Black Spaghetti and Lots of Flavor from the Sea
November 21, 2008 by Joan in Fish/Seafood, Pasta | 5 Comments
Some times a photo makes a dish look really good. Some times a really good dish doesn’t photograph well. I found black as difficult to capture as white. But don’t let that dissuade you from trying this. MOLTO delizioso!
Ingredients: calamari, shrimp, black spaghetti (infused with squid ink), grape tomatoes, finely minced garlic and onion, smashed black calamata olives, capers, olive oil, white wine, fresh lemon juice, chicken broth, pepperocini, 1 can Goya cuttlefish and sprinkles of S&P, thyme, red pepper flakes.
My Method:
• flash saute the shrimp and calamari in EVOO and set them aside
• add the garlic and onions to the same pan, followed by the can of Goya cuttlefish which acts as a base (sofrito) to the sauce you’re building
• add crushed and pitted calamata olives, capers and pepperocini
• start adding some liquid (I used both white wine & a little chicken broth) scraping along the pan to get up every bit that may be left from the fish
• season with salt, red pepper flakes and thyme
• return seafood to the pan and let simmer for about 10 minutes to finish cooking and let flavors meld
• add grape tomatoes which have been halved and shut heat. They just blister, rather than cook down. [Though the finished photo doesn't show it, I had close to 2 cups of tomatoes in the pan.]
• toss with pasta
To Serve:
I love my finishing touches…a squeeze of lemon, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of sea salt.
Note: Any recipes found on FOODalogue are offered as a guide to food pairings and techniques to be experimented with…in your own kitchen…to your own spice and taste levels…and to your preferred portion sizes.
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This sounds great… The version of this that I have at one of my favorite Italian restaurants in Seattle only uses calamari; it’d be nice to have a mix of shrimp in there as well.
I’ve never had black spaghetti before but the dish looks absolutely delicious. All the ingredients are perfect.
For something so dark and hard to capture on film, you did an amazing job taking the picture! The pasta looks so amazing…
Wow! I ‘ve never even heard of black spaghetti. I love seafood though, and what a great photo!
I know this dish tasted awesome, appreciate seafood and the calamari tentacles are a fave.
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