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Seafood marinara

This seafood marinara is a speedy, flavour-packed weeknight pasta meal filled with three proteins: prawns, squid and mussels. A good-quality jar of tomato pasta sauce cuts down on sauce simmer time, while fresh basil leaves add a bright, aromatic note. This recipe comes from Daniel Connell.

Seafood marinara

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    10 minutes

  • cook

    20 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

10

minutes

cooking

20

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 375 g spaghetti
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 400 g jar tomato pasta sauce
  • A large pinch sugar
  • ¼ cup basil leaves, plus extra to serve
  • 47 g tinned anchovies, drained
  • 240 g jumbo prawn cutlets (peeled, deveined, tail-on)
  • 200 g squid tube, sliced into rings
  • 200 g mussel meat
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil over high heat. Cook the spaghetti according to the package directions, then drain.
  2. Meanwhile, heat half the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook, stirring, until softened. Add the garlic, pasta sauce, a large pinch of sugar and the basil leaves. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add the anchovies, breaking up with a wooden spoon.
  3. In a large frying pan, heat the remaining olive oil. Add the prawns, squid and mussel meat and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, or until almost cooked through. Stir the seafood through the pasta sauce and bring to a gentle simmer. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  4. Divide the cooked spaghetti between serving plates and top with the marinara sauce. Garnish with extra basil leaves and serve.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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