Spaghetti Al Cartoccio Spag Cooked In A Bag Food

SPAGHETTI AL CARTOCCIO - (SPAG COOKED IN A BAG)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200°C.
• To make the bags, take two 50cm square sheets of foil, lay a same size square of baking paper over each one and fold in half. Scrunch up the sides to form an open pouch, brush the insides with a little oil.
• Heat the rest of the oil in a pan and fry the garlic for 1 minute on medium.
• Add tomatoes, wine oregano, chili, sugar, anchovies, capers and olives and simmer gently for 15 minutes.
• Cook the pasta in plenty of salted water until only just al dente.
• Drain, toss with the sauce, and divide between the 2 bags. Add the prawns and clams and fold and scrunch the tops to make a tight seal.
• Put them on a tray and bake for 15 minutes.
• To serve, tip the bag contents onto a plate and scatter with the parsley and drizzle with a little extra virgin olive oil.

SPAGHETTI AL CARTOCCIO (SEAFOOD SPAGHETTI BAKED IN PAPER)

Steps:

• Clean and prepare the seafood accordingly.
• In a large skillet, add in 2 tbsp olive oil and ½ of the minced garlic and sauté until fragrant but not brown.
• Add in clams and ½ of the white wine. Stir briefly and cover with lid.
• When most of the clam shells start to open, remove lid and transfer to a plate. Discard unopened ones, if any.
• Add in remaining olive oil and garlic. Sauté until fragrant and add in prawns and squid.
• When the prawns start to turn red, transfer both ingredients to a plate. *it is ideal to leave the seafood undercooked as they will continue to cook in the oven later.
• Bring a large pot of water to boil and add in generous amount of salt. It should taste like sea water.
• Add in pasta and cook according to package instruction.
• Meanwhile, prepare the tomato sauce.
• Drizzle some olive oil to the same skillet and pour in the tomato sauce.
• Add in stock and the remaining liquid from the seafood. Bring to boil.
• Season with salt, sugar and pepper.
• When the pasta is done, transfer into the sauce along with the seafood.
• Toss well and turn off heat.
• Distribute the pasta, seafood and sauce into each pouch. You'll want to have more sauce so the pasta will not dry out during the baking process.
• Wrap securely and bake in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F for 5 - 10 mins.
• Transfer onto serving plate and let your guests unwrap the parcels themselves.

SPAGHETTI AL CARTOCCIO (SPAGHETTI IN FOIL)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Boil water for pasta.
• While water comes to a boil, melt butter in a large saute pan. Add minced garlic, cook a few minutes over medium heat. Add cream, salt, pepper, tomato sauce. Cook for four minutes on high flame.
• Add spaghetti to boiling water and cook till al dente, Drain and add to sauce.
• Add the shrimp, proscuitto, cognac and parmesan cheese. Stir and cook for two minutes on high heat. Remove from heat and put pasta in a bowl lined with aluminum foil. Seal foil in the shape of a Hershey's Kiss. Put in pre-heated oven for two minutes.
• Remove and serve immendiatlely.