Pasta Alla Marinara Recipes

MUSSELS ALLA MARINARA

Steps:

• Melt butter in a frying pan, add the veggies and cook at medium for about 5 minutes. Don't let them take too much color.
• Add wine, bay leaf, thyme, salt, pepper, diced tomatoes, and tomatoes paste; bring to a boil and let cook another 5 minutes.
• (All this could be prepared ahead of time and brought back to a boil at meal time).
• Clean the mussels.
• Those you find open knock it against another.
• If it does not close by itself discard it--it's dead.
• Same with those that didn't open after cooking.
• Now add the mussels to the boiling sauce; cover and cook 4 minutes.
• Serve 12 mussels per person.
• Pour sauce over it. Sprinkle parsley. (Serve with good French or Italian bread). Better if you warm your plates ahead of time in oven 180°F.
• Don't forget an empty dish at the center of table for the discarded shells.

PASTA ALLA MARINARA

Steps:

• Cook the pasta bows according to pack instructions, until just tender.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large pan, add the onion and garlic and cook gently stirring occasionally for 3-5 mins until softened but not colored.
• Pour in the white wine and boil to reduce the liquid in the pan to about 2 tablespoons, stirring constantly.
• Add the squid and cook for 1 min, then add the mushrooms and scallops and cook, stirring for a further 2 minutes.
• Add the shrimp, cream and half the parsley and heat through.
• Drain the pasta bows thoroughly and add to the seafood mixture, stirring well to combine. Season with salt and pepper and serve at once garnished with the remaining parsley.