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Special Aligue Pasta Fusilli
Try this special Aligue Pasta made with fusilli tossed in a creamy sauce of crab fat, cream and lemon juice then topped with shrimps and crushed chicharon (pork rinds).
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 610 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Main Course , Lunch
Cuisine:
Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 pound fusilli
- ½ pound Shrimp
- 4 tablespoon oil
- 1 medium onion - chopped finely
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- 1 cup crab fat (aligue)
- 250 ml all-purpose cream or table cream
- 4 tablespoons lemon or calamansi juice
- 1 tablesspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 cup crushed pork rinds - for topping
- 1 cup green onions - chopped
Instructions
- Cook fusilli as per package direction. Drain and set aside.
- In a saucepan or skillet, heat oil in medium high. Cook shrimp for a minute each side or until they turn pink. Remove from pan and set aside.
- In the same pan, saute garlic and onion until aromatic and tender. Add the crab fat and cook for a minute.
- Stir in the cream and let it simmer for 3 minutes. Add the lemon or kalamansi juice and stir. Season with salt and pepper and add back the cooked shrimp. Simmer for another 2 minutes. (See Note 1)
- Remove the shrimps again and transfer to a small bowl.
- Transfer fusilli to a large bowl or casserole. Add the aligue sauce and toss until the fusilli are completely coated with sauce. Top with crushed chicharon (pork rinds), shrimp, and chopped green onions.
- You may add some grated Parmesan cheese if desired.
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Notes
- Note 1. If the sauce gets too thick, just add a little water, about a half cup.
Nutrition Information
Calories
610kcal
(31%)
Carbohydrates
61g
(20%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
28g
(43%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
168mg
(56%)
Sodium
702mg
(29%)
Potassium
376mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
780IU
(16%)
Vitamin C
12.6mg
(14%)
Calcium
130mg
(13%)
Iron
2.3mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 610
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 610kcal | 31% |
| Carbohydrates | 61g | 20% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 28g | 43% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 168mg | 56% |
| Sodium | 702mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 376mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 780IU | 16% |
| Vitamin C | 12.6mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 130mg | 13% |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.