Spicy Seafood Pasta

Name: Spicy Seafood Pasta
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 1 pack Linguine/Spaghetti,; 250 g Mixed Seafood (prawns, mussles, scallops, calamari); 1 can Chopped Tomatoes; Red Pesto, 2 tbsp (optional); 1 tsp Tomato Paste,; Dry White Wine, 1/2 cup (optional); 3 scotch bonnets (ata rodo); 1 Red Onion; 2 Garlic Cloves; 1 tbsp Parsley (fresh or dried),; 1/2 tbsp Basil (fresh or dried),; 2 tbsp Olive Oil,; Salt (to taste); Black Pepper (to taste)

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Lagos, Nigeria

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Ingredients

30 mins

4 servings

1 packLinguine/Spaghetti,
250 gMixed Seafood (prawns, mussles, scallops, calamari)
1 canChopped Tomatoes
Red Pesto, 2 tbsp (optional)
1 tspTomato Paste,
Dry White Wine, 1/2 cup (optional)
3scotch bonnets (ata rodo)
1Red Onion
2Garlic Cloves
1 tbspParsley (fresh or dried),
1/2 tbspBasil (fresh or dried),
2 tbspOlive Oil,
Salt (to taste)
Black Pepper (to taste)

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Steps

30 mins

1

Chop onion.
2

Finely chop garlic.
3

Chop parsley.
4

Chop basil.
5

Chop scotch bonnets/ata rodo (with or without seeds).
6

Cook pasta according to its packet instructions, drain and set aside.
7

1) In a large skillet, heat 2 tbsp of olive oil then add onions and garlic and fry together on low heat for about 2 minutes or until transparent.
8

2) Stir in chopped tomatoes, chopped bonnets and tomato paste and simmer on low heat for 8 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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3) Stir in 2 tablespoons of red pesto (optional) then add ½ a cup of water, stir and continue to simmer for a further 3 minutes before seasoning with salt and black pepper (to your taste).
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4) Stir in the mixed seafood, parsley and basil then add wine (optional), cover the skillet and allow the seafood sauce to simmer for 5 minutes (if seafood is fresh) or 10 minutes (if frozen).
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5) Remove the lid from the skillet, stir the sauce (if it has dried out a little, add ½ a cup of water or until desired consistency is achieved) then fold in cooked pasta and stir until well incorporated.
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Done) Simmer pasta on low heat for 3 minutes then removed from heat. Your Seafood Pasta is ready ! Serve whilst hot and top with grated Parmesan if desired and this pairs perfectly with a glass (or 2) of red wine :) ENJOY !