GARLIC OYSTER LINGUINI

Garlic Oyster Linguini image

This is a popular Cajun appetizer dish.

Provided by MARBALET

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

¼ cup butter
8 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
1 teaspoon minced garlic
24 shucked oysters, quartered
½ cup whole corn kernels, blanched
⅔ cup French-style green beans, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped pimento peppers
½ cup seafood stock
10 ounces fresh linguine pasta
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onion
4 ounces crabmeat

Steps:

In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons butter or margarine. Stir in flour to make a paste. Set roux aside.
Saute mushrooms, Cajun spice, and garlic in 1/4 cup butter or margarine over medium-high heat for 2 minutes. Add oysters, corn, string beans, and pimento. Saute for 1 1/2 minutes. Add stock and linguine, and bring to a slight simmer.
Fold in roux until sauce thickens, then reduce heat. Fold in parsley and scallions. Fold in lump crabmeat, and heat through. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 496.6 calories, Carbohydrate 51.1 g, Cholesterol 145.9 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 27 g, SaturatedFat 11.4 g, Sodium 577 mg, Sugar 2.8 g