Level up your next date night with this restaurant-style dish by Shelina Permalloo. Think juicy, butter-basted ribeye steaks, silky tagliatelle tossed in a rich tomato sauce, and crisp golden crab bonbons. It’s indulgent, impressive and surprisingly doable – perfect for when you want to cook something special for two.

Shelina Permalloo
After winning MasterChef in 2012, Shelina Permalloo has been fully immersed in the food world as a professional cook and writer. She has worked at Michelin-starred restaurants, written two cookbooks and regularly appears on TV and radio.
1HR
Total time
Ingredients
Servings
2
For the crab bonbons
1 pack
M&S Collection white and brown crab meat
100g per pack
25 g
M&S full fat soft cheese
1 tsp
Dijon mustard
1/2
M&S Remarksable Value lemon, juice only
5 g
chives, finely chopped
1/2 tsp
paprika
1
M&S free range medium egg, beaten
50 g
panko breadcrumbs
For the perfect ribeye steak
2 packs
M&S British beef ribeye steak
210g per pack
2 tbsp
M&S Remarksable Value unsalted British butter
2 cloves
M&S Remarksable Value garlic, smashed
For the pasta
200 g
M&S fresh tagliatelle
1 jar
M&S tomato and basil pasta sauce
340g per jar
10 g
basil, leaves picked