Spicy Italian Style Seafood Stew Ragu

ITALIAN-STYLE FISH STEW

Steps:

• Marinate the fish: Cut fish into 2-inch chunks and place in a medium bowl. Season generously with salt and pepper. Add half the chopped thyme, 1 tablespoon olive oil and the lemon slices. Toss to coat and set aside for 30 minutes (or refrigerate for up to 8 hours).
• Put 2 tablespoons olive oil in a wide heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat. Add onions, season with salt and pepper and cook until softened, stirring, 5 or 6 minutes.
• Add reserved thyme, minced garlic, saffron, red pepper flakes, fennel seed, bay leaf and tomato paste and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes more. Add wine, tomatoes and stock or water and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and adjust; the broth should be well seasoned. (This seasoned base may be prepared up to 1 day in advance, if desired.)
• Heat oven to 450 degrees. Arrange fish, clams and lemon slices in the bottom of a 9-by-12-inch baking dish or a wide earthenware casserole of similar size. Ladle the broth over everything, cover and bake for 20 minutes, or until clams have opened and fish flakes easily.
• Toast the bread and rub each slice with garlic. Sprinkle parsley over the soup. Serve in low soup bowls, giving each guest some fish, clams, broth and garlic toast.

SPICY SAUSAGE RAGU

Steps:

• Cook sausage in a Dutch oven over medium heat until browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir in parsley and cook for about 2 minutes.
• Stir in white wine and cook until the wine has nearly evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in heavy cream, increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Stir in marinara sauce and water and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce for 1 hour.
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a boil. Stir in penne, and return to a boil. Cook pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cooked through, but still firm to the bite, about 11 minutes; drain.
• Combine pasta and sauce; remove from heat, cover and let sit for about 2 minutes.
• Serve pasta and sauce topped with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano.

FISHERMAN'S STEW #RAGU

Steps:

• Preheat broiler to low.
• Heat 1/2 teaspoon oil in a large sauté pan.
• Add garlic to brown, watch it or it can quickly burn.
• Add diced onions and sauté together until onions are slightly wilted.
• Add garbanzo beans.
• Pour in whole jar of sauce.
• Add fish and seafood.
• Start boiling water for pasta, cook as per directions on pasta box.
• Mix breadcrumbs with a little olive oil at a time until it is the consistency of wet sand. Spread on cookie sheet and place under broiler. Make sure to watch so it doesn't burn, you just want to toast the breadcrumbs.
• Simmer fish until shrimp is orange and the calamari, scallops and fish are opaque.
• Drain pasta and coat with remaining olive oil so it won't stick.
• Place pasta in a serving platter, carefully place the fisherman stew on top of pasta.
• Sprinkle fresh herbs and breadcrumbs on stew, enjoy!

SPICY ITALIAN STYLE SEAFOOD STEW #RAGU

Steps:

• In a large saucepan heat olive oil and add the onions, sauté about 5 minutes or until onions are soft and translucent. Add the garlic and poblano chile, sauté additional 2-3 minutes. Add the chicken broth and simmer 20 minutes. Add Ragu Spicy Italian Style Sauce, garbanzo beans, arugula, shrimp and cod fillets.
• Return to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for another 5 minutes. Gradually stir in the goat cheese until heated through.