It's Pasta for any occasion (#2 - seafood)!

Fregula ai frutti di mare

Fregula is a type of pasta from Sardinia - it looks like couscous but it's not, it's pasta. If you like seafood, you'll love this. Ingredients for 4 people:

1. 500 g Fregula pasta

2. 800 g mixed seafood, I used prawns, mussels and clams

3. Clove garlic

4. Peperoncino, dried chilli flakes

5. 200 g best quality plum tomatoes

6. Olive oil

7. Parsley to serve

8. Salt to taste

Method:

1. Clean the seafood, remove beard from the mussels and soak in cold water. When you're ready to cook, add the mussels and clams to an empty pot with a lid. Turn on the heat and cook until they release their water and they have opened.

2. Now bring a pot of salted water to the boil and cook pasta according to instructions. Shell the mussels and clams keeping a few back for decoration. Strain the broth using kitchen paper and set a side.

3. Heat olive oil in a pan. Add the Peperoncino and cook for about 2 mins. Now add all the seafood including the prawns, except for those saved for decoration. Add the tomatoes and broth now and cook for about 5 mins on medium heat while the pasta finishes cooking. Break up the tomatoes with a wooden spoon.

4. Drain pasta al dente and add to sauce. Add the parsley and mix well. Remove the garlic. Serve immediately and enjoy with a cold glass of wine.