Spaghetti Frutti di Mare
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1/2 tsp crushed hot red pepper
- 1 lb (450g) mussels, scrubbed
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1/2 lemon, sliced
- 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lb (450g) baby squid, cleaned, tubes sliced into rings
- 3 tbsp chopped parsley
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil over high heat.
- Add the spaghetti and cook according to the package instructions until al dente.
- While the water is coming to a boil, prepare the sauce.
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring often, for 34 minutes, or until softened.
- Add the crushed tomatoes and hot pepper.
- Simmer for 1 minute.
- Keep warm.
- Meanwhile, combine the mussels, wine, and lemon in a large saucepan.
- Cover and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Cook for 34 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally, until the mussels have opened.
- Transfer the seafood to a bowl, discarding any unopened shells.
- Strain the liquid through a fine sieve into the tomato sauce, discarding the lemons.
- Reserve a few mussels in their shells for garnish and remove the flesh from the remaining shells.
- Simmer the sauce for 23 minutes, or until slightly reduced.
- Add the shrimp and squid to the sauce and simmer for 2 minutes, stirring, until just opaque.
- Add the reserved mussels to the sauce, stir in the parsley, and season with salt and pepper.
- Drain the pasta thoroughly and return to the pan.
- Add the seafood sauce and toss.
- Transfer to deep bowls, topping each portion with a few mussels, and serve hot.
olive oil, onion, garlic, tomatoes, hot red pepper, mussels, white wine, lemon, shrimp, baby squid, parsley, salt
Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/spaghetti-frutti-di-mare (may not work)