Pasta With Mussels in Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 can chopped or whole tomatoes or tomatoes paste (150ml)
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 shallot (I used the dried fried ones)
• ½ cup dry white wine
• 2 pounds mussels, rinsed, scrubbed and beards removed
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme or orengo
• Pinch sugar
• Salt to taste
• ¾ pound pasta
• ¼ dried parsley

Method:

•       Cook pasta in boiled water until they are done. Rinse it with cold water.
•        Heat a pan, add all the ingredients except mussels.
•        When it starts to boil, put the mussels in. Cook until they open and add pasta
•      Serve

Seafood Spaghetti

Ingredients:

Shrimps-6

Squids-6

Mussels-6

Garlic-2

White whine-1/4 cup (if you want more wine flavour, you can add more. I used Chardonnay white wine)

Spaghetti  sauce-2 cups

Water-1/4 cup

Fresh Basil-4 leaves

Spaghetti -200g

Method:

1.       Marinate white wine and salt with squid and shrimp for 5 mins

2.       Heat the pan and add 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil. Cook garlic

3.       When you can smell the garlic, add the marinated shrimp, squid and mussels into the pan.

4.       When they are cooked, add water and spaghetti sauce.  Cook it with medium low heat until they start to bubble. Turn off the stove. 

5.       Boil a pot of water for cooking spaghetti.  When the water is boiling, add 1 teaspoon of salt and then add the spaghetti.  Cook it until it’s done.

6.       Serve

You can also use whole wheat spaghetti!

You can add crab meat or lobsters if you like!

Use any spaghetti sauce you want, I used the mushrooms one.