Special seafood & saffron pasta

Pasta recipe for 2 people, takes only 25 mins; recipe has tomato, fusilli, olive oil, garlic clove, king prawn, scallop, mussel, white wine, saffron, lemon, single cream, parsley and pine nuts.

Special seafood & saffron pasta

Special seafood & saffron pasta

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Pasta
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

25 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • Olive Oil: 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Tomato: 3 firm tomatoes
  • Parsley: small pack parsley, chopped
  • Lemon: zest 1 lemon, plus juice 1/2
  • King Prawn: 100g king prawn, deveined
  • Fusilli: 200g fusilli lunghi or another long, thin pasta shape
  • Saffron: good pinch saffron, mixed with 3 tbsp hot water
  • Mussel: 300g mussel, shells cleaned
  • White Wine: 150ml white wine
  • Single Cream: 4 tbsp single cream
  • Pine Nuts: 2 tbsp pine nuts, toased
  • Scallop: 100g scallop, halved if very large

Directions

  1. Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and have a bowl of cold water to hand. Cut a small cross in the base of each tomato and add to the hot water, then after 15 secs, scoop out with a slotted spoon (but keep the water boiling for the pasta) and plunge into the cold water. Leave the tomatoes to cool for 30 secs, then remove. Use a small sharp knife to peel away the skin, starting at the base where you made the cross. Cut each tomato into quarters then cut out and discard the seeds and any membrane. Cut into small dice, then set aside.
  2. Add the pasta to the boiling water and cook for 2 mins less than it says on the pack. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large frying pan (you'll need to use one with a lid) and add the garlic, sizzle for 2 mins until just starting to turn golden, then push to one side of the pan. Increase the heat and add the prawns and scallops, fry for 1-2 mins until the prawns are pink and the scallops are just turning golden, then scoop out of the pan and set aside on a plate. Add the mussels, white wine, saffron (with its soaking liquid) and some seasoning. Cover the pan with a lid and leave to steam for 3 mins until the mussels open (discard any which stay closed).
  3. Add the lemon zest and juice and the cream to the sauce and check the seasoning. Drain the pasta and add this too, along with the prawns, scallops and diced tomato. Toss everything together, and bubble for another 2 mins, or until the pasta has absorbed some of the sauce and is cooked through. Scatter with parsley and pine nuts and give everything a final toss together.