Friday January 11, 2008
calamari fra diablo
Tomato Sauce
2 shallots finely chopped
5 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1/2 habanero pepper, finely chopped
1/4 jalapeno, finely chopped
2 tbsp Grapeseed Oil
Gently simmer over low heat for 5 minutes. In a separate pot, over medium-high heat, mix together:
2 Cans of 28 oz crushed tomatoes with basil
1 jar of white clams in clam juice/ strained (reserve juice for later)
1/4 tsp dried marjoram
1/4 tsp dried basil
1 16 oz can tomato paste
Cook for about 20 minutes. Mix all ingredients above together in one pot (the larger of the two), cover and cook over medium-low heat for 1 hour.
Garnish
3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
2 tbsp finely chopped chives
3 medium shallots, finely chopped
1/8 cup of fresh lemon juice
a pinch of finishing salt (Victoria Taylor's Australian Flake)
Use all fresh ingredients, mix together and set aside, letting all flavors blend together.
Calamari & Shrimp
1lb of fresh (or frozen) calamari and 1/2 lb of Shrimp (large)
1 Cup of white clam juice
1 large tomato, chopped
If using frozen calamari or shrimp- defrost. In a skillet, over medium heat, add 2 tbsp butter and 1/4 cup of grapeseed oil. When hot, add and saute all ingredients for 5 - 8 minutes
The Pasta
I used a bag of Gragnanese Liguine al Nero de Seppo (black squid ink linguine), you can use the pasta of your preference
Cook as per the directions, al dente
Plating the Dish
- Place pasta serving in the bowl/plate and top with a large spoonful of with Calamari/Shrimp, adding some of the broth it cooked in
- Drizzle 1 tbsp of the Garnish over the pasta
- Top with 1/4 cup of the tomato sauce
- Add a pinch of red pepper flake
Posted by terry dagrosa at 09:00AM on January 11 in
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Very nice blog! Love the design and all.
Keep up the good work!
Hello Zenchef, thanks so much for visiting and for all the kind words -- I'm honored! Terry
Holy Crap! I got an e-mail with this recipe in it the other day and that night my family & I made it! It was absolutely delectable! I melted with every bite... and went back for 3rds! It will definitely be made again!!! Keep these awesome seafood recipes coming!
Hi Gigi, this is the most enthusiastic email ever; thank you so much. I can't tell you how happy I am that you enjoyed this dish as much as I did.