There are many pasta types and they go with different bases and ingredients. Here, i’m sharing a very simple seafood spaghetti in tomato base recipe... many friends who had tried it loved it very much... hope you try out the recipe today.
The ingredients are: spaghetti 意粉, prawns, clams or “la la” 大头, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms and some garlic, onion, fresh basil, parsley, red wine and blue cheese.
Tomatoes are rich in Vitamins A, B, C, K and a good source of calcium, iron, potassium, phosphorus and nicotinic acid. They are good blood purifiers and natural antiseptics in preventing infection. Eating more tomatoes can also help to prevent hemorrhages and reduce blood cholesterol, thus prevent heart diseases. The red pigment in tomatoes called lycopene is also a powerful antioxidant. For more info on tomatoes and their nutritional benefits, please refer to this WHFoods site.
I love to make my own fresh tomato puree instead of getting those ready made ones which usually contain some preservatives. The method is rather simple - place some tomatoes in a bowl of hot water for about a minute, remove and you can easily peel off the skin. Put the tomatoes in a blender together with a little olive oil, salt, some fresh basil or parsley leaves and red wine and blend well and you have a great tomato puree! Because tomatoes can be sour sometimes, sugars are added into the puree, but I usually leave this high calorie thingy out to keep mine healthy and lean.
The preparations... wash the clams in cold water with a little salt and rinse several times before use; Clean prawns and remove the shells, keeping just the tails.
Let’s start... cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling water, add just one or two drops of olive oil to prevent the noodles from sticking to one another. Please adhere to the instructions for cooking time given in the packaging as different types of spaghetti cook in different durations. Drain the noodles once they are done. Next, fry some chopped garlic and onion in a little olive oil, stir in some fresh mushrooms and then the clams, prawns and the tomato puree, stir fry thoroughly till the prawns are cooked and clams open up and finally, add a little red wine to elevate the flavor; remove and lay over the cooked spaghetti. Garnish with some finely chopped fresh Italian herbs, basil or parsley and blue cheese, and voilà, it’s done!
Hope you try out this simple and delicious seafood pasta... Cheers!
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