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Seafood Stew Over Linguini
1 medium onion diced 2 garlic cloves crushed and roughly chopped 1 green pepper diced 1/2 cup olive oil 1 16-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon red chili flakes 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper Salt and pepper to taste 1/2 cup of red wine (semi dry — cabernet is recommended) 1 cup of diced fresh Roma tomatoes 1 tilapia fillet 6 baby neck clams 6 mussels 4 prawns 1/4 pound of fresh squid sliced into 1/4-1/2 inch rings 1 tablespoon of fresh oregano, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon of fresh basil roughly chopped 1/4 cup diced sun dried tomatoes (re-hydrated in water and drained) 2 tablespoon fresh flat leaf parsley chopped (if not available use regular parsley) 1 tablespoon salt 1 pound linguine
Step 1 Fill stockpot with water and salt, and bring to a rolling boil. Step 2 Heat oil over medium heat in large saute pan or a 5-quart stock pot. Saute onions till translucent. Add garlic, green pepper, chili flakes and cayenne pepper. Stir over medium heat for 2 minutes, deglaze with red wine. Reduce by 1/4 and add fresh tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, re-hydrated sun dried tomatoes and water. Reduce heat and simmer. Step 3 Slice tilapia fillet in 2-inch strips. Add mussels, clams, prawns, squid and tilapia. Cover and simmer 5-7 minutes or until all the clams and mussels are open, and the tilapia and shrimp are opaque. Step 4 Cook and drain linguine (or your favorite pasta will work). Place into a serving bowl. Step 5 Ladle spicy tomato broth onto linguine. With tongs grab all the shellfish and mollusks and place on top of sauce and pasta. Sprinkle fresh herbs on top and serve.
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