Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  8             ounces  clam juice
     1/4      teaspoon  powdered saffron
  3        tablespoons  unsalted butter
     1/2         pound  shiitake mushroom
  1                cup  scallions
  1         tablespoon  tomato paste
     1/2         pound  crabmeat
  2          teaspoons  fresh tarragon
     1/2         pound  linguini

Preparation:

combine clam juice and saffron in a small bowl-mix well heat butter in a skillet, over a medium flame add mushrooms, heat and stir for 3 minutes add tomato paste and half of the scallions-mix well add the saffron mixture bring just to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes add crab and tarragon simmer until heated through meanwhile, cook linguini in boiling salted water drain, rinse in hot water, and drain well return to pot add crab mixture-toss gently to mix well transfer to a serving platter garnish with the remaining scallions serve hot

Nutritional Information:

542 Calories (kcal); 11g Total Fat; (16% calories from fat); 24g Protein; 94g Carbohydrate; 68mg Cholesterol; 442mg Sodium