Italian ~ Fruitti di Mare

Linguine ~ Fruitti di Mare

What you’ll need:
1 pound Linguine
1 pound Mussels – cleaned and de-bearded
1 pound shrimp – peeled, deveined with tails on
1/2 pound sea scallops
1 pound Clams
I 14.5 oz can of Italian Whole Tomatoes
7 cloves garlic – minced
1 tablespoon flat leaf Italian parsley – roughly chopped (plus additional to garnish)
1 tablespoon basil – roughly chopped
3/4 cup white wine
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt/pepper

*I like to spice mine up with some red pepper flakes

What to do:
1. Place a stock pot of water onto boil for your pasta. Season it generously with salt. When water is boiling add the pasta and cook until al dente. RESERVING 1 cup of the cooking liquid for later. Drain pasta and have it ready to transfer to serving bowl.

2. WHILE pasta is cooking, into a VERY large deep sided pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. When melted add 4 cloves of garlic and saute for approx 1 min. Increase heat to medium – high add the mussels and clams (being sure you have discarded any with broken shells). Add wine, parsley, cover with a lid and allow to steam until they open. CAREFULLY shake the pan occasionally. If the liquid level (wine) decreases too rapidly you can add more wine when necessary.

3. WHILE mussels and clams are cooking, into a separate pan place 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 tablespoon butter over medium heat. When melted add 2 cloves of garlic, shrimp, scallops and cook until shrimp is pink in color and has a “C” shape. Using a slotted spoon transfer the shrimp and scallops to a serving bowl and keep warm. DISCARD almost all of the cooking liquid (leaving approx 1 tablespoon) and return pan to heat.

4. Add tomatoes, crushing them with your spoon. Season with salt and pepper. Add basil, 1 clove of garlic and cook over medium heat. Stirring as necessary. Add 1 tablespoon butter and if necessary add some of the reserved cooking liquid from the pasta until sauce is to desired consistency and taste. Cooking time is approximately 5 minutes.

4. Into a VERY large serving bowl add sauce and pasta. Toss together to combine. Add the seafood and GENTLY toss again. Serve immediately. Garnish with additional parsley.