All About Pasta: Creamy Seafood Pasta

Creamy Seafood Pasta

Ingredients:
1 box pasta of your choice (cooked as per packet instructions)

500 grams heavy cream

125 grams tomato sauce

300 grams prawns (deveined)

300 grams white fish fillet (cut in small pieces)

300 grams mussels (pre-cooked)

Salt and Pepper

1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 

1/4 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp lemon juice
150 grams bacon bits

1 medium size bell pepper (sliced)

250 grams cherry tomatoes (sliced in half)

2 tbsp onion leaves (minced)

Serves 4-5.


Directions:

1. Combine cream and tomato sauce. Set aside.
2. Marinate prawns, fish and mussels with salt, pepper, cayenne, paprika and lime juice. Set aside.
3. Cook bacon in a heated pan for about 2 minutes.
4. Add the prawns and sauté for about 2 minutes.
5. Add the fish and cook for about a minute.
6. Stir in the mussels.
   
7. Add the bell peppers and tomatoes. Cook for about 1-2 minutes.
   
8. Add the tomato cream sauce.
9. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 3-5 minutes.
   
10. Plate and Enjoy!
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

Fish Be With You: Mussels with Saffron and Corn

Mussels with Saffron and Corn

Ingredients:

1 tbsp Olive oil

1 tbsp Butter

1 small Onion (chopped)

2 cloves Garlic (chopped)

1 tbsp Ginger (sliced)

500 grams fresh Mussels (cleaned and beard removed)

A pinch of Saffron

1/4 cup fresh Corn kernels

Salt and Pepper

Directions:

1. In a heated pan, add the olive oil and butter. Sauté the onions until translucent.
   
2. Add the garlic and ginger. Cook for about 1-2 minutes.
   
3. Add the mussels. Cook until they open. Remove those that don't.
   
4. Add the saffron threads and corn. Stir and season with salt and pepper.
   
5. Simmer for about 2 more minutes.
   
6. Plate and Enjoy! :)
   

All About Pasta: Seafood Masala Curry Linguine

 Seafood Masala Curry Linguine

Ingredients:

2 tbsp bacon bits

Assorted seafood of your choice (In this recipe: Fish fillet, Mussels, Shrimp, Squid, Scallops marinated in salt, pepper and lime juice)

Juice of 1 lemon/ lime

2 tbsp masala spice mix

1 tbsp garlic (minced)

1 small onion (chopped)

1 small box of coconut milk

1/4 cup water

1 tbsp fresh chives (chopped)

2 tbsp parmesan cheese (grated)

Salt & Pepper

Directions:

1. Sauté bacon bits for about 2 minutes.

2. Set the bacon aside.  Cook the fish fillet in the bacon fat for
about 1-2 minutes on each side.

3. Set aside.

4. Sauté the scallops for about a minute on each side.

5. Cook the shrimp and squid for 1-2 minutes.

6. Set the cooked seafood aside.

7. Cook the masala spice mix for about 3 minutes.

8. Add the garlic and caramelise the onions.

9. Stir in the cream and water.

10. Add back the bacon and simmer for about 3-5 minutes.

11. Add the chives.

12. Add the parmesan cheese.

13. Cook the pasta according to the package instructions.  Add the cooked
into the curry sauce and stir.

14. Plate and Enjoy! :)