Spaghetti Castellammare
photo by krystal0331
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 shallots, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried red chili, crushed
- 2 lbs plum tomatoes, peeled, deseeded or (14 1/2 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, with liquid
- 3⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 1 (1 lb) octopus, pounded, gutted and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 lb raw prawns, with shells
- 2 tablespoons capers, rinsed (preferably salted)
- salt and pepper
directions
- Sauté the shallots, garlic, and half of the parsley on low heat in 4 tbsp of the oil.
- They should only get transparent.
- Add the octopus and the chilie; increase the heat.
- When the octopus starts to change color, add half of the wine and reduce the liquid to 1/3.
- Add the tomatoes, but no salt yet.
- Let simmer slowly without lid until the octopus is tender and the sauce has thickened (30-60 minutes) (add a little water if it gets too thick).
- Now add salt and pepper.
- Remove from heat.
- While the sauce is simmering, sauté the prawns in a skillet on high heat in the rest of the oil until they are red but not done.
- Add the rest of the wine, let just boil and immediately remove from heat.
- Let cool, uncovered.
- Peel the shrimp (save the gravy).
- Put the sauce to a boil, add the capers, parsley and the prawns with their gravy.
- Bring to a boil and serve immediately with spaghetti.
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Reviews
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Great seafood dish! I had to use squid (frozen calimari) since I don't have a aupplier for octopus. I did everything by the recipie, except I didn't add the squid till I did the shrimp. I cooked the shrimp and squid at the same time since they both take only a couple of minutes. A big salad and loaf of crusty bread nade the neal complete. Just like being in Campagna.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Andreacute Grisell
Stockholm, 0
37 years, chef diploma, but nowadays a graduate in computer science and nuclear reactor physics. Also into polar research.
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