Spaghettini With Chopped Shrimp And Scallops In Rich Broth

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 ounces medium shrimp, in their shells
• 5 ounces fresh scallops
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 teaspoon finely minced fresh garlic
• 1 small fresh hot pepper
• 1 cup dry wine
• 1 tomato, peeled, seeded, and finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 lb dried spaghettini
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 peel the shrimp, reserving the shells; carefully devein the shrimp and coarsely chop them.
• 2 coarsely chop the scallops and combine them with the shrimp and ¼ cup water in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade; pulse on and off to finely chop but don’t create a puree.
• 3 add another tablespoon water if the mixture becomes sticky; cover and set aside in the refrigerator while you make the broth.
• 4 start the broth by heating the olive oil in a large straight-sided sauté pan.
• 5 add in the reserved shrimp shells, onions, garlic, and hot pepper.
• 6 sauté over medium heat for about 10 minutes until the onions have softened and the shells have turned deep pink.
• 7 add in the wine and reduce until you have ¼ to 1/3 cup left in the pan.
• 8 add in 4 cups water and boil vigorously to reduce until you have about 3 cups of liquid left.
• 9 strain the broth through a fine sieve into another large sauté pan.
• 10 add in the tomato and bring to a boil; taste and add salt if needed.
• 11 set aside over very low heat and simmer gently while you cook the pasta.
• 12 bring at least 5 quarts water to a boil in a big pot; generously salt the water and drop in the spaghettini; cook, stirring often, until the pasta is almost al dente, about 4 minutes.
• 13 drain the pasta and transfer to the broth.
• 14 fold in the chopped shrimp and scallops along with the butter and parsley; simmer just until the spaghettini is al dente and the seafood is cooked through, 1-2 minutes; serve right away.