Fettuccine with Spicy Shellfish

• 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 pound fresh fettuccine
• 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded basil leaves
• 6 ounces dry chorizo, quartered lengthwise and thinly sliced crosswise
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 2 large garlic cloves, minced
• 2 plum tomatoespeeled, seeded and chopped
• 1 dozen littleneck clams, scrubbed
• 1 cup bottled clam juice
• 1 pound mussels, scrubbed
• 1 pound shelled and deveined medium shrimp
• Salt

1. In a small skillet, combine 1/4 cup of the olive oil with the crushed red pepper and cook over moderate heat for 2 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the pasta until it is barely al dente; drain and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking.
3. Return the pasta to the pot and stir in the warm chile oil, 1/4 cup of the cheese and 2 tablespoons of the basil.
4. In a very large, deep skillet, heat the remaining 1/4 cup of olive oil.
5. Add the chorizo and cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, until the fat is rendered, about 2 minutes.
6. Add the shallot and garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
7. Add the tomatoes, clams and clam juice, cover and cook until the clams just begin to open, about 5 minutes.
8. Add the mussels, cover and cook until all the shells have opened, about 3 minutes.
9. Stir in the shrimp, season with salt and cook until pink and curled, about 2 minutes.
10. Using a ladle, transfer half of the liquid to the pasta in the pot and cook over high heat, tossing, until the pasta is al dente and heated through, about 2 minutes.
11. Divide the pasta between bowls and spoon the shellfish all around.
12. Ladle the broth on top and garnish with the remaining 2 tablespoons of shredded basil and 1/4 cup of Parmigiano-Reggiano.
13. Serve right away.

extravirgin olive oil, red pepper, fresh fettuccine, cheese, shredded basil, chorizo, shallot, garlic, littleneck clams, clam juice, mussels, shrimp, salt

Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/fettuccine-spicy-shellfish (may not work)