Linguine Ai Frutti Di Mare (Linguine With Fruit of the Sea)

Submitted by Indigo

"This is possibly my most favorite food. It is spicy, succulent, and comforting - down to the very last linguine noodle! I've had many versions of this, and sometimes leave out the mussels, since I don't always like their taste/texture. You can also find canned clams, but you should really wash them thoroughly, as they will be very salty!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced, to taste
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes, to taste
• 1⁄2 cup dry white wine
• 12 littleneck clams
• 10 ounces linguine
• 3⁄4 cup tomato sauce
• 12 black mussels (optional)
• 8 shrimp, shelled (tail intact)
• 4 sea scallops, quartered
• 5 ounces calamari, cut into thin rings
• 1⁄4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped

directions

1. Boil water in a large pot.
2. Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat, and sauté garlic until it sizzles.
3. Add red pepper flakes to taste; cook 1 minute.
4. Add wine and clams (in shell or from can, after rinsing); cover. Increase heat to med-high; cook 5 minutes.
5. Now it's time to boil the linguine! Cook until al dente. Uncover sauté pan; simmer 1 minute more.
6. Add tomato sauce. Season with salt and pepper.
7. Add shrimp, calamari, scallops, and mussels (if using). Cook, stirring, until clams and mussels open, about 3 minutes. Toss with linguine. Add parsley; toss.
8. Serve very hot!

Reviews

[Angelica R.]

This recipe was lacking in flavor. Also, there was no direction for how to cook the seafood. My suggestion: if you're using uncooked shrimp, toss those in a along with the clans as they'll need longer to cook than the scallops & mussels. I used calamari steaks instead of tentacles and because I had to cook this much longer than 3 minutes so I wasn't eating raw shrimp, the calamari was very tough, instead of soft. I also had to use a lot more wine and tomato sauce to create enough sauce to cover the linguini noodles. Overall, this recipe needs help buy I was able to make it work.

 

[Lorraine3]

Enjoyed this very much. I too, live in the Boston area and love to get this in the North End. The sauce was nice and light (not too thick with tomato). I made some minor changes to this. I sautéed some onion along with the garlic, added less (1 tsp) crushed pepper, and added some fresh chopped basil along with the parsley. It was delicious! Thanks for the recipe!

 

[ChefJen 306542]

Very yummy. I used a mixed fish package I purchased from the store that had all the fish mentioned. I really enjoyed the sauce it was just perfect. I found this to be a very economical meal and absolutely enjoyed it. Thank you.

 

[justviviian]

Definitely added more garlic and red pepper flakes than what the recipe called for. Also added some salted pasta water and half a tablespoon of butter. I'd recommend cooking your shrimp with your clams as they take a lot longer to cook.

 

[Shelley B.]

Nailed it! We order this often off the menu, obviously a favorite. This was our first time making it at home. I added more garlic than recipe called for , and would again. I thought I needed to cook the scallops and calamari longer, I should have followed recipe direction better there, it had it right. Can't wait to make it again. As the note on recipe states, after a couple of attempts I think we will have it down.