Gamberetti Di Mare Food

GAMBERETTI DI MARE

Steps:

• Cut each of the tomatoes into 8 wedges. Cut the pepper into 1/4 inch strips.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic, parsley, chives, brandy, cloves, and nutmeg. blend well.
• Add shrimp, mushrooms, tomatoes, and green pepper. Saute, stirring, until shrimp are cooked through.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the shrimp and vegetables from the skillet. Place in a bowl and keep warm.
• Add flour to skillet and stir until blended, scraping bottom of skillet. Add vermouth and stir to deglaze pan. Reduce to low heat and simmer until sauce thickens.
• Pour sauce over shrimp and vegetables in bowl and toss to combine. Serve over hot cooked rice or pasta.

SPAGHETTI AI FRUTTI DI MARE

Steps:

• Prepare the octopus:
• Put octopus in a pressure cooker with water, bay leaf, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and seal pressure cooker with lid, then cook at high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions 10 minutes.
• Put pressure cooker in sink (do not remove lid) and run cold water over lid until pressure goes down completely. Remove lid. Transfer octopus to a cutting board, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Cut off and discard head, then cut tentacles into 1-inch pieces.
• Prepare the tomato sauce:
• Simmer tomatoes with their juice, basil, and olive oil in a heavy medium saucepan over medium heat, uncovered, stirring and mashing tomatoes occasionally, until thick and reduced to about 3/4 cup, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Prepare the basil puree:
• Puree basil, olive oil, butter, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender, scraping down side as necessary, until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Prepare the pasta and seafood:
• Cook spaghetti in a pasta pot of boiling salted water (3 tablespoons salt for 6 quarts water) until 'al dente'.
• Meanwhile, puree garlic and olive oil in cleaned blender until smooth.
• Heat a dry 12-inch heavy skillet (not nonstick) over high heat until hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Add olive oil mixture, then immediately add octopus, shrimp, and mussels and saute, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are browned on edges and mussels begin to open, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add tomato sauce and reserved octopus-cooking liquid and cook, stirring, until mussels just open wide and shrimp are just cooked through, about 2 minutes more (discard any unopened mussels). Season with salt and pepper.
• Drain pasta and return to pot.
• Add squid to hot seafood in skillet, stirring to combine, then add to hot pasta and toss to combine (squid will cook as it is being tossed). Serve drizzled with all of basil puree.
• Notes: If you do not have a pressure cooker, octopus can be simmered in a 4-quart pot with bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 4 cups water, covered, turning occasionally, until tender, 1 to 1 and 1/2 hours.
• Octopus can be cooked 1 day ahead and chilled, uncovered, until cool, then covered.
• Tomato sauce can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

PASTA TUTTO MARE

Steps:

• Assemble all ingredients in sauce pan.
• Stir over low heat until thickened.
• Stir in 1/2°C parmesan cheese, cavatelli noodles, shrimp and crab meat. Stir until shrimp and crab meat are warm.
• Serve in large pasta bowl, with 1 tablespoons crushed graham crackers on top.

INSALATA DI MARE CAMPANESE (SEAFOOD SALAD FROM CAMPANIA)

Steps:

• Combine half the olive oil with the garlic and crushed red pepper in a large sauté or frying pan and heat together over medium heat until the garlic begins to lightly brown (approximately 5 minutes). Be very careful not to burn the garlic as it will turn bitter.
• Once the garlic has browned, increase the heat to high and add the scallops. Sauté until the scallops just turn white (about 1-2 minutes), turn for a few seconds till just cooked through, then transfer the scallops to a bowl using a slotted spoon.
• Now, add shrimps and saute, tossing until shrimps become opaque and are just cooked; remove with slotted spoon to the same bowl.
• Next, add the calamari rings and tentacles to the hot pan and sauté until tender and opaque (approx 2-3 minutes). Transfer to the bowl with the scallops and shrimp and season with half the salt and pepper.
• While the seafood is still warm, mix in the remaining olive oil, salt and pepper along with the peppers, onion, fennel, lemon zest, lemon juice and parsley. Toss together well.
• Can be served immediately but the flavors develop as the salad sits. If not serving right away, refrigerate until serving time.

LINGUINE AI FRUTTI DI MARE (LINGUINE WITH FRUIT OF THE SEA)

Steps:

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