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Seafood Spaghetti

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Author Vincenzo's Plate

Equipment

  • 5L pot
  • Large, deep pan
  • wooden spoon
  • Pasta strainer
  • A set of tongs

Ingredients

  • 10 Scallops
  • 20 Raw peeled prawns 2 p/person x un-peeled for decoration later
  • 1 Basa fillet
  • 2 Large calamari
  • A handful of cherry tomatoes
  • 500 g Chitarra pasta or fettucelle pasta if you can’t find chitarra
  • 1 clove Garlic
  • A handful of fresh Italian parsley
  • ½ glass White wine
  • Extra virgin olive oil EVOO
  • Lemon juice or fresh lemon
  • 3 pinches Rock salt
  • 5 L Water

Instructions

  • Add 4.5L of water to a large pot and place it on the stove to boil.
  • Line the deep pan with extra virgin olive oil, chop the garlic clove into small pieces and add to the pan. Let this simmer on a low heat.
  • Cut through the centre of the Basa fillet and then slice it into small-medium size pieces.
  • Cut through the centre of each calamari and cut these into small-medium size pieces too.
  • Add the calamari and basa fillet to the pan letting this cook on a low heat and stir it together gently.
  • While this is cooking, cut the cherry tomatoes each in half and chop up the parsley.
  • 10 minutes later, add the prawns and scallops to the pan and ½ a glass of white wine
  • Stir gently once again, then cover the pan with a lid and this will keep all the yummy smells inside!
  • After 5 minutes, stir the ingredients gently and squeeze in some lemon juice or fresh lemon.
  • Add the cherry tomatoes and parsley, stir once again and then add a pinch of rock salt.
  • Once the 5L of water has boiled, add 2 x pinches of rock salt and let this dissolve.
  • Drop the chitarra (or fetuccelle) into the boiling water and remember to use the instructions on the packet of pasta for cooking times as these will vary. You must use a good quality pasta and if you can buy or make it fresh, that would be even better!
  • After 10 minutes, strain the pasta and remove the saucepan from the stove.
  • Add the spaghetti pasta into the pan and using a set of tongs, gently mix the pasta with the aromatic sauce to make sure all of the seafood spreads into the pasta – try flipping it in the pan if you can!
  • E ora si mangia, Vincenzo’s Plate….Enjoy!

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