Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Ingredients
- 1 lb clams & mussels (mixed) cleaned well
- 1 lb wild shrimp peeled
- 1/2 lb squid tentacles
- 1/4 c extra virgin olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic grated
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes + more to taste
- 1/2 c white wine
- 1 lemon for serving
- 1/3 c fresh basil leaves or chopped Italian parsley
- 3/4 lb spaghetti
- 1 batch arrabiata tomato sauce made advance
- sea salt to taste
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions until Al Dente. Drain and reserve 1 cup of the salty pasta water.
- Meanwhile heat up your largest skillet on medium low flame.
- Add a lug of olive oil, the garlic and red pepper flakes. Stir quickly making sure not to burn the garlic. Add in the clams and mussels and toss them around.
- Pour in the white wine and cover with a lid. Cook for about a minute or so until the clams start to open.
- Add the shrimp to the skillet with clams and give it a stir. Cover and cook for another minute or so.
- Once all the clams and mussels have opened and the shrimp is almost cooked, add the squid tentacles. Cook another 30 seconds or so until they curl up.
- Taste for seasonings and add more sea salt if needed. ( Remember that shellfish will spit out a lot of sea water during cooking, so wait till the end to season)
- Meanwhile warm up the sauce in a saucepan. Pour the sauce over the seafood and toss to coat well.
- Add the cooked spaghetti pasta to the skillet with the seafood and toss to coat in the sauce. Add a little bit of the reserved pasta water if needed to stretch out the sauce.
- Transfer your seafood spaghetti to a serving platter, drizzle with a lug of olive oil and sprinkle with the basil and parsley.
- Serve with lemon wedges on the side.
https://ciaoflorentina.com/seafood-spaghetti-recipe-spaghetti-frutti-di-mare/