma preserves their sweet juiciness, avoiding the rubbery texture of pan-cooked shellfish. [Precision Control]
- Mixing the olive oil, lemon juice and crème into a smooth emulsion gives the crab and rocket a glossy sauce that clings to every pasta strand. [Multi-Function]
Ingredients
- lemon
- water
- fine sea salt
- olive oil
- dried linguine pasta
- garlic cloves
- raw prawns, peeled
- crème fraîche
- fresh crab meat
- rocket