Photo: Frutti di Mare Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound angel hair pasta
- Salt, for pasta water
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil -- 2 turns of the pan
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed or finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes -- eyeball it
- 1/2 cup dry white wine, eyeball it
- 1 (15-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
- Salt and black pepper
- 1 pound small fresh clams, ask for them scrubbed
- 1 pound mussels, scrubbed
- 10 to 12 large shrimp, deveined -- ask for easy peels at the fish counter, tails removed
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley, a couple of handfuls
- 20 fresh basil leaves, cut into thin strips or torn
- Crusty bread, warmed
Directions
Place a large pot of water on to boil for pasta. When it boils, add salt and pasta and cook angel hair to al dente.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat, saute shallots and garlic with crushed pepper 2 or 3 minutes, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Add wine and reduce 1 minute. Raise the heat a bit. Add crushed tomatoes and bring sauce to a bubble. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Add clams and mussels and cover the pan. Steam until shells open, about 5 minutes. Remove any unopened shells. Add shrimp to sauce and cook until just firm, 3 minutes.
Add parsley and basil to the sauce and shake the pan to incorporate it. Adjust seasonings, to taste.
Combine drained pasta with a few ladles of sauce and pile pasta into shallow platters or bowls. Top with arranged mixed seafood and sauce. Serve with warm, crusty bread for dipping.
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By audreysmurf
on April 11, 2011
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This dish is amazing! I registered just to comment about this recipe-- it's very easy to make (only 2 pans! and tastes incredible. We used a serrano pepper instead of the pepper flakes and added a bit of squid tubes and tentacles. I can't believe I just cooked something that awesome!
By phillipsly_11173777
evans , GA
on April 10, 2011
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This was amazing big big hit. My male friend is a president of a fortune 500 travels all over and loves frutti de mare. I was scared to fix since it is his favorite food. This recipe was a hit. thank you thank you. I have only cooked for him a handful of times.
By jak62699_10719852
Spring Hill, FL
on January 22, 2011
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I haven't tried this recipe yet, although I plan to tonight. I would like to comment on the previous two reviews. If you don't like the host, why on earth would you waste your time posting a review on a recipe that you haven't even bothered to try?...Unless, of course you have nothing better to do with your time. Perhaps your time would be better spent taking an english class to improve your spelling and grammar!
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