Seafood Mushroom Spaghetti
- 1 whole Red Capsicum (Spicy Red Pepper)
- 2 packages Spaghetti (1 Lb Size Package)
- 1/4 cups Olive Oil
- 1 whole Big Red Onion, Thinly Sliced
- 2 Tablespoons Anchovy Paste With Oil
- 1 pound Any Mushrooms, Roughly Sliced Or Chopped
- 1 pound Combination Of Shelled And Bearded Mussels And Shrimp (or Whatever Seafood You Prefer)
- 1 teaspoon Freshly Cracked Black Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice (or To Taste)
- Salt To Taste
- On the stove, char the capsicum until totally blackened, about 10 minutes.
- Set aside to cool.
- Begin boiling spaghetti noodles while cooking the other ingredients.
- Book the noodles according to package instructions for al dente.
- When they are done, drain the noodles but reserve about a cup of the pasta water.
- In a large wok or pan, heat up the olive oil and saute the red onion with a pinch of salt until softened and translucent.
- Stir in anchovy paste adding more if you love the salty umami it adds.
- Toss in the mushrooms and let them soften and caramelize to develop good colour, about 5-8 minutes.
- Increase the heat to high.
- Throw in the seafood and stir it around until everything is just cooked.
- The mussels should open and the shrimp will be nice and pink.
- Crack in black pepper and some lemon juice.
- Start tossing in the cooked/drained pasta, retaining about 1/2 cup pasta cooking water to add in case its too dry.
- Pour everything into a large serving bowl.
- Rub off the skin of the red capsicum and remove the stem and seeds.
- Cut it into thin long strips and drape over the pasta.
- Eat, eat and eat.
- Have fun while youre at it.
- *You can and should scale the recipe down if youre not feeding a village.
red, olive oil, red onion, anchovy paste, mushrooms, combination, freshly cracked black pepper, lemon juice, salt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/seafood-mushroom-spaghetti/ (may not work)