Seafood Squid Ink Tagliatelle With Chillies Recipes

SQUID INK TAGLIATELLE WITH SQUID AND WHITE WINE-TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Add the olive oil, smashed garlic and red chile flakes to a large saute pan. Turn the heat to medium-high and allow the garlic to become fragrant and the oil heated. Once heated, add the tomatoes and oregano, and season with salt. Stir to combine. Cook until the tomatoes release their water, 2 to 3 minutes. Deglaze the pan with the white wine. Cook until the wine is bubbling and has begun to reduce, about 1 minute. Add the squid, stir to combine, and cook until the squid becomes opaque in color--be careful not to overcook it! Taste and adjust the seasoning as needed.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the tagliatelle and cook for about 2 minutes. Remove the pasta from the water and add it directly to the sauce along with about 2 tablespoons of the pasta water, some more oregano, some grated parm and a drizzle of big fat finishing oil. Gently toss to combine.
• Plate and garnish with more grated parm.

SEAFOOD SQUID INK TAGLIATELLE WITH CHILLIES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil adding salt and 1 tbps of olive oil. When the water is boiling, add the tagliatelle and cook until al dente. Drain. To make seafood broth : Place the ginger julienne, I portion of crushed garlic, some chopped onions and prawn heads and fry till fragrant then add water and boil for approx. 15 mins until broth is reduced. In a pan, fry the remaining onion and garlic in the olive oil until translucent. Add the chopped dried chillies , Clams and seafood broth, slimmer till most of the clams opens up. Add the squid and white wine, cook till the squid is tender about 15-20 mins. Add the prawns and the drained tagliatelle and sqeeze lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. Toss well and transfer to serving dish . Garnish with more parsley and fresh cut chillies.

SQUID INK SPAGHETTI WITH BELL PEPPER, CALAMARI, SHRIMP, RICOTTA AND COLONNATA LARD

Steps:

• Roast the yellow and red bell peppers directly on the flame of a stovetop until the skins char. Remove from the heat and seal in a container to cool. When cool, peel the peppers under cold running water and slice into thin strips.
• Cut the lardo into small sticks and saute in a large skillet over medium heat. Slowly increase the heat in order to get the lard crispy. Once the lard is crispy, remove from the skillet and reserve. Discard half the melted fat in the skillet. Using the remaining fat, saute the garlic and chili pepper until lightly browned. Add the bell peppers and saute for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water (about 5 quarts) to a boil. Add the fresh squid ink spaghetti and cook according to the package directions.
• When the bell pepper, garlic and chili mixture has cooked, add the shrimp and calamari and saute everything together until cooked, a few minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Add the cooked squid ink spaghetti to the skillet and toss together until creamy. Serve topped with the crispy lard and grated salted ricotta.